Editors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2000--Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited ("Ashanti" or "the Company") announces that it is in the final stages of discussions with the Government of Ghana. The Company anticipates that a successful conclusion of these discussions will lead to a settlement acceptable to all parties.
The Ghana High Court hearing originally scheduled for earlier today has been adjourned pending finalisation of the negotiations between the parties.
A further announcement will be made in due course.
Certain of the statements made in this announcement are forward looking in nature. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. These factors include, but are not limited to, statements made in this announcement. In addition, risk factors relating to Ashanti can be found in its public SEC filings. Ashanti undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Any statements should be evaluated in the light of these factors.
Sieht das wirklich so schlecht aus?