RNS Number:4799M
Ashanti Goldfields Company Ld
18 June 2003




                 Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited ("Ashanti")

                           Form 20-F Filing With SEC



Two copies of Ashanti's Form 20-F, filed with the US Securities and Exchange
Commission on 17 June 2003 pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for
the year ended 31 December 2002, have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority
and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's
Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:

The Financial Services Authority

25 the North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London E14 5HS

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Enquiries

Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited

Ernest Abankroh Company Secretary  +233 21 774977

Corinne Gaisie  UK Representative  +44 20 72569938

Golin Harris

Allan Jordan      +1 212 697 9191





Website: www.ashantigold.com





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