Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
February 24 2017 - 07:55AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 February 24,
2017
Harmony Gold Mining Company
Limited
Randfontein
Office Park
Corner Main Reef
Road and Ward Avenue
Randfontein,
1759
South
Africa
(Address of principal executive
offices)
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(Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20- F or 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.)
Harmony Gold
Mining Company Limited
Registration
number 1950/038232/06
Incorporated in
the Republic of South Africa
ISIN:
ZAE000015228
JSE share code:
HAR
(“Harmony”
or “the company”)
CHANGE IN DIVIDEND TAX RATE POST THE SOUTH AFRICAN BUDGET SPEECH
AFFECTS INTERIM DIVIDEND
Johannesburg. Friday, 24 February 2017
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Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony” and/or
“the Company”) advises that following the announcement
of the Budget Speech delivered on
22 February 2017
by the Minister of Finance in South Africa, the withholding tax on
dividends was increased from 15% to 20%. This change will have an
impact on the interim dividend that was declared payable by Harmony
on 20 March 2017. The impact of this change is that the net local
dividend amount decreased from 42.5 SA cents to 40 SA cents. Other
arrangements for the dividend payment remains the
same.
The new detail of
our dividend declaration for the six months ending 31 December 2016
is as follows:
NOTICE OF CASH DIVIDEND
Declaration of ordinary dividend no. 87
The board has
approved and declared an interim dividend of 50 SA cents (4 US
cents) per ordinary share in respect of the six months ended 31
December 2016.
In accordance
with paragraphs 11.17(a)(i) to (x) and 11.17(c) of the JSE Listings
Requirements the following additional information is
disclosed:
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The dividend has been declared
out of income reserves;
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The local Dividends Tax rate is
20% (twenty per centum);
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The gross local dividend amount
is 50 SA cents per ordinary share for shareholders exempt from the
Dividends Tax;
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The net local dividend amount is
40 SA cents per ordinary share for shareholders liable to pay the
Dividends Tax;
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Harmony currently has 439 787
199 ordinary shares in issue (which includes 559 519 treasury
shares); and
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Harmony Gold Mining Company
Limited’s income tax reference number is
9240/012/60/0.
A dividend No. 87
of 50 SA cents per ordinary share, being the dividend for the six
months ended 31 December 2016, has been declared payable on Monday,
20 March 2017 to those shareholders recorded in the books of the
company at the close of business on Friday, 17 March 2017. The
dividend is declared in the currency of the Republic of South
Africa. Any change in address or dividend instruction to apply to
this dividend must be received by the company’s transfer
secretaries or registrar not later than Friday, 17 March
2017.
Last date to
trade ordinary shares cum dividend is
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Tuesday, 14 March
2017
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Ordinary shares
trade ex-dividend
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Wednesday,15
March 2017
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Record
date
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Friday, 17 March
2017
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Payment
date
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Monday, 20 March
2017
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No
dematerialisation or rematerialisation of share certificates may
occur between Wednesday, 15 March 2017 and Friday, 17 March 2017,
both dates inclusive, nor may any transfers between registers take
place during this period.
Also note that
Harmony has posted its latest Investor Brief to its website. Please
refer to
:
https://www.harmony.co.za/investors/news-and-events/investor-brief
Ends.
For more details
contact:
Marian van der
Walt
Executive:
Corporate and Investor Relations
+27 (0) 82 888
1242 (mobile)
24 February
2017
Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan
Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused
this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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Harmony Gold Mining Company
Limited
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Date:
February 24,
2017
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By:
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/s/
Frank Abbott
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Name
Frank
Abbott
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Title
Financial
Director
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