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Contacts

Marian van der Walt

Executive:
Corporate & Investor Relations
Telephone: +27 (0)11 411 2037
Fax: +27 (0)86 614 0999
Mobile: +27 (0)82 888 1242
E-mail: marian@harmony.co.za

Esha Brijmohan

Investor Relations Officer
Telephone: +27 (0)11 411 2314
Fax: +27 (0)11 692 3879
Mobile: +27(0)82 922 4584
E-mail: esha@harmony.co.za

General e-mail enquiries

corporate@harmony.co.za

Harmony website

www.harmony.co.za

This Annual Report, as well as the Sustainable Development Report, are available on request in printed format from Harmony’s Investor Relations team or in electronic format on the internet at www.harmony.co.za.

In addition, Harmony has produced the Form 20-F (PDF - 2.51MB) (a report required by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are also available from the end of October 2008, free of charge on EDGAR at www.sec.gov or from our website: www.harmony.co.za.

Stock exchange listings and ticker codes

Harmony’s primary listing is on the JSE Limited. The company’s shares are also listed on the stock exchanges in London, Paris and Berlin, and are quoted in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the New York and Nasdaq exchanges and as International Depositary Receipts (IDRs) on the Brussels exchange.

Harmony’s quoted share codes on these exchanges are as follows:

JSE LimitedHAR
New York Stock Exchange and NasdaqHMY
London Stock ExchangeHRM
Euronext Brussels HMY
Euronext ParisHG
Berlin Stock ExchangeHAM1

Share price analysis

Overall, the Harmony share price rose during the course of the year, trading on the JSE between a low of R61.75 and a high of R115.00 per share during the 2008 financial year.

On the NYSE, the share traded between a low of US$8.48 and a high of US$15.19 per share. At the end of the financial year, the share price on the JSE and NYSE closed at R95.00 and US$12.25 per share, respectively. As at 30 June 2008, the resulting market capitalisation was R38.3 billion and US$4.9 billion respectively.

Share information

SectorResources
Sub-sectorGold
Nature of businessHarmony Gold Mining Company Limited and its subsidiaries are engaged in underground and open-pit gold mining, exploration and related activities in South Africa and Papua New Guinea.
Issued share capital as at 30 June 2008403 253 756 shares in issue
Market capitalisation 
JSE:at 30 June 2008R38.31 billion
 at 30 June 2007R39.92 billion
NYSE:at 30 June 2008US$4.90 billion
 at 30 June 2007US$5.68 billion
Share price statistics – FY08 
JSE:12-month highR115.00
 12-month lowR61.75
 Closing priceR95.00
NYSE:12-month highUS$15.19
 12-month lowUS$8.48
 Closing priceUS$12.25
Free float100%
ADR ratio1:1
Performance on JSE 
Number of shares traded (millions)367
Percent of total issued shares91%
Value of shares tradedR30.95 billion
ADR performance 
Number of ADRs traded (millions)639
Total number of ADRs outstanding (millions)105
Value of ADRs tradedUS$7.27 billion

Shareholder spread

 Number of
shareholders
% of
shareholders
Number of
shares held
% shares
held
Public13 21199.99339 420 29484.03
Non-public20.0163 833 46215.97
Holding 10%+10.0163 632 92215.92
Share options scheme10.01201 3030.05
Employees share trust10.01200 5400.05
Totals13 213100.00403 253 756100.00

Geographical distribution of shareholders – 30 June 2008

Shareholder profile

As at 30 June 2008, a total of 403 253 756 shares or 100% of the total number of shares in issue were outstanding. The largest shareholder is Allan Gray Limited which had a holding of 18.62% (74 820 914 shares) at the end of June 2008.

In terms of non-institutional ownership, ARM Ltd controls 63 632 922 shares or 15.84% of the issued share capital.

Our South African shareholder base increased from 34% to 39% for the year ended 30 June 2008. The combined institutional and retail ownership in the United States totalled 39% of Harmony's issued share capital. European ownership amounted to 21% of the shares outstanding, which included the 14% held by UK institutions.

Top 20 shareholders

 ShareholderCombined% holding of shares outstanding
1Allan Gray Ltd.74 820 91418.62
2ARM Ltd63 632 92215.84
3Blackrock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.33 298 0008.29
4Orbis Investment Management Ltd.26 623 8446.63
5Capital International, Inc.17 008 3944.23
6Public Investment Commissioners11 418 9062.84
7Sanlam Investment Management (Pty) Ltd.8 971 3392.23
8Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers LLC8 924 3582.22
9Soges Fiducem (IDRs)8 319 2802.07
10Euroclear (French Listing)8 286 8862.06
11Van Eck Global7 186 4621.79
12Fidelity Management & Research6 889 7061.71
13Investec Asset Management (South Africa)6 551 8601.63
14Barclays Global Investors, N.A.6 108 3971.52
15Capital Guardian Trust Co.5 862 4691.46
16Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.5 846 1521.46
17Old Mutual Asset Managers (Pty) Ltd.5 435 9151.35
18State Street Global Advisors5 418 5361.35
19Capital International S A5 143 1861.28
20Capital World Investors5 119 7101.27

Analysis of ordinary shares (Strate) as at 30 June 2008

Shares heldNumber of shareholders% of shareholdersNumber of shares held% of issued share capital
1 to 10 00012 60495.395 435 8921.35
10 001 to 100 0003732.8213 775 9373.42
100 001 to 1 000 0001911.4555 455 94113.75
over 1 000 000450.34328 585 98681.48
Total13 213100.00403 253 756100.00

Historic performance of shares on the JSE

 FY08 FY07FY06FY05 FY04
As at 30 June:     
(R/share)95.00100.27114.1058.2565.25
High (R/share)115.00123.00117.0593.30122.60
Low (R/share)61.7586.1046.6236.4059.50
Number of ordinary shares     
Issued (000)403 253398 113396 934393 232320 742
Number of deals recorded293.682183 004148 74685 48787 918
Volume of shares traded (000)367 286323 417351 555303 414279 660
Volume of shares traded as % of total issued shares91.180.988.677.087.0

Currency conversion guide as at 30 June 2008 (R)

 2008 200720062005
Australian dollar7.514.30296.01285.3080
US dollar7.807.03797.27016.6670

Shareholders’ diary

Financial year-end:30 June
Annual financial statements issued:20 October 2008
Form 20-F issued :20 October 2008
Annual general meeting:24 November 2008

The dates of our quarterly results announcements will be published on our website: www.harmony.co.za

© Harmony Annual Report 2008