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:		05 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:		346,848		0.02%		1,959,129		0.09%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				206,600		0.10%		1,831,626		0.08%
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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:		553,448		0.12%		3,790,755		0.17%

Class of relevant security:	Â	Â	Â	Convertible Bond 2023 XS1689727920			Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		2,600,000		0.58%		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:		2,600,000		0.58%		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		4.4100 USD
ADR		Purchase		200		4.4150 USD
ADR		Purchase		300		4.4400 USD
ADR		Purchase		400		4.4050 USD
ADR		Purchase		436		4.4000 USD
ADR		Purchase		1,100		4.4354 USD
ADR		Purchase		1,400		4.3900 USD
ADR		Purchase		1,500		4.4900 USD
ADR		Purchase		3,600		4.4300 USD
ADR		Purchase		4,917		4.3649 USD
ADR		Purchase		11,050		4.4251 USD
ADR		Purchase		11,061		4.3912 USD
ADR		Purchase		12,600		4.3818 USD
ADR		Purchase		18,034		4.3947 USD
ADR		Purchase		20,300		4.3932 USD
ADR		Purchase		32,144		4.3993 USD
ADR		Purchase		32,900		4.3888 USD
ADR		Purchase		97,400		4.3901 USD
ADR		Purchase		471,727		4.4029 USD
Convertible Bond		Purchase		1,000,000		93.3750 USD
ADR		Sale		224		4.4000 USD
ADR		Sale		600		4.4200 USD
ADR		Sale		2,492		4.3842 USD
ADR		Sale		2,600		4.4021 USD
ADR		Sale		2,900		4.4003 USD
ADR		Sale		3,600		4.4300 USD
ADR		Sale		4,000		4.4400 USD
ADR		Sale		6,400		4.3913 USD
ADR		Sale		6,893		4.3769 USD
ADR		Sale		8,200		4.3925 USD
ADR		Sale		24,700		4.3876 USD
ADR		Sale		30,000		4.3877 USD
ADR		Sale		31,150		4.3866 USD
ADR		Sale		37,247		4.3872 USD
ADR		Sale		51,968		4.4275 USD
ADR		Sale		148,105		4.4106 USD
ADR		Sale		175,106		4.3939 USD
ADR		Sale		184,872		4.3973 USD
ORD		Sale		340,000		13.4500 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		4,939		13.1764 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Long		8,000		13.3617 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Long		10,000		13.2262 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Long		25,375		13.1481 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Long		51,982		13.0992 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Long		340,000		13.4486 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Short		25,761		13.1813 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Short		33,295		13.2999 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Short		51,881		13.0807 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Short		145,117		13.1756 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Short		215,596		13.0393 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Short		750,908		13.1753 ZAR
Ordinary npv		CFD		Short		934,338		13.2392 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:		6 Feb 2018
Contact name:		Elise Tang
Telephone number:		0207 1163 001

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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