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HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd - Multiple fatalities at Harmony`s Phakisa

Release Date: 25/06/2010 09:10
Code(s): HAR
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HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd - Multiple fatalities at Harmony`s Phakisa Mine Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number: 1950/038232/06 JSE Share code: HAR NYSE Share code: HMY NASDAQ Share code: HMY ISIN: ZAE000015228 PRESS RELEASE MULTIPLE FATALITIES AT HARMONY`S PHAKISA MINE Johannesburg. Friday, 25 June 2010. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony) regrets to announce that three employees died in an underground explosion accident at its Phakisa mine in the Free State on Thursday, 24 June 2010. Two other employees were seriously injured and are being treated at the local hospital. The employees were part of a Mine Rescue Team that was busy investigating a suspected fire in a raise, underground at the time of the accident. All other employees working underground at the time of the explosion were accounted for and are safe. The explosion occurred at approximately 22h30 on Thursday, some 2,013 metres below surface. Management together with the representatives of the Department of Mineral Resources worked through the night on the rescue operation. Investigations into the causes of the accident will be conducted once the area has been declared safe. Harmony`s Chief Executive, Graham Briggs and his management team, expresses their sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and injured who were affected by the incident. For more details contact: Esha Brijmohan Investor Relations Officer On +27 82 759 1775 Corporate Office: Randfontein Office Park PO Box 2 Randfontein South Africa 1760 T: +27 11 411 2000 www.harmony.co.za Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities Limited Date: 25/06/2010 09:10:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.