Harmony/ Village - Results of the offer to Village shareholders
Release Date: 14/08/2006 16:00:01 Code(s): HAR VIL Harmony/ Village - Results of the offer to Village shareholders
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1950/038232/06)
JSE code: HAR
ISIN: ZAE000015228
("Harmony")
Village Main Reef Gold Mining Company (1934) Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1934/005703/06)
(Share code: VIL)
(ISIN: ZAE000007720)
("Village")
Results of the Offer to Village Shareholders
Village shareholders are referred to the circular dated 21 July 2006
detailing the unconditional cash offer by Harmony to the shareholders of
Village other than Harmony ("minority shareholders") to acquire all or any
part of their holding of ordinary shares in Village for a consideration of
20 cents per Village share ("the Offer") in terms of the Companies Act,
1973 (Act 61 of 1973), as amended and the Securities Regulation Panel Code.
Minority shareholders holding 3 163 shares in Village (being 0.084% of the
shares in respect of which the Offer was made) have accepted the Offer.
Pursuant to the Offer, Harmony now holds 2 295 663 shares representing
37.83% of the issued share capital of Village.
Sandton
14 August 2006
Investment Bank and sponsor to Village Legal advisor to Harmony
Nedbank Capital Cliffe Dekker
Sponsor to Harmony
Merrill Lynch
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