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HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED - Results of AGM

Release Date: 07/12/2018 15:35
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Results of AGM

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”)

Results of Harmony’s Annual General Meeting

Johannesburg, Friday, 7 December 2018. Harmony Gold Mining Company
Limited (‘Harmony’ or ‘the Company’) advises shareholders that, at
Harmony’s annual general meeting held today, the requisite majority of
shareholders approved all the ordinary and special resolutions, as set
out in the notice of annual general meeting dated 25 October 2018,
forming part of the Company’s 2018 report to shareholders and
integrated annual report.

There were 532 234 858 ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the
annual general meeting.

The voting results of the resolutions were as follows:

Ordinary
                  Appointment of director: Max Sisulu
resolution 1:

                                                            Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                               shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                            issue)
         99.82%          0.18%   432 549 823         81.27%         0.06%


Ordinary
                  Re-election of director: Joaquim Chissano
resolution 2:

                                                            Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                               shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                            issue)
         62.02%         37.98%   432 547 392         81.27%         0.06%


Ordinary
                  Re-election of director: Fikile De Buck
resolution 3:

                                                            Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                               shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                            issue)
         96.66%          3.34%   432 548 960         81.27%         0.06%
Ordinary
                  Re-election of director: Modise Motloba
resolution 4:
                                                             Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                 abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                 (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                                shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                             issue)
         98.30%          1.70%   432 537 731          81.27%        0.07%


Ordinary
                  Re-election of director: Dr Patrice Motsepe
resolution 5:

                                                             Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                 abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                 (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                                shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                             issue)
         94.93%          5.07%   431 206 830          81.02%        0.32%


Ordinary          Re-election of audit and risk committee member:
resolution 6:     Fikile De Buck

                                                             Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                 abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                 (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                                shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                             issue)
         96.04%          3.96%   432 539 289          81.27%        0.07%


Ordinary          Re-election of audit and risk committee member: Dr
resolution 7:     Simo Lushaba

                                                             Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                 abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                 (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                                shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                             issue)
         91.60%          8.40%   432 539 163          81.27%        0.07%


Ordinary          Re-election of audit and risk committee member:
resolution 8:     Modise Motloba

                                                             Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                 abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                 (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                                shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                             issue)
         75.64%         24.36%   432 535 627          81.27%        0.07%
Ordinary          Re-election of audit and risk committee member:
resolution 9:     Karabo Nondumo

                                                             Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                 abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                 (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                                shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                             issue)
         99.19%          0.81%   432 535 632          81.27%        0.07%


Ordinary          Re-election of audit and risk committee member: John
resolution 10:    Wetton

                                                             Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                 abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                 (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                                shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                             issue)
         99.81%          0.19%   432 546 699          81.27%        0.06%


Ordinary
                  Reappointment of external auditors:
resolution 11:
                  PricewaterhouseCoopers Incorporated
                                                             Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                 abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                 (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                                shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                             issue)
         95.01%          4.99%   432 568 546          81.27%        0.06%


Ordinary
                  Approval of remuneration policy
resolution 12:

                                                             Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                 abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                 (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                                shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                             issue)
         98.91%          1.09%   432 433 507          81.25%        0.09%


Ordinary          Approval of the implementation report
resolution 13:    (Refer to note 1)

                                                             Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                 abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                 (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                                shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                             issue)
         62.48%         37.52%   431 094 270          81.00%        0.34%
Ordinary
                  General authority to issue shares for cash
resolution 14:

                                                             Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                 abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                 (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                                shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                             issue)
         98.75%          1.25%   431 214 098          81.02%        0.31%


Ordinary          Approval of the Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
resolution 15:    Deferred Share Plan 2018(DSP)

                                                             Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                 abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                 (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                                shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                             issue)
         99.13%          0.87%   431 028 231          80.98%        0.35%


Special           Authority to issue ordinary shares pursuant to the
resolution 1:     DSP

                                                             Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                 abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                 (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                                shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                             issue)
         97.77%          2.23%   431 130 508          81.00%        0.33%


Special
resolution 2:     Pre-approval of non-executive directors’ remuneration

                                                             Shares
                  Shares voted   Total         Total shares
Shares voted                                                 abstained
                  against (%     shares        voted (% of
for (% total                                                 (% of total
                  total shares   voted         total shares
shares voted)                                                shares in
                  voted)         (number)      in issue)
                                                             issue)
         99.65%          0.35%   431 154 225          81.01%        0.33%
Note 1:

More than 25% of the voting rights exercised at the annual general
meeting voted against the implementation report. In terms of the King
IV Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa, 2016 and paragraph
3.84(k) of the JSE Listings Requirements, the remuneration committee
will in good faith and with the best reasonable effort engage with its
shareholders to ascertain the reasons for the dissenting votes and
appropriately address legitimate and reasonable objections and concerns
raised. Further details will be announced on SENS in due course.

ends.

For more details contact:

Lauren Fourie
Investor Relations Manager
+27(0)71 607 1498 (mobile)

Johannesburg, South Africa
7 December 2018

Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited

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