Barclays : 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 AFRICA GROUP LIMITED
(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:		23 January 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:				ORD
				Interests				Short Positions
				Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		51,287,101		2.36%		61,270,117		2.83%
(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				25,374,251		1.17%		20,434		0.00%
(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
(4)
		TOTAL:		76,661,352		3.53%		61,290,551		2.83%

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		2,138		15.2300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,931		15.1000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,348		15.2100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,614		15.1400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,448		15.1100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,502		15.2000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,626		15.1700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,777		15.1500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		11,058		15.1800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		16,252		15.1600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		16,755		15.1900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		22,791		15.1699 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		26,366		15.2200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		27,755		15.1717 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		340,882		15.1714 ZAR
ORD		Sale		874		15.1700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,842		15.0200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,900		15.0100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,297		15.0400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,009		15.0500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,033		15.1200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,085		15.2000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,206		15.0300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,913		15.0600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,967		15.1900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		8,166		15.2300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		10,826		15.1800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,623		15.0800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		13,600		15.1300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		14,587		15.1400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		15,612		15.1000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		19,653		15.1600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		20,542		15.0900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		24,023		15.1500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		35,738		15.1100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		37,387		15.0700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		57,600		15.2100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		155,457		15.2200 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:		24 Jan 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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