Results of Harmony’s annual general meeting
Johannesburg: Monday, 23 November 2015: Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (‘Harmony’ or ‘the Company’) advises shareholders that, at Harmony’s annual general meeting held today, the requisite majority of shareholders approved all the ordinary and special resolutions, as set out in the notice of annual general meeting forming part of the Company’s 2015 integrated annual report. There were 436 189 392 ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the annual general meeting.
The voting results of the resolutions were as follows:
| Ordinary resolution 1: |
Re-election of director: Fikile De Buck | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares voted) | Shares voted against (% total shares voted) | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 99.84% | 0.16% | 382 578 722 | 87.71% | 0.02% |
| Ordinary resolution 2: |
Re-election of director: Modise Motloba | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares | Shares voted against (% total shares | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 99.84% | 0.16% | 382 598 762 | 87.71% | 0.01% |
| Ordinary resolution 3: |
Re-election of director: Patrice Motsepe | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares voted) | Shares voted against (% total shares voted) | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 99.72% | 0.28% | 382 597 559 | 87.71% | 0.01% |
| Ordinary resolution 4: |
Re-election of director: Joaquim Chissano | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares voted) | Shares voted against (% total shares voted) | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 98.86% | 1.14% | 382 579 092 | 87.71% | 0.02% |
| Ordinary resolution 5: |
Re-election of audit and risk committee member: John Wetton | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares voted) | Shares voted against (% total shares voted) | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 99.94% | 0.06% | 382 596 703 | 87.71% | 0.01% |
| Ordinary resolution 6: |
Re-election of audit and risk committee member: Fikile De Buck | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares voted) | Shares voted against (% total shares voted) | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 99.94% | 0.06% | 382 595 012 | 87.71% | 0.02% |
| Ordinary resolution 7: |
Re-election of audit and risk committee member: Simo Lushaba | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares voted) | Shares voted against (% total shares voted) | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 92.77% | 7.23% | 382 593 912 | 87.71% | 0.02% |
| Ordinary resolution 8: |
Re-election of audit and risk committee member: Modise Motloba | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares voted) | Shares voted against (% total shares voted) | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 99.93% | 0.07% | 382 573 859 | 87.71% | 0.02% |
| Ordinary resolution 9: |
Re-election of audit and risk committee member Karabo Nondumo | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares voted) | Shares voted against (% total shares voted) | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 99.93% | 0.07% | 382 594 087 | 87.71% | 0.02% |
| Ordinary resolution 10: |
Reappointment of external auditors: PricewaterhouseCoopers Incorporated | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares voted) | Shares voted against (% total shares voted) | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 99.88% | 0.12% | 382 577 893 | 87.71% | 0.02% |
| Ordinary resolution 11: |
Approval of remuneration policy | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares voted) | Shares voted against (% total shares voted) | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 91.65% | 8.35% | 382 559 893 | 87.70% | 0.02% |
| Ordinary resolution 12: |
General authority to issue shares for cash | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares voted) | Shares voted against (% total shares voted) | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 99.76% | 0.24% | 382 616 034 | 87.72% | 0.01% |
| Ordinary resolution 13: |
Amendments to the share plan | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares voted) | Shares voted against (% total shares voted) | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 99.91% | 0.09% | 381 810 609 | 87.53% | 0.19% |
| Special resolution 1: |
To approve non-executive directors’ remuneration | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares voted) | Shares voted against (% total shares voted) | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 99.89% | 0.11% | 382 516 542 | 87.70% | 0.03% |
| Special resolution 2: |
Financial assistance to related and inter-related companies | |||
| Shares voted for (% total shares voted) | Shares voted against (% total shares voted) | Total shares voted (number) | Total shares voted (% of total shares in issue) | Shares abstained (% of total shares in issue) |
| 99.90% | 0.10% | 382 550 511 | 87.70% | 0.03% |
For more details contact:
Henrika Ninham
Investor Relations Manager
+27 (0) 82 759 1775 (mobile)
Marian van der Walt
Executive: Corporate and Investor Relations
+27 (0) 82 888 1242 (mobile)
23 November 2015