Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For 27 October 2016

Harmony Gold Mining Company

Limited

Randfontein Office Park

Corner Main Reef Road and Ward Avenue

Randfontein, 1759

South Africa

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-

F or Form 40-F.)

Form 20-F X

Form 40-F

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by

furnishing the information contained in this form

is also thereby furnishing the information to the

Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes

No X

P a g e

1 | 1

Fatality at Harmony’s Central Plant

Johannesburg: Thursday, 27 October 2016 . Harmony Gold Mining Company
Limited (“Harmony”) regrets to advise that a contractor was fatally injured in a
construction related accident at its Central Plant in Welkom in the Free State
yesterday.

Construction work at the plant has been stopped until such time as a review of all
construction risks has been completed.

Our heartfelt condolences go to the members of the deceased's family and his
colleagues.

ends.

Issued by Harmony Gold Mining
Company Limited

For more details, contact:

Marian van der Walt
Executive: Corporate and Investor

Relations
+27(0) 82 888 1242

Corporate office:
Randfontein Office Park
P O Box 2
Randfontein
South Africa 1760
T +27 (11) 411 2000

Listing codes:
JSE: HAR
NYSE: HMY

ISIN no:
ZAE000015228

Registration no: 1950/038232/06

Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South
Africa Propriety Limited

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
(Harmony), a world-class gold mining and
exploration company, has operations and
assets in South Africa and Papua New
Guinea (PNG). Harmony, which has more
than 60 years’ experience in the industry, is
the third largest gold producer in South
Africa. Our assets include one open pit mine
and several exploration tenements in PNG,
as well as 9 underground mines and 1 open
pit operation and several surface sources in
South Africa. In addition, we own 50% of the
significant Golpu project in a joint venture in
PNG.

The company’s primary stock exchange
listing is on the JSE with a secondary listing
on the New York Stock Exchange. The bulk
of our shareholders are in South Africa and
the United States. Additional information on
the company is available on the corporate
website,