RE: VN.AVVVancouver, BC, August 18, 2009 -- Harmony Gold Corp. (formerly Avantec Technologies Inc.) ("Harmony" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that as of market opening on August 17, 2009, its shares began trading on the NEX Board of the TSX Venture Exchange under its new name, Harmony Gold Corp., on the basis of one new consolidated common share for nine preconsolidated common shares. The Company's trading symbol is now H.H. Shareholders will receive a letter of transmittal from Computershare Investor Services Inc., the Company's transfer agent, with instructions for exchanging their pre-consolidated shares of Avantec Technologies Inc. for new shares of Harmony Gold Corp. Shareholders of the Company passed a special resolution approving the name change and share consolidation on August 7, 2009. The Company has an unlimited number of common shares, of which 5,884,116 shares are now issued and outstanding