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Harmony reports two positive COVID-19 cases at Kalgold

May 20, 2020

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Johannesburg, Wednesday, 20 May 2020. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony” or the Company”) confirms that two employees of a contractor at the Company’s Kalgold gold mine near Mafikeng in South Africa’s North West province have tested positive for the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”).

The individuals, both of whom were asymptomatic, were identified as positive through the Company’s joint testing process conducted in collaboration with the Department of Health. Harmony will continue its routine screening and testing at the mine in line with its COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedure. Both individuals have been isolated and are receiving medical care. The process of tracing possible contacts is underway, with all of those identified either self-quarantining or quarantining at a company facility for 14 days.

Kalgold employs approximately 600 people, the majority of whom have been tested. While mining at Kalgold has largely been suspended, the plant continues to operate and employees who have tested negative for COVID-19 have returned to work. Kalgold’s production represents 3% of Harmony’s total production.

In compliance with regulation and/or agreement, the Departments of Health and Minerals Resources and Energy, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the Minerals Council South Africa have been informed.

Please refer to Harmony’s website www.harmony.co.za/responsibility/covid-19 for more information on the processes and measures that have been adopted by the Company to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company will continue to use its website to share information on its COVID-19 positive cases.

“Every effort is made at our mines to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 virus. We thank the Department of Health for its assistance with the testing at Kalgold and will only return to full production at the mine once it is safe to do so,” said Peter Steenkamp, chief executive officer of Harmony.

For more details contact:

Marian van der Walt
Executive: Corporate and Investor Relations
+27 (0) 82 888 1242

Max Manoeli
Manager: Investor Relations
+27 (0) 82 759 1775

JSE Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Propriety Limited

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony), a world-class gold mining and exploration company, has operations and assets in South Africa and Papua New Guinea (PNG). Harmony has more than 60 years’ experience in the industry. Company assets include one open pit mine and several exploration tenements in PNG, as well as 9 underground mines and 1 open pit operation and several surface sources in South Africa. In addition, Harmony owns 50% of the significant Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project – a tier 1 asset – in a joint venture in PNG.

The company’s primary stock exchange listing is on the JSE with a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The bulk of our shareholders are in South Africa and the United States. Additional information on the company is available on the corporate website, www.harmony.co.za.