Company announcements Home » Investors » News » Company announcements » Harmony preparing for possible strike 2011 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Harmony preparing for possible strikeJuly 26, 2011Johannesburg. Tuesday, 26 July 2011. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (‘Harmony’ or ‘the Company’) announces that following wage negotiations with the trade unions (being the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Solidarity and UASA) a deadlock was declared yesterday. The following offer from the Company was rejected by the Unions: Entry level employees: 8.5% Category 5 to 8 employees: 7.5% Miners, artisans and officials: 7% Harmony received a 48-hour strike notice from NUM today, advising that its members will down tools at 18:00 on Thursday, the 28th of July 2011. Graham Briggs, chief executive officer commented: “We have made a reasonable offer to the trade unions, which has been rejected. We are now preparing for a possible strike. This means that operations will be closed, assets will be secured and measures will be taken to ensure that expenditure is kept to a minimum.” For more details contact: Graham BriggsChief Executive Officer+27 (0) 83 265 0274 (mobile) Marian van der WaltExecutive: Corporate and Investor Relations +27 82 888 1242(mobile)
