Harmony Gold to Dual List on NASDAQ
23 11월 2005 - 10:54PM
PR Newswire (US)
First International Company to Dual List NEW YORK, Nov. 23
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
(NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced that Harmony (NYSE:HMY) will dual
list its ADRs on the NASDAQ National Market and the NYSE. Harmony
is the first South African company to dual list its stock on NASDAQ
and the NYSE. The stock will begin trading on the NASDAQ National
Market on November 29th, 2005. Bruce Aust, Executive Vice
President, Head of NASDAQ's Corporate Client Group said, "We are
very pleased Harmony has decided to take advantage of NASDAQ's dual
listing initiative. A leader in its industry, Harmony will be able
to experience the benefits of an electronic model, with access to
highly efficient trading in a highly transparent and competitive
market." Bernard Swanepoel, CEO of Harmony said, "We were impressed
by the efficient process of listing on NASDAQ and we are proud to
be the first company outside the Americas to be dual listed. With
more than 40% of our stock being traded in North America, we are
delighted to offer our shareholders an alternative platform to
trade the stock." Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited is engaged in
gold and related mining operations in South Africa, Australia and
Papua New Guinea, producing approximately 2.9m ounces per annum.
The company has been successful in its strategy of growth through
acquisitions and has emerged as one of the top gold producers in
the world and the third largest in South Africa. Harmony is
currently building five mines in South Africa and another in Papua
New Guinea, which results in the company increasing the quality and
size of its production base. NASDAQ is the largest electronic
screen-based equity securities market in the United States. With
approximately 3,200 companies, it lists more companies and, on
average, trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market. It
is home to companies that are leaders across all areas of business
including technology, retail, communications, materials, financial
services, transportation, media and biotechnology. NASDAQ is the
primary market for trading NASDAQ-listed stocks. NASDAQ's dual
listing initiative was launched in January 2004. Companies that
dual list on NASDAQ have to meet the National Market listing
standards. Firms listing on NASDAQ as well as the NYSE will trade
under the same three- letter symbol on both markets. There are now
8 dual listed companies: Harmony (NYSE:HMY) Apache Corporation
(NYSE:APA) The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:CDN)
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) Walgreens (NYSE:WAG) American Financial
Group (NYSE:AFG) Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc
(NYSE:CME) Nuveen Investments (NYSE:JNC) For more information about
NASDAQ, visit the NASDAQ Web site at http://www.nasdaq.com/ or the
NASDAQ Newsroom at http://www.nasdaq.com/newsroom/. NASDAQ makes no
representation about the financial conditions of any company.
Investors should evaluate companies carefully before investing.
DATASOURCE: NASDAQ; Harmony Gold Mining Company CONTACT: Bethany
Sherman, +1-212-401-8714, or Harriet Benson, +44 20 7825 5544, both
of NASDAQ Corporate Communications; or Ferdi Dippenaar, +27 82 807
3684, or Philip Kotze, +27 83 453 0544, both of Harmony Gold Mining
Ltd Web site: http://www.nasdaq.com/ http://www.nasdaq.com/newsroom
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