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  • INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2017

  • b Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Integrated Annual Report 2017

    REFERENCEA full glossary of terms is available on the website, www.har.co.za

    Throughout this report, $ or dollar refers to US dollar, unless otherwise stated.

    K refers to kina, the currency of Papua New Guinea.

    Moz refers to million ounces and Mtrefers to million tonnes.

    All production volumes are in metric tonnes (t), unless specifically stated as imperial tons.

    Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony), a gold mining and exploration company with 67 years of experience, has operations in South Africa one of the worlds best known gold mining regions and in Papua New Guinea one of the worlds premier new copper-gold regions. At Harmony, we understand the impact that our company has on the lives of the people we employ, the communities that surround our mines and the environment, as well as the economic contribution that we make to the countries in which we operate.

    OUR REPORTS ONLINEHarmonys full set of 2017 reports and supporting documents are available at www.har.co.za.

    The electronic reports are interactive pdfs, with links to sections within the document and to external websites. The interactive links are indicated by text in red italics.

    Roll out of the Harmony values at Wau

    Papua New Guinea

    PRODUCTION GUIDANCE MET FORSECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR (FY17: 1.088Moz) (FY16: 1.082Moz)

    FIFTH CONSECUTIVE ANNUAL INCREASE INUNDERGROUND GRADE RECOVERED (FY17: 5.07g/t) (FY16: 5.02g/t)

    NET DEBT REDUCED TO R887 million (US$68 million) (FY16: R1.08 billion, US$74 million)

    HEDGING STRATEGY SECURES CASH MARGINS(FY17: R1.7 billion (US$126 million) realised)

    HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE UP 35%298 SA CENTS (21 US cents) (FY16: 221 SA cents (15 US cents))

    TOTAL DIVIDEND DECLARED FOR THE YEAR OF85 SA CENTS (7 US cents)

    KEY FEATURES YEAR-ON-YEAR

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  • Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Integrated Annual Report 2017 1

    About this report 2

    Directors responsibility for the integrated annual report 3

    INTRODUCING HARMONYCorporate profile 4

    Value creation 7

    How we performed 10

    Chairmans letter 12

    Chief executive officers review 14

    Financial directors report 16

    Social and ethics committee: chairmans report 20

    Board of directors 24

    Executive management 26

    UNDERSTANDING HARMONYOur strategy 29

    Our business context 30

    Managing our risks and opportunities 32

    Stakeholder engagement and material issues 39

    HARMONY IN ACTIONSafety and health 42

    Employees and communities 51

    Environmental performance 62

    Mining Charter compliance scorecard 78

    Operational performance 80

    Exploration and projects 84

    Mineral resources and reserves summary 91

    GOVERNING HARMONYCorporate governance 98

    Remuneration report 109

    Audit and risk committee: chairmans report 120

    Assurance report 124

    Directors report 126

    Company secretarys certificate 127

    Shareholder information 128

    Forward-looking statements 131

    Directorate and administration 132

    CONTENTS

    Tshepong

    Tshepong

    Masimong

  • 2 Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Integrated Annual Report 2017

    ABOUT THIS REPORT

    Our Integrated Annual Report 2017 covers Harmonys performance for the 2017 financial year (FY17), from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Certain comparative historical information is presented where relevant and to provide insight into our future plans.

    In summary, our Integrated Annual Report 2017 encompasses the following elements:

    Review and reflect

    External factors and material issues

    Future plans and outlook

    Primary audience

    Performance in terms of our strategic objectives and business model

    Impact of external environment in which we operate and how we manage these variables

    What we plan to do in the future and how we intend to achieve this

    All stakeholders, but primarily shareholders

    This report covers all of Harmonys operations in South Africa as well as its operational and exploration activities (joint venture and own) in Papua New Guinea. It details the material environmental, socio-economic and governance aspects of our operations, and of Harmony as a whole. Discontinued operations have been excluded unless otherwise stated.

    For the purposes of this report we define the short, medium and long term as follows:

    Short term six months to a yearMedium term one year to three yearsLong term longer than three years

    In addition to this integrated report, the Harmony suite of 2017 reports also comprises the following:

    Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves 2017

    Comprehensive mineral resource and mineral reserve information on our mines, projects and exploration

    Form 20-F

    Annual report filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, in compliance with the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange

    Global Reporting Initiative Scorecard

    An index of the indicators reported in terms of the Global Reporting Initiative

    Operations 2017

    Detailed information on each operation

    Financial Report 2017

    Audited annual financial statements (No restatements were made in the 2017 financial year)

    Report to Shareholders 2017

    Contains the notice of annual general meeting, proxy form and summarised financial statements

    The full set of the 2017 reports and accompanying supplementary information are available at www.har.co.za

    Kusasalethu

    www.har.co.za

  • Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Integrated Annual Report 2017 3

    This integrated report has been compiled

    in line with the International Integrated

    Reporting Councils Framework, the Global

    Reporting Initiative G4 guidelines and the

    King Report on Governance for South Africa

    2016 (King IV report).Everything we do, from risk assessment and decision making to

    reporting, is informed by our values and our understanding of how

    various elements of the business fit together. We have applied this

    integrated approach to our reporting sharing insights into both our

    financial and non-financial performance. Certain key non-financial

    performance indicators presented in this report were assured by

    SizweNtsalubaGobodo. Their assurance report is available on page 124.

    The mineral resource and reserve information presented was

    compiled in accordance with the South African Code for Reporting

    of Exploration Results, Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources; the

    Australian Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Mineral

    Reserves; the Industry Guide 7 of the United States Securities and

    Exchange Commission; and the JSE Listings Requirements. This

    information was gathered, reviewed and confirmed by the relevant

    competent persons.

    All the reports making up our 2017 suite of reports, together with

    a Glossary of Terms, defining the terms used in these reports, are

    available online at www.har.co.za. Any additional information can be

    found on our website at www.harmony.co.za.

    DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2017

    Our board of directors has overall accountability for this

    integrated report. Having reviewed the report and guaranteed

    the integrity of the contents, the board, supported by the

    recommendations of the audit and risk committee, confirmed

    that this report presents a balanced and representative view

    of the company and its performance in the past financial year.

    The board approved this report on 26 October 2017.

    Patrice Motsepe Peter SteenkampChairman Chief executive officer

    Frank Abbott John WettonFinancial director Chairman: Audit and risk committee

    FEEDBACKWe welcome your feedback on these reports. Should you have any comments or suggestions on this report, contact our investor relations team at: [email protected]

    Masimong

    Tshepisong Primary School Doornkop

    Joel

    www.harmony.co.zawww.har.co.zamailto;[email protected]

  • 4 Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Integrated Annual Report 2017

    Harmony, a gold mining and exploration company, conducts its activities in South Africa, one of the worlds best-known gold mining regions, and in Papua New Guinea, one of the worlds premier new gold-copper regions. With 67 years of experience, Harmony is South Africas third largest gold producer.

    Headquartered in Randfontein, South Africa, Harmony is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange, on which its shares are quoted as American Depositary Receipts.

    WHO WE ARE

    WHERE WE OPERATE

    Western Highlands

    Morobe Province

    PAPUA NEW GUINEA

    Hidden Valley

    Wafi-Golpu project (50%) Kili Teke

    SOUTH AFRICA

    SURFACE

    Kalgold

    Surface sources

    UNDERGROUND

    Tshepong operations (including Phakisa)

    Bambanani Target 1

    Joel Masimong

    Unisel Doornkop

    Kusasalethu

    Free State

    North WestProvince

    Gauteng

    Harmonys equity interest 100% unless otherwise indicated

    In South Africa, our nine underground operations are on the world-renowned Witwatersrand Basin two on the West Rand and seven in the Free State, in the southern portion of the Basin. In addition, we have an open-pit mine on the Kraaipan Greenstone Belt as well as several surface operations.

    In Papua New Guinea, Hidden Valley is a wholly-owned open-pit gold and silver m