HAR - Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd - Appointment of independent non-executive
director                                                                        
Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd                                                 
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa                                    
Registration number: 1950/038232/06                                             
JSE Share code: HAR                                                             
NYSE Share code: HMY                                                            
NASDAQ Share code: HMY                                                          
ISIN: ZAE000015228                                                              
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR                               
The board of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited ("Harmony") is pleased to      
announce the appointment of Mr John Wetton as Independent Non-Executive         
Director, effective from 1 July 2011.                                           
Mr Wetton had been employed with Ernst & Young from 1967 to June 2010.          
Corporate Audit is his main focus, but for the last 10 years he played a        
business development role across Africa. He led Ernst & Young`s Mining Group for
a number of years and continued to act as Senior Partner on some of their major 
mining and construction clients.                                                
Mr Wetton has been a Member of Ernst & Young`s Executive Management Committee   
and was, until retirement, a Member of their Africa Governance Board.  He has   
counselled and mentored a number of the firm`s professionals throughout his     
career.                                                                         
Harmony`s Chief Executive Officer, Graham Briggs said, "Mr Wetton is a valuable 
addition to the board of directors and we are honored to welcome him to the     
Harmony team."                                                                  
For more details contact:                                                       
Marian van der Walt                                                             
On +27 (0)82 888 1242                                                           
Corporate Office:                                                               
Randfontein Office Park                                                         
PO Box 2                                                                        
Randfontein                                                                     
South Africa 1760                                                               
T: +27 (0)11 411 2000                                                           
www.harmony.co.za                                                               
24 June 2011                                                                    
Sponsor:                                                                        
J.P. Morgan Equities Limited                                                    
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