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:		01 February 2018
(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	Â	Â	Ordinary npv	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		227,600		0.01%		1,605,768		0.07%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				206,600		0.01%		438,196		0.02%
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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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(4)
		TOTAL:		434,200		0.02%		2,043,964		0.09%

Class of relevant security:	Â	Â	Â	Convertible Bond XS1689727920	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		1,600,000		0.36%		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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(4)
		TOTAL:		1,600,000		0.36%		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		200		4.6200 USD
ADR		Purchase		400		4.6800 USD
ADR		Purchase		700		4.6600 USD
ADR		Purchase		1,200		4.6533 USD
ADR		Purchase		2,937		4.6535 USD
ADR		Purchase		5,300		4.6608 USD
ADR		Purchase		11,235		4.6453 USD
ADR		Purchase		11,488		4.6325 USD
ADR		Purchase		12,366		4.6400 USD
ADR		Purchase		14,818		4.6078 USD
ADR		Purchase		15,100		4.6493 USD
ADR		Purchase		15,338		4.6437 USD
ADR		Purchase		17,331		4.6508 USD
ADR		Purchase		20,400		4.6523 USD
ADR		Purchase		25,375		4.6604 USD
ADR		Purchase		25,965		4.6663 USD
ADR		Purchase		28,201		4.6525 USD
ADR		Purchase		35,672		4.6526 USD
ADR		Purchase		247,666		4.6152 USD
ADR		Sale		200		4.7000 USD
ADR		Sale		300		4.7066 USD
ADR		Sale		2,863		4.7098 USD
ADR		Sale		6,000		4.6455 USD
ADR		Sale		9,200		4.6557 USD
ADR		Sale		11,200		4.6494 USD
ADR		Sale		14,400		4.6551 USD
ADR		Sale		30,595		4.6284 USD
ADR		Sale		36,400		4.5804 USD
ADR		Sale		65,258		4.6331 USD
ADR		Sale		66,861		4.6238 USD
ADR		Sale		110,447		4.6150 USD
ADR		Sale		137,968		4.6565 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		15,742		13.7431 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		18,768		13.6826 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		31,404		13.4667 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		61,285		13.8632 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		94,347		13.7912 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		113,037		13.7425 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		152,052		13.8377 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		188,032		13.6798 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		3,908		13.5638 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		15,869		13.6661 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		18,850		13.9713 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		131,353		13.4897 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		161,779		13.4850 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		784,552		13.5649 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:		2 Feb 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 [phone].

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

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