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:   BARCLAYS AFRICA GROUP LIMITED
     
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):  
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED
  relevant securities this form relates:  
(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: 22 January 2018
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? 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:       ORD            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 51,260,684 2.36% 61,271,003 2.83%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
25,352,067 1.17% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(4)
TOTAL: 76,612,751 3.53% 61,271,003 2.83%

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   Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per unit
security   securities  
ORD Purchase 10 15.1400 ZAR
ORD Purchase 344 15.1500 ZAR
ORD Purchase 419 15.2900 ZAR
ORD Purchase 3,100 15.2500 ZAR
ORD Purchase 6,769 15.1900 ZAR
ORD Purchase 7,970 15.2018 ZAR
ORD Purchase 8,320 15.2300 ZAR
ORD Purchase 10,058 15.1700 ZAR
ORD Purchase 23,533 15.2200 ZAR
ORD Purchase 29,076 15.1600 ZAR
ORD Purchase 35,411 15.2100 ZAR
ORD Purchase 119,798 15.2135 ZAR
ORD Purchase 303,776 15.2000 ZAR
ORD Sale 486 15.4300 ZAR
ORD Sale 609 15.4200 ZAR
ORD Sale 797 15.2800 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,012 15.3200 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,569 15.1400 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,635 15.1200 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,850 15.3300 ZAR
ORD Sale 2,232 15.3600 ZAR
ORD Sale 2,573 15.3100 ZAR
ORD Sale 4,427 15.2500 ZAR
ORD Sale 5,013 15.2600 ZAR
ORD Sale 6,158 15.1739 ZAR
ORD Sale 6,394 15.2400 ZAR
ORD Sale 8,638 15.3400 ZAR
ORD Sale 9,364 15.1800 ZAR
ORD Sale 10,955 15.2900 ZAR
ORD Sale 12,912 15.3500 ZAR
ORD Sale 12,968 15.2300 ZAR
ORD Sale 14,877 15.1900 ZAR
ORD Sale 15,970 15.1700 ZAR
ORD Sale 16,078 15.3000 ZAR
ORD Sale 19,521 15.2071 ZAR
ORD Sale 21,283 15.2100 ZAR
ORD Sale 31,827 15.2700 ZAR
ORD Sale 47,631 15.2200 ZAR
ORD Sale 12,158,988 15.2000 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”

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”

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO
Date of disclosure: 23 Jan 2018
Contact name: Femi Badmos
Telephone number: 020 3555 1125

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.

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

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 639993
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20180123T144636+0000

Contacts

BARCLAYS AFRICA GROUP LIMITED

Contacts

BARCLAYS AFRICA GROUP LIMITED