HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED - RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING Release Date: 01/09/2003 15:34:00 Code(s): HAR HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED - RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING
Harmony Gold Mining Company limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1950/038232/06)
Share code: HAR ISIN: ZAE000015228
("Harmony" or "the Company")
Shareholders in Harmony ("shareholders") are referred to the circular dated 7
August 2003 (the "circular"), regarding the proposed merger between Harmony and
African Rainbow Minerals Gold Limited ("ARMgold") to be implemented by means of
a scheme of arrangement in terms of section 311 of the Companies Act (Act 61 of
1963) as amended (the "scheme") or if the scheme fails, by means of a general
offer, pursuant to which Harmony will issue Harmony shares to shareholders of
ARMgold in the ratio of 2 Harmony shares for every 3 ARMgold shares held, and
are advised that at the general meeting held on Monday, 1 September 2003, the
following special resolution and ordinary resolutions were passed by the
requisite majority of shareholders:
* the increase of the authorised ordinary share capital of Harmony to R 175
million divided into 350 000 000 ordinary shares with a par value of 50 cents
each ("Harmony shares"), in order to provide for a sufficient number of Harmony
shares to implement the merger and for further share issuances;
* the approval of the proposed merger by Harmony and the issue of Harmony shares
to shareholders of ARMgold, in the ratio of 2 Harmony shares for every 3 ARMgold
shares held, upon the terms and conditions set out in the circular;
* the grant of an authority to the directors of Harmony to allot and issue all
or any of the authorised but unissued ordinary shares of 50 cents each in the
capital of the company from time to time to such person or persons or bodies
corporate, as and when they deem fit and when opportunities arise, subject to
the Listing Requirements of the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa;
* the grant of an authority to any member of the board of directors of the
Company to sign all such documents and do all such things as may be necessary
for or incidental to the implementation of the above resolutions.
The special resolution will be lodged for registration with the Registrar of
Companies.
Johannesburg
1 September 2003
Financial adviser Attorneys to Harmony Sponsor
JPMorgan Cliffe Dekker JPMorgan
Date: 01/09/2003 03:34:04 PM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za
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