Form 8.3 - SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

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 PLC.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED
(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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	6 April 2018
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”	YES 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:	38,455,725	1.77%	49,497,291	2.27%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		16,731,858	0.77%	0	0.00%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
(4)
	TOTAL:	55,187,583	2.53%	49,497,291	2.27%

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	1,767	11.5900 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	2,400	11.1600 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	3,300	11.5200 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	5,517	11.4800 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	5,540	11.3600 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	5,600	11.5800 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	5,882	11.1800 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	6,208	11.5400 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	7,792	11.5500 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	9,747	11.4900 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	11,784	11.1700 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	12,000	11.5300 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	12,029	11.3200 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	12,517	11.5600 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	14,749	11.2800 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	22,900	11.3400 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	24,000	11.3300 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	29,849	11.2900 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	30,655	11.3700 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	37,434	11.3100 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	42,593	11.2600 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	44,666	11.2400 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	45,223	11.1900 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	46,961	11.2300 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	47,866	11.3800 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	52,590	11.3900 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	59,774	11.2200 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	65,249	11.2500 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	65,548	11.2100 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	72,493	11.2700 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	79,009	11.4100 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	79,082	11.2000 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	84,919	11.6000 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	84,997	11.3500 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	108,498	11.3000 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	129,303	11.4400 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	154,878	11.4200 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	205,007	11.4700 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	209,550	11.4600 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	372,338	11.4000 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	417,920	11.5000 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	509,918	11.4500 ZAR
ORD	Purchase	516,891	11.4300 ZAR
ORD	Sale	1,353	11.1400 ZAR
ORD	Sale	1,685	11.4700 ZAR
ORD	Sale	2,712	11.5600 ZAR
ORD	Sale	2,800	11.5700 ZAR
ORD	Sale	3,173	11.1500 ZAR
ORD	Sale	3,200	11.4800 ZAR
ORD	Sale	3,618	11.5000 ZAR
ORD	Sale	5,130	11.3900 ZAR
ORD	Sale	5,741	11.5200 ZAR
ORD	Sale	9,696	11.1700 ZAR
ORD	Sale	10,618	11.3600 ZAR
ORD	Sale	12,236	11.4500 ZAR
ORD	Sale	12,415	11.5500 ZAR
ORD	Sale	13,175	11.1800 ZAR
ORD	Sale	13,417	11.2100 ZAR
ORD	Sale	15,717	11.3500 ZAR
ORD	Sale	16,539	11.1900 ZAR
ORD	Sale	17,094	11.3100 ZAR
ORD	Sale	17,651	11.2000 ZAR
ORD	Sale	24,833	11.4600 ZAR
ORD	Sale	26,392	11.3400 ZAR
ORD	Sale	28,310	11.3300 ZAR
ORD	Sale	30,704	11.2900 ZAR
ORD	Sale	34,220	11.2200 ZAR
ORD	Sale	34,585	11.3800 ZAR
ORD	Sale	35,444	11.3000 ZAR
ORD	Sale	36,326	11.4400 ZAR
ORD	Sale	37,261	11.4100 ZAR
ORD	Sale	38,441	11.2300 ZAR
ORD	Sale	39,103	11.2800 ZAR
ORD	Sale	41,692	11.2700 ZAR
ORD	Sale	43,436	11.4200 ZAR
ORD	Sale	44,941	11.3120 ZAR
ORD	Sale	45,603	11.2600 ZAR
ORD	Sale	48,591	11.4300 ZAR
ORD	Sale	56,735	11.4000 ZAR
ORD	Sale	57,991	11.2500 ZAR
ORD	Sale	66,813	11.2400 ZAR
ORD	Sale	72,655	11.3700 ZAR
ORD	Sale	110,660	11.3015 ZAR
ORD	Sale	292,029	11.6000 ZAR
ORD	Sale	793,539	11.4264 ZAR
ORD	Sale	3,015,085	11.3200 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:	9 Apr 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 and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]. 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.

Category Code: RET

Sequence Number: 644617

Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20180409T130904+0100