Results of Harmony’s annual general meeting
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 2016 integrated annual report. There were 439 780 983 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: Cathie Markus | |||
| 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% | 382 922 379 | 87.07% | 0.23% |
| Ordinary resolution 2: |
Re-election of director: Karabo Nondumo | |||
| 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% | 382 931 579 | 87.07% | 0.23% |
| Ordinary resolution 3: |
Re-election of director: Vishnu Pillay | |||
| 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) |
| 80.07% | 19.93% | 382 913 929 | 87.07% | 0.24% |
| Ordinary resolution 4: |
Re-election of director: Andre Wilkens | |||
| 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) |
| 99.49% | 0.51% | 382 918 970 | 87.07% | 0.24% |
| 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) |
| 99.91% | 0.09% | 382 920 452 | 87.07% | 0.24% |
| 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) |
| 99.90% | 0.10% | 382 952 720 | 87.08% | 0.23% |
| 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) |
| 91.38% | 8.62% | 382 952 324 | 87.08% | 0.23% |
| 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) |
| 99.92% | 0.08% | 382 944 814 | 87.08% | 0.23% |
| 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) |
| 99.92% | 0.08% | 382 944 071 | 87.08% | 0.23% |
| 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) |
| 91.69% | 8.31% | 382 946 063 | 87.08% | 0.23% |
| 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) |
| 91.03% | 8.97% | 382 874 083 | 87.06% | 0.25% |
| 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) |
| 92.59% | 7.41% | 383 031 954 | 87.10% | 0.21% |
| 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) |
| 99.75% | 0.25% | 382 438 891 | 86.96% | 0.34% |
| 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) |
| 99.78% | 0.22% | 382 950 306 | 87.08% | 0.23% |
APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR
As a result of an administrative oversight, the confirmation of Peter Steenkamp’s appointment as a director of the Company was not incorporated in the notice convening the annual general meeting of the Company held earlier today, which meeting was the first general meeting of the Company occurring after Peter’s aforesaid appointment. The directors have re-appointed Peter as a director of the Company immediately following the annual general meeting. The Company apologises for the oversight and will include the confirmation of Peter’s appointment as a director of the Company in the notice of the first general meeting to be held following his re-appointment.
For more details contact:
Riana Bisschoff
Company Secretary
+27(0)83 629 4706 (mobile)
Johannesburg, South Africa
25 November 2016
Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited