Harmony Gold's Offer: Final Results
May 25 2005 - 5:20PM
PR Newswire (US)
Harmony Gold's Offer: Final Results JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May
25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As a result of the High Court of South
Africa's ruling of May 20, 2005, which announced that Harmony Gold
Mining's (NYSE:HMY)(JSE:HAR) offer for Gold Fields Limited
(NYSE:GFI)(JSE:GFI) lapsed on December 18, 2004, all Gold Fields
securities previously tendered have been or will be promptly
returned to the tendering shareholders. As a result of Harmony's
prior offer and ordinary shares accepted prior to the High Court's
ruling, Harmony holds a total of 56,606,482 Gold Fields shares
representing approximately 11.5% of the entire issued share capital
of Gold Fields. Unless the context otherwise requires, the
definitions contained in the offer document or the registration
statement sent to Gold Fields shareholders have the same meaning in
this announcement. The directors of Harmony accept responsibility
for the information contained in this announcement. To the best of
the knowledge and belief of the directors of Harmony (who have
taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the
information contained in this announcement is in accordance with
the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of
such information. In connection with the proposed acquisition of
Gold Fields, Harmony has filed a registration statement (File no:
333-120975) on Form F-4 (which was declared effective by the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 28, 2005)
and filed a final prospectus, dated February 25, 2005, with the SEC
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, to
register the Harmony ordinary shares (including Harmony ordinary
shares represented by Harmony American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"))
to be issued in exchange for Gold Fields ordinary shares held by
Gold Fields shareholders located in the United States and for Gold
Fields ADSs held by Gold Fields shareholders wherever located, as
well as a Statement on Schedule TO. Investors and holders of Gold
Fields securities are strongly advised to read the registration
statement, the related exchange offer materials and the final
prospectus, the Statement on Schedule TO and any other relevant
documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments and
supplements to those documents, because they contain important
information. Investors and holders of Gold Fields securities may
obtain free copies of the registration statement, related exchange
offer materials, the final prospectus and the Statement on Schedule
TO, as well as other relevant documents filed or to be filed with
the SEC, at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov/. Investors
and holders of Gold Fields securities will receive information at
an appropriate time on how to obtain transaction- related documents
for free from Harmony or its duly designated agent. The final
prospectus and other transaction-related documents may be obtained
for free from MacKenzie Partners, Inc., the information agent for
the U.S. offer, at the following address: 105 Madison Avenue, New
York, New York 10016; telephone 1 (212) 929 5500 (call collect) or
1 (800) 322 2885 (toll-free call); e-mail . This communication is
for information purposes only. It shall not constitute an offer to
purchase or exchange or the solicitation of an offer to sell or
exchange any securities of Gold Fields or an offer to sell or
exchange or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange any
securities of Harmony, nor shall there be any sale or exchange of
securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to the registration or
qualification under the laws of such jurisdiction. The distribution
of this communication may, in some countries, be restricted by law
or regulation. Accordingly, persons who come into possession of
this communication should inform themselves of and observe these
restrictions. The solicitation of offers to buy Gold Fields
ordinary shares (including Gold Fields ordinary shares represented
by Gold Fields ADSs) in the United States will only be made
pursuant to a prospectus and related offer materials that Harmony
has sent to holders of Gold Fields securities. The Harmony ordinary
shares (including Harmony ordinary shares represented by Harmony
ADSs) may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted, in the
United States prior to the time the registration statement becomes
effective. No offering of securities shall be made in the United
States except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of
Section 10 of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
DATASOURCE: Harmony Gold Mining CONTACT: Ferdi Dippenaar,
+27-11-684-0140, +27-82-807-3684, or Brenton Saunders,
+27-11-684-0140, or Vusi Magadana, +27-11-684-0140, all of Harmony
Gold Mining; United States - Financial Dynamics Business
Communications: Hollis Rafkin-Sax, +1-212-850-5789,
+1-917-509-0255, , or Torie Pennington, +1-212-850-5629,
+1-917-838-1369, ; South Africa - Beachhead Media & Investor
Relations: Jennifer Cohen, +27-11-214-2401, +27-82-468-6469, ,
Patrick Lawlor, +27-11-214-2410, +27-82-459-6709, ; United Kingdom
- Financial Dynamics Business Communications: Nic Bennett,
+44-207-269-7115, +44-7979-536-619, , Charles Watenphul,
+44-207-269-7216, +44-7866-438-013, ; US Information Agent -
MacKenzie Partners, Inc.: Daniel Burch, +1-212-929-5500, , Steve
Balet, 1-800-322-2885
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