Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd 6-K, filed Feb 24, 2020

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6­K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a­16 OR 15d­16 UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For February 24, 2020

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 40­F.)

Form 20F ☒ Form 40F ☐

(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 12g3­2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes ☐ No ☒

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”)

SAFETY INCIDENT AT HARMONY’S KUSASALETHU MINE

Johannesburg, Monday, 24 February 2020. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (“Harmony” and/or “the Company”) regrets to advise that an employee lost his life on Friday evening, following a scraper winch-related incident at its Kusasalethu mine, near Carletonville.

CEO Peter Steenkamp said: “Our sincere condolences go out to our colleague’s family, friends and fellow workers.  We will re-inforce - across our operations - the key elements of our safety journey: leadership, application of our risk management approach and attainment of a proactive safety culture. In this instance, work in the affected area has been stopped and we commit ourselves fully to the investigation already under way.”

Ends.

For more details contact:

Sihle Maake

Group Communications Manager

+27 (0)83 722 5467 (mobile)

or

Mashego Mashego

Executive Director: Corporate Affairs

+27 (0) 82 767 1072 (mobile)

24 February 2020

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.