Harmony appoints Peter Steenkamp as chief executive officer 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 appoints Peter Steenkamp as chief executive officer Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony” or the “Company”) announces the appointment of Peter Steenkamp as its chief executive officer (CEO), effective 1 January 2016. Following the announcement of Graham Briggs’ retirement in July 2015, the Harmony board began a formal search for a new chief executive officer. Harmony Chairman, Patrice Motsepe, said: “The board is very happy to welcome Peter back to Harmony. Peter worked for Harmony for four years and his last position at the Company was chief operating officer. He has more than thirty years’ experience in the mining industry and should lead Harmony to greater heights.” Peter (55), holds a BSc degree in Engineering (Mining) and was most recently Senior Vice President: Mining of Sasol Mining Proprietary Limited. Prior to this he held executive positions at Harmony, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) and Pamodzi Gold. “Returning to the gold sector and to Harmony is like coming home. The Company has demonstrated its resilience during recent challenging times and has been positioned for profitability by the management team. I am committed to ensuring that Harmony creates value for all its stakeholders and is a globally competitive company," says Peter Steenkamp. For more details contact: Henrika Ninham Investor Relations Manager On +27 (0)82 759 1775 Marian van der Walt Executive: Corporate and Investor Relations +27(0) 82 888 1242 Johannesburg, South Africa 9 November 2015 Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited Date: 09/11/2015 12:00:00 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.