HARMONY GOLD MINING CO. LTD. AND AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS GOLD LTD. - SCHEME OF 
ARRANGEMENT SANCTIONED                                                          
HARMONY GOLD MINING CO. LTD.                                                    
JSE:           HAR                                                              
NYSE:          HMY                                                              
ISIN No.:      ZAE000015228                                                     
JSE:           HARW                                                             
NYSE:          HMYWS                                                            
ISIN No.:      ZAE000031209                                                     
("Harmony")                                                                     
AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS GOLD LTD.                                              
JSE:           AOD                                                              
ISIN No.:      AE000039244                                                      
("ARMgold")                                                                     
HARMONY AND ARMgold - SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT SANCTIONED                          
Joint News Release by Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. and African Rainbow Minerals 
Gold Ltd.                                                                       
Harmony and ARMgold announced today that the scheme of arrangement for the      
merger between the two companies was sanctioned by the High Court of South      
Africa this morning, and that the Court Order will be lodged with the Registrar 
of Companies for registration.                                                  
On registration of the Court Order, the last of the conditions precedent will   
have been fulfilled and the scheme will become operative on Monday 22 September 
2003. The ARMgold listing will subsequently be terminated from commencement of  
trading on 23 September 2003.                                                   
Johannesburg                                                                    
9 September 2003                                                                
For more detail contact:                                                        
Bernard Swanepoel                                                               
on +27(0)83 303 9922                                                            
or                                                                              
Pieter Taljaard                                                                 
on +27(0)82 441 8834                                                            
or                                                                              
Ferdi Dippenaar                                                                 
on +27(0)82 807 3684                                                            
or                                                                              
Mangisi Gule                                                                    
on +27(0)82 805 3863                                                            
Harmony                                                                         
Investor Relations Officer                                                      
Corne Bobbert                                                                   
Tel +27 11 684 0146                                                             
Fax +27 11 684 0188                                                             
Mobile +27(0)83 380 6614                                                        
cbobbert@harmony.co.za                                                          
www.harmony.co.za                                                               
ARMgold                                                                         
Investor Relations Officer                                                      
Mangisi Gule                                                                    
Tel +27 11 883 5606                                                             
Fax +27 11 883 5609                                                             
Mobile +27(0)82 805 3863                                                        
mangisi.gule@armgold.com                                                        
www.armgold.com                                                                 
Date: 09/09/2003 05:48:50 PM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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