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Results of Harmony's Extraordinary General Meeting for Shareholders
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 EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Shareholders of Harmony ("Shareholders") are referred to the announcement
released by the Company on 18 December 2023, announcing the publication of a
circular to Shareholders regarding the proposed broad-based black economic
empowerment transactions. Harmony advises Shareholders that, at the Company's
electronic Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") held today, 31 January 2024,
the requisite majority of Shareholders approved all the ordinary and special
resolutions, as set out in the notice of EGM dated, 14 December 2023, forming
part of the Company's circular to Shareholders published on the Company's website
on 18 December 2023.
Terms used but not defined in this announcement shall bear the meanings given
to them in the announcement published on 11 December 2023.
There were 619 982 888 ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the EGM.
The voting results of the resolutions were as follows:
Total shares voted Total shares in
issue
For Against Number of Voted Abstained
(%) (%) shares voted (%) (%)
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
1. Approval of specific
authority to issue the
ESOP Trust Shares to the
ESOP Trust 96,90% 3,10% 538 981 592 86,93% 0,03%
2. Approval of specific
authority to issue the (i)
Harmony Community Trust
Subscription Shares to the
Harmony Community Trust;
and (ii) Conversion Shares 96,38% 3,62% 538 993 620 86,94% 0,03%
3. Waiver of pre-emptive
rights in respect of the
ESOP Trust Share Issue and
Harmony Community Trust
Share Issue 96,90% 3,10% 538 977 367 86,93% 0,03%
4. General Authorisation 96,93% 3,07% 539 026 815 86,94% 0,02%
Total shares voted Total shares in
issue
For Against Number of Voted Abstained
(%) (%) shares voted (%) (%)
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
1. Creation of additional
preference shares 95,79% 4,21% 539 071 496 86,95% 0,02%
2. Approval of the amendments
to the Company's Memorandum
of Incorporation 96,90% 3,10% 539 000 180 86,94% 0,03%
3. Authorisation for the
ability to issue 30% or
more of the Preference
Shares to the Harmony
Community Trust for the
purposes of implementing
the Harmony Community Trust
Share Issue, including to
the extent that the Harmony
Community Trust is a
related person to the
Company 96,35% 3,65% 538 978 086 86,93% 0,03%
4. Approval of specific
authority to repurchase the
Harmony Community Trust
Repurchase Shares pursuant
to the exercise of the
Harmony Community Trust
Call Option or the Harmony
Community Trust Pre-Emptive
Share Buy-Back Right 96,86% 3,14% 538 978 697 86,93% 0,03%
5. Financial Assistance in
terms of section 44 of the
Companies Act 96,90% 3,10% 538 919 654 86,92% 0,04%
In accordance with the Shareholder approvals obtained at the EGM, the amended
memorandum of incorporation of the Company will be filed with the Companies and
Intellectual Property Commission as soon as practicable and is expected to be
registered no later than 19 February 2024. Thereafter, the Company's share
capital will be amended, in accordance with the corporate actions timetable of
the JSE Limited.
Ends.
For more details contact:
Shela Mohatla
Group Company Secretary
+27(0) 71 571 4249
Johannesburg, South Africa
31 January 2024
Corporate Advisor to Harmony in respect of the ESOP
Tamela Holdings Proprietary Limited
Independent Reporting Accountants and Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers Incorporated
Legal Advisor to Harmony in respect of the Transactions
Bowman Gilfillan Incorporated
Transaction Sponsor
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited
Date: 31-01-2024 04:10:00
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