
HARMONY - NOTICE REGARDING THE FULFILMENT OF CERTAIN CONDITIONSRelease Date: 23/03/2001 15:55:57 Code(s): HAR HARO Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
Registration number 1950/038232/06)
("Harmony")
Notice regarding the fulfilment of certain conditions precedent relating to the
proposed acquisition by Harmony of the Elandsrand and Deelkraal mines (the
"acquisition") from Anglogold Limited
Further to the announcement dated 1 February 2001, JP Morgan and BoE Merchant
Bank, a division of BoE Bank Limited, are authorised to announce that at a
general meeting of the shareholders of Harmony held on Friday, 23 March 2001,
the acquisition was approved by the requisite majority of shareholders present
and voting in person or by proxy. The acquisition is being made by Harmony
through its wholly owned subsidiary, Randfontein Estates Limited
("Randfontein"). Accordingly, a further key condition precedent has been met.
The acquisition remains subject to the following regulatory approvals:
- approval of the cession of the mining leases in respect of Elandsrand and
Deelkraal to Randfontein by the Minister of Minerals and Energy;
- the granting of the necessary mining authorisations to Randfontein; and
- approval of the acquisition by the Competition Authorities.
A further announcement will be published on fulfilment of the remaining
conditions precedent.
Virginia
23 March 2001
Joint Corporate Advisers to Harmony
JP Morgan
BoE Merchant Bank (a division of BoE Bank Limited)
(Registration number 1951/000847/06)
Sponsor to Harmony
JP Morgan
Legal Adviser to Harmony
Cliffe Dekker Fuller Moore Inc
(Registration number 1998/018173/21)
Reporting Accountants and Auditors to Harmony
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
Registration number 1998/012055/21
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