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:		19 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:		63,263,752		2.92%		61,426,409		2.83%
(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				25,628,106		1.18%		0		0.00%
(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
(4)
		TOTAL:		88,891,858		4.10%		61,426,409		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		874		15.3300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,085		15.4500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,439		15.5900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,814		15.4400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,570		15.5300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,680		15.4700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,729		15.4600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,773		15.3400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,035		15.4000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,105		15.5400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,419		15.4900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,033		15.4300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,990		15.4800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		8,016		15.5600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		8,728		15.5700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		31,200		15.5100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		34,820		15.5000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		57,512		15.6200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		121,485		15.5465 ZAR
ORD		Sale		850		15.6800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,660		15.6700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,000		15.7000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,242		15.7300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,715		15.6100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,024		15.5000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,766		15.6300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,439		15.4100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,446		15.7100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,852		15.3700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,483		15.3300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,493		15.6000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,898		15.4000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		8,656		15.4300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		9,522		15.4500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		10,352		15.3800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,412		15.3900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,548		15.5300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,815		15.4200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		14,993		15.4600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		16,026		15.4800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		18,306		15.4700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		18,602		15.6600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		19,081		15.5100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		20,606		15.5200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		21,546		15.7200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		23,007		15.4400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		24,138		15.5600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		25,302		15.4900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		28,499		15.5700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		28,521		15.5800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		32,032		15.5400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		33,729		15.6500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		33,845		15.5500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		54,378		15.6400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		59,689		1,552.9600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		77,673		15.5900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		106,860		15.6200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		360,497		1,555.6300 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:		22 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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