Company announcements

Harmony appoints Cathie Markus to the Board

May 02, 2007

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Cathie Markus has been appointed Non-executive Director of the Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd Board of Directors with effect from 1 May 2007.

Cathie Markus (50) graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with BA and LLB degrees. She served articles at Bell Dewar and Hall and qualified as attorney notary and conveyancer before joining the legal department of Dorbyl Limited.

Cathie Markus joined Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd (Implats) in 1991 as Legal Advisor and was appointed Executive Director in 1998. In this capacity she was responsible for, amongst others, the legal, administrative, public affairs and investor relations functions for the group.

She was a member of the team that successfully negotiated a settlement of the long-standing dispute between Implats and the Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN) over mineral rights and which recently saw RBN becoming a significant shareholder in Implats. She also played a significant role in the sale of Implats’ stake in Lonplats Ltd that brought about the formation of Incwala Resources Ltd.

Bernard Swanepoel, Harmony’s Chief Executive says: “Cathie brings to the Harmony Board many years of experience and a wealth of knowledge relating to the mining industry. I welcome her participation to the Board and value the expertise that she will afford Harmony.”

For more details contact:

Bernard Swanepoel
Chief Executive
+27(0)83 303 9922

Amelia Soares
General Manager, Investor Relations
Tel. + 27 11 684 0146
+27(0)82 654 9241

Lizelle du Toit
Investor Relations Officer
+27(0)82 465 1244