FORM 8.3 - SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

LONDON--()--

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 interest and short
  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):  
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED
  relevant securities this form relates:  
(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: 12 April 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:                    

Interests

Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 71,561 0.00% 1,247,103 0.05%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
206,600 0.01% 6,974,194 0.31%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 278,161 0.01% 8,221,297 0.36%
Class of relevant security:       Convertible Bond XS1689727920            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 1,200,000 0.27% 0 0.00%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 1,200,000 0.27% 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:  
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  
ADR Purchase 100 3.6300 USD
ADR Purchase 1,300 3.6600 USD
ADR Purchase 4,699 3.6534 USD
ADR Purchase 5,000 3.5820 USD
ADR Purchase 12,600 3.6542 USD
ADR Purchase 14,600 3.6564 USD
ADR Purchase 27,500 3.6553 USD
ADR Purchase 41,764 3.6538 USD
ADR Purchase 728,236 3.6496 USD
ADR Sale 100 3.6650 USD
ADR Sale 100 3.6550 USD
ADR Sale 300 3.6516 USD
ADR Sale 300 3.6583 USD
ADR Sale 700 3.6621 USD
ADR Sale 800 3.6400 USD
ADR Sale 2,400 3.6495 USD
ADR Sale 3,263 3.6500 USD
ADR Sale 4,000 3.6700 USD
ADR Sale 6,700 3.6013 USD
ADR Sale 8,600 3.6513 USD
ADR Sale 18,900 3.6571 USD
ADR Sale 24,800 3.6559 USD
ADR Sale 37,400 3.6520 USD
ADR Sale 95,358 3.6458 USD
ADR Sale 132,213 3.6338 USD
Ordinary npv Sale 189,684 10.7802 ZAR
ADR Sale 231,184 3.6501 USD
ADR Sale 268,681 3.6584 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
Ordinary npv CFD Long 2,145 10.7669 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Long 4,144 10.8146 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Long 9,893 10.6618 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Long 11,839 10.8411 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Long 26,080 10.6594 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Long 58,318 10.8256 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Long 150,006 10.7695 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Long 361,936 10.7652 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Short 4,428 10.8023 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Short 22,183 10.5997 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Short 255,015 10.7389 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Short 1,013,241 10.7244 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Short 2,833,824 10.7796 ZAR

(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: 13 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.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 644948
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20180413T140447+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC