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HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd - Harmony disposes of its entire interest in Evander Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number: 1950/038232/06 Share code: HAR ISIN: ZAE000015228 HARMONY DISPOSES OF ITS ENTIRE INTEREST IN EVANDER Johannesburg. Monday, 30 January 2012. Introduction Shareholders are informed that Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited ("Harmony") has signed a sale of shares and claims agreement ("the Agreement") with Pan African Resources plc ("Pan African Resources") and Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources Limited ("Wits Gold") (the "Consortium") for the disposal of Harmony`s entire interest in Evander Gold Mines Limited ("Evander"). The disposal will be for an aggregate purchase consideration of R1.7 billion, excluding the proceeds of the Taung Gold Transaction (as defined below), payable as set out below (the "Transaction"). Evander Evander is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harmony. The Evander operations comprise the Evander 8 shaft which is located in Mpumalanga. Evander also includes several potential development projects namely Rolspruit, Poplar, Evander South and Libra. Evander 8 shaft currently has an expected life of mine of more than 10 years. Evander has an estimated resource of 34.4 million ounces of gold of which approximately 8 million ounces are in reserve. The consortium Pan African Resources Pan African Resources is a precious metals producer with a dual primary listing on the Main Board of JSE Limited ("JSE"), and the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange, and operates in South Africa and Mozambique. Wits Gold Wits Gold is a gold and uranium exploration company with assets located in the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa. Wits Gold is primary listed on the Main Board of the JSE and secondary listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and operates an American Depository Receipt (ADR) programme through the Bank of New York Mellon. Harmony currently holds a 12.69% shareholding in Wits Gold which was acquired pursuant to the purchase of an option from one of Harmony`s wholly owned subsidiaries by Wits Gold. Price consideration The purchase consideration of R1.7 billion, less certain distributions made by Evander to Harmony between 1 April 2012 and the closing date of the Transaction ("Closing Date") will be payable as follows: - R1.4 billion less certain distributions made by Evander to Harmony between 1 April 2012 and the Closing Date of the Transaction; - four cash payments of R25 million each, payable quarterly and commencing three months after the Closing Date, amounting to R100 million in the aggregate; - a further R100 million payable 19 months after the Closing Date, provided the average rand gold price exceeds R410,000 per kg over the preceding 12 months. This payment can be made in either cash or shares (or a combination of both) at the election of the Consortium and should the Consortium elect to make payment wholly or partially in shares, each of Pan African and Wits Gold will issue shares to Harmony in equal value proportions; and - R100 million payable 31 months after the Closing Date, provided the average rand gold price exceeds R450,000 per kg during the preceding 12 months. This payment can be made in either cash or shares (or a combination of both) at the election of the Consortium and should the Consortium elect to make payment wholly or partially in shares, each of Pan African and Wits Gold will issue shares to Harmony in equal value proportions. Taung Gold transaction Evander has previously entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Taung Gold Secunda (Proprietary) Limited ("Taung Gold"), to dispose of Evander 6 Shaft and Twistdraai to Taung Gold for R225 million ("Taung Gold Transaction"). The Taung Gold Transaction remains conditional upon the obtaining of the requisite approvals from the Department of Mineral Resources. Once the Taung Gold Transaction completes, the disposal proceeds, net of any taxes incurred by Evander, will be remitted to Harmony. It is anticipated that such net disposal proceeds will be approximately R160 million. Conditions precedent The Transaction is subject to, amongst others, the following conditions precedent: - The Consortium raising the required funding comprising of debt and/or equity; - Each of the Consortium members obtaining the requisite shareholder approvals for the acquisition; - Obtaining of all relevant regulatory approvals, including approval from the Financial Surveillance Department of the Reserve Bank of South Africa, any required approvals from the various exchanges on which each of the Consortium members are listed and Competition Commission approval; and - Approval by the Department of Mineral Resources of the acquisition by the Consortium of the entire issued share capital of Evander. The Takeover Regulation Panel has exempted all parties from compliance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act (Act 71 of 2008) relating to Affected Transactions as defined therein and the relevant Companies Regulations 2011 in respect of the Transaction. The Transaction is below the JSE transaction thresholds and has been published for information purposes only. Graham Briggs, chief executive of Harmony commented: "Evander would require significant capital to develop the potential projects further. Harmony does not intend spending capital on developing these projects as it is not in line with our growth strategy. The disposal proceeds from the Evander transaction will assist in the funding of the Wafi-Golpu project." Issued by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited 30 January 2012 For more details contact: Graham Briggs Chief Executive Officer +27 83 265 0274 (mobile) Marian van der Walt Executive: Corporate and Investor Relations +27 82 888 1242 (mobile) Corporate Office: Randfontein Office Park P O Box 2 Randfontein South Africa 1760 T +27 (11) 411 2000 www.harmony.co.za Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities Limited Date: 30/01/2012 16:00:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. 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