Form 8.3 - SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

Form 8.3 - SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

BARCLAYS PLC

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)	Â	Full name of discloser:	Â	Barclays PLC.
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(b)		Owner or controller of interest and short
Â		positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):		Â
(c)		Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED
Â		relevant securities this form relates:		Â
(d)		If an exempt fund manager connected with an
		offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
Â		offeror/offeree:		Â
(e)		Date position held/dealing undertaken:		21 December 2017
(f)		In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making		YES:
Â		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:			Â	ORD
	Â			Interests			Â	Short Positions
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		228,140		0.01%		1,739,055		0.05%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				151,079		0.01%		0		0.00%
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(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:		379,219		0.02%		1,739,055		0.09%
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Class of relevant security:				Convertible Bond XS1689727920
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		3,200,000		0.71%		0		0.00%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:		3,200,000		0.71%		0		0.00%

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:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

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	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
ADR		Purchase		100		4.7100 USD
ADR		Purchase		179		4.6864 USD
ADR		Purchase		1,500		4.7290 USD
ADR		Purchase		3,400		4.7208 USD
ADR		Purchase		3,400		4.7150 USD
ADR		Purchase		4,993		4.7200 USD
ADR		Purchase		5,369		4.7199 USD
ADR		Purchase		8,500		4.7197 USD
ADR		Purchase		24,055		4.6331 USD
ADR		Purchase		24,726		4.7194 USD
ADR		Purchase		27,400		4.7154 USD
ADR		Purchase		28,817		4.6286 USD
ADR		Purchase		34,000		4.7171 USD
ADR		Purchase		63,700		4.7165 USD
ADR		Purchase		76,025		4.6366 USD
ORD		Purchase		191,519		14.5028 ZAR
ADR		Sale		2,300		4.7213 USD
ADR		Sale		3,400		4.7150 USD
ADR		Sale		5,500		4.7281 USD
ADR		Sale		5,800		4.7200 USD
ADR		Sale		8,000		4.7063 USD
ADR		Sale		9,355		4.5537 USD
ADR		Sale		23,300		4.7187 USD
ADR		Sale		28,817		4.6286 USD
ADR		Sale		38,595		4.7195 USD
ADR		Sale		40,400		4.7152 USD
ADR		Sale		53,400		4.7178 USD
ADR		Sale		79,325		4.6327 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
ORD		CFD		Long		3,261		14.4858 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		4,484		14.5858 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		7,638		14.4859 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		12,903		14.6741 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		30,900		14.5940 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		39,612		14.3260 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		57,660		14.4322 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		78,439		14.4936 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		81,606		14.4842 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		107,268		14.6499 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		13,690		14.3423 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		26,111		14.5309 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		65,263		14.5785 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		120,974		14.3904 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		165,769		14.5658 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		295,700		14.4804 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		704,631		14.4559 ZAR

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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which option relates

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Exercise price per unit

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Type e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Exercising/ exercised against

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security

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Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

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Details

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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?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		22 Dec 2017
Contact name:		Pinar Coktas
Telephone number:		020 7116 1165

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 [phone].

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

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