12 Investment in subsidiaries

 
Figures in million 2011 2010
  SA Rands
Shares at cost:    
Advanced Mining Software Limited 2 2
AGA Zerps Holding Limited 5,028 5,028
AGRe Insurance Company Limited 14 14
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc 33,869 32,341
AngloGold Ashanti USA Incorporated 2,722 2,722
AngloGold Australia Investment Holdings 4,167
AngloGold Namibia (Pty) Limited 51 51
Eastvaal Gold Holdings Limited 917 917
Gansu Longxin Minerals Company Limited (Jinchanggou CJV) (1) 15
Nuclear Fuels Corporation of SA (Pty) Limited 7 7
Rand Refinery Limited 116 116
  46,893 41,213

During 2011 and 2010, a number of the dormant subsidiaries of the group unbundled their underlying assets as part of a rationalisation process to consolidate cross shareholdings, simplify the corporate structure and eliminate unnecessary costs relating to these entities.

As a result of the rationalisation, the company received dividends in specie of R7,539m (2010: R17,693m) (note 1). The accounting standards do not allow the offset of the dividends in specie against the carrying values of the investments in subsidiaries and accordingly the carrying values were subject to impairment testing. Impairments following the restructuring of R3,770m (2010: R13,788m) (note 28) were recorded.

(1) Subsidiary has been transferred to non-current assets held for sale (note 20).