Update 1: Fire underground at Doornkop mine Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Registration number 1950/038232/06 Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa ISIN: ZAE000015228 JSE share code: HAR (“Harmony” or “the company”) Update 1: Fire underground at Doornkop mine Further to the statement issued this morning that an underground fire has broken out at Doornkop gold mine, the company is pleased to advise that rescuers have reached the eight employees located in the underground refuge bay, and are bringing them to surface. Efforts continue to establish the whereabouts of a further nine employees who are currently unaccounted for. The fire was reported to have occurred in a stope adjacent to 192 level haulage (some 1 733m underground) at around 18:00 on Tuesday, 4 February 2014. Rescue teams were immediately dispatched underground, but access to the affected area is being hampered by smoke and a fall of ground. Operations at the mine have been suspended. Further updates will be provided as these become available. The company will host a briefing for the media at 13:00. Address: Doornkop gold mine, near Soweto GPS co-ordinates: 26°12'48"S 27°46'45"E For more details contact: Russell and Associates Charmane Russell and/or James Duncan Tel: +27 (0)11 880 3924 Mobile: +27 (0) 82 318 9855 5 February 2014 Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited Date: 05/02/2014 11:15:00 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.