Harmony CEO Graham Briggs to retire Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Registration number 1950/038232/06 Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa ISIN: ZAE000015228 JSE share code: HAR (“Harmony” and/or “the Company”) Harmony CEO Graham Briggs to retire The Board of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony” and/or “the Company”) advises that Graham Briggs, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), has indicated his wish to retire as CEO and member of the board. Graham (62), has had a long and distinguished career in the South African mining industry, including 20 years of service with Harmony. He was appointed as CEO in 2008. The chairman of Harmony, Patrice Motsepe, extended to Graham the well wishes of the board, adding that “it has been a privilege to work with Graham and we wish to thank him for the valuable contribution he has made to Harmony and the mining industry. The global mining industry is currently experiencing challenging times and we are committed to ensuring that Harmony continues to be a globally competitive company.” The Harmony Board will now commence a formal search for the new CEO. Graham has agreed to remain in the role of CEO until a suitable candidate has been appointed and to ensure a smooth handover. When the new CEO has been appointed, a further announcement will be made. For more details contact: Frank Abbott Financial Director Tel: +27 (0)82 800 4290 (mobile) Marian van der Walt Executive: Corporate and Investor Relations Tel: +27 (0)82 888 1242 (mobile) 16 July 2015 Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited Date: 16/07/2015 02:46:00 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.