EX-4.25 9 d612311dex425.htm EX-4.25 EX-4.25

Exhibit 4.25

edward nathan sonnenbergs

johannesburg cape town durban

150 west street

sandown sandton johannesburg 2196

p o box 783347 sandton south africa 2146

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SECOND ADDENDUM TO THE SUBSCRIPTION, SALE AND SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT

entered into between

HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED

and

BUSINESS VENTURE INVESTMENTS NO 1692 PROPRIETARY LIMITED

and

HISTOPATH PROPRIETARY LIMITED

and

BUSINESS VENTURE INVESTMENTS NO 1677 PROPRIETARY LIMITED

and

BUSINESS VENTURE INVESTMENTS NO 1687 PROPRIETARY LIMITED

and

BUSINESS VENTURE INVESTMENTS NO 1688 PROPRIETARY LIMITED

and

THE TRUSTEES FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE HARMONY GOLD COMMUNITY TRUST

 

 

        

 

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   edward nathan sonnenbergs incorporated        registration number 2006/018200/21


1. INTERPRETATION

 

     In this Addendum –

 

  1.1. Addendum” means this second addendum to the Subscription, Sale and Shareholders’ Agreement;

 

  1.2. Subscription, Sale and Shareholders Agreement” means the subscription, sale and shareholders’ agreement entered into between the Parties on 20 March 2013, as amended; and

 

  1.3. unless otherwise defined herein or the context indicates otherwise, words and expressions defined in the Subscription, Sale and Shareholders’ Agreement will have the same meanings and any reference to the word “clause” or “annexure” refers to a clause or annexure of the Subscription, Sale and Shareholders Agreement.

 

2. INTRODUCTION

 

  2.1. The Parties have agreed to amend the Subscription, Sale and Shareholders’ Agreement by deleting clause 14.3.2 and replacing same with a new clause 14.3.2.

 

  2.2. The Parties wish to record their agreement in writing.

 

3. AMENDMENT

 

     The Parties hereby amend the Subscription, Sale and Shareholders’ Agreement by deleting clause 14.3.2 and replacing same with a new clause 14.3.2 –

 

  14.3.2 in respect of the Harmony Shareholder Loan –

 

  14.3.2.1 bear interest at a rate of 100 (one hundred) basis points above the Funding Rate;

 

  14.3.2.2 be repayable in 15 (fifteen) equal semi-annual instalments commencing on 31 December 2013 and terminating on 31 December 2020, subject to the provisions of the Cashflow Waterfall Agreement; and

 

  14.3.2.3 at the election of Harmony, failure of the Company to repay the Harmony Shareholder Loan shall not constitute a default by the Company;

 

4. SAVINGS CLAUSE

 

     Save to the extent specifically or by necessary implication modified in or inconsistent with the provisions of this Addendum or unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Parties, all the terms and conditions of the Subscription, Sale and Shareholders Agreement shall mutatis mutandis continue to apply.

 

        

 

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   edward nathan sonnenbergs incorporated        registration number 2006/018200/21

 

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5. COSTS

 

     Each Party will bear and pay its own legal costs and expenses of and incidental to the negotiation, drafting, preparation and implementation of this Addendum.

 

6. SIGNATURE

 

  6.1. This Addendum is signed by the Parties on the dates and at the places indicated below.

 

  6.2. This Addendum may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Addendum as at the date of signature of the Party last signing one of the counterparts.

 

  6.3. The persons signing this Addendum in a representative capacity warrant their authority to do so.

 

FOR    HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED
Signature:        /s/   
   who warrants that he / she is duly authorised thereto   
Name:    Frank Abbott   
Date:    27 June 2013   
Place:    Randfontein   
FOR    BUSINESS VENTURE INVESTMENTS NO 1692 PROPRIETARY LIMITED
Signature:    /s/   
   who warrants that he / she is duly authorised thereto   
Name:    Frank Abbott   
Date:    27 June 2013   
Place:    Randfontein   

 

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FOR    HISTOPATH PROPRIETARY LIMITED
Signature:        /s/   
   who warrants that he / she is duly authorised thereto   
Name:    M. Mashabh   
Date:    5 July 2013   
Place:    Sandton   
FOR    BUSINESS VENTURE INVESTMENTS NO 1677 PROPRIETARY LIMITED
Signature:    /s/   
   who warrants that he / she is duly authorised thereto   
Name:    M.C. Matjila   
Date:    8 July 2013   
Place:    Johannesburg   
FOR    BUSINESS VENTURE INVESTMENTS NO 1687 PROPRIETARY LIMITED
Signature:    /s/   
   who warrants that he / she is duly authorised thereto   
Name:    Livhu Nengovhela   
Date:    10 July 2013   
Place:    Sandton   
FOR    BUSINESS VENTURE INVESTMENTS NO 1688 PROPRIETARY LIMITED
Signature:    /s/   
   who warrants that he / she is duly authorised thereto   
Name:        
Date:        
Place:        

 

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FOR    THE TRUSTEES FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE HARMONY GOLD COMMUNITY TRUST
Signature:        /s/   
   who warrants that he / she is duly authorised thereto   
Name:    Neil Terblanche   
Date:    27 June 2013   
Place:    Randfontein   

 

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