Form 8.3 - SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

LONDON--()--

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:   Absa Group Limited
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

 
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:  
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

29 May 2019
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”

YES

 

LONMIN PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:   USD 0.0001 ordinary

 

Interests   Short positions
  Number   % Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 33,269,874 1.40% 41,153,488 1.73%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 12,772,015 0.54% 32,761 0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

TOTAL:

46,041,889 1.93% 41,186,249 1.73%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit
Ordinary NPV Purchase 200 12.9200 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 800 13.0200 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 1260 13.0700 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 1439 12.7800 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 1662 12.8200 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 2881 13.1900 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 3000 13.1800 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 3025 12.9400 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 3399 12.8300 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 3800 12.7900 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 4675 12.8100 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 5474 13.1000 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 5528 12.7400 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 5723 12.8900 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 6400 12.8400 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 8033 13.1700 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 9434 12.7000 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 10000 12.9900 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 10000 13.0500 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 10323 13.0600 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 13149 13.0900 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 13569 12.4800 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 20032 13.0000 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 20809 13.1200 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 23763 13.1100 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 25031 12.9100 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 36086 13.2000 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 44472 12.7500 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 45475 12.9500 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 49257 13.0800 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 51655 12.8000 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 60292 12.9000 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Purchase 1156400 13.0182 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 296799 13.0000 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 141067 13.0600 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 114214 13.0700 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 105570 13.0800 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 84721 13.1500 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 69478 13.0100 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 61666 13.0300 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 58977 12.8000 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 51041 12.9761 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 49734 12.8200 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 41491 13.0200 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 40672 12.8600 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 37966 12.9800 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 36942 12.9900 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 36929 13.0900 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 35157 13.0400 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 34585 13.1200 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 33798 13.0500 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 31658 13.2000 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 28658 12.9100 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 25117 12.7300 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 18144 12.9400 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 17000 13.1000 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 16690 13.2300 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 10420 12.9500 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 9000 13.2100 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 8783 12.9700 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 6538 12.9200 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 5862 12.7900 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 5765 12.8900 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 4006 13.1400 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 3782 13.2500 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 3148 12.8700 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 3000 13.1600 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 2536 12.8100 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 2342 12.8500 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 2053 13.2200 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 2029 13.2400 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 2000 13.1700 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 1876 12.9000 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 1547 12.7700 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 1510 12.8300 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 1500 12.7600 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 865 12.9600 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 178 12.7200 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 143 12.8400 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 70 13.1300 ZAR
Ordinary NPV Sale 25 12.8800 ZAR

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities Price per unit

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure:   29 May 2019
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number*: +27 11 846 4234

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 669534
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20190530T130306+0100

Contacts

Absa Group Limited

Contacts

Absa Group Limited