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:		02 February 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:	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:		329,600		0.01%		1,730,568		0.08%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				206,600		0.01%		115,026		0.01%
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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:		329,600		0.01%		1,845,594		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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		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		590		4.5235 USD
ADR		Purchase		2,000		4.4850 USD
ADR		Purchase		8,600		4.5400 USD
ADR		Purchase		26,700		4.4824 USD
ADR		Purchase		35,600		4.4600 USD
ADR		Purchase		44,300		4.4857 USD
ADR		Purchase		70,600		4.4845 USD
ADR		Purchase		265,032		4.5037 USD
ADR		Sale		200		4.4400 USD
ADR		Sale		200		4.4200 USD
ADR		Sale		200		4.5600 USD
ADR		Sale		590		4.5235 USD
ADR		Sale		7,800		4.4664 USD
ADR		Sale		8,600		4.5400 USD
ADR		Sale		15,600		4.4797 USD
ADR		Sale		21,423		4.4990 USD
ADR		Sale		24,800		4.4750 USD
ADR		Sale		35,500		4.4600 USD
ADR		Sale		45,400		4.4977 USD
ADR		Sale		46,200		4.4895 USD
ADR		Sale		48,101		4.4880 USD
ADR		Sale		54,800		4.4861 USD
ADR		Sale		54,864		4.5217 USD
ADR		Sale		94,844		4.5052 USD
ORD		Sale		500,000		13.7400 ZAR

(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
Ordinary npv		CFD		Long		1,560		13.4859 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Long		1,723		13.6261 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Long		6,782		13.5145 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Long		8,800		13.7671 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Long		12,034		13.4446 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Long		26,976		13.6263 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Long		38,746		13.8814 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Long		335,514		13.6796 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Long		500,000		13.7386 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Short		7,149		13.5250 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Short		8,718		13.8021 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Short		13,717		13.4953 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Short		46,776		13.5687 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Short		199,065		13.4512 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Short		333,540		13.4836 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:		5 Feb 2018
Contact name:		Jay Supaya
Telephone number:		020 7773 0635

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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