Sibanye Gold Limited
Trading as Sibanye-Stillwater
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number 2002/031431/06
Share code: SGL
ISIN – ZAE000173951
Issuer code: SGL
(“Sibanye-Stillwater” or “the Group” or “the Company”)
Notification of an acquisition of beneficial interest in securities
Westonaria, 13 October 2017: In accordance with section 122(3)(b) of the
Companies Act 71 of 2008 (“the Act”), Regulation 121(2)(b) of the Companies
Act Regulations, 2011 (“the Regulations”) and paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE
Limited Listings Requirements, shareholders are hereby advised that Sibanye-
Stillwater has received formal notification that Van Eck Associates
Corporation has, in aggregate, acquired an interest in the ordinary shares
of the Company, such that the total interest held by Van Eck Associates
Corporation amounts to 10.19% of the total issued shares of the Company.
Sibanye-Stillwater has, as required by section 122(3)(a) of the Act, filed
the required notice with the Takeover Regulation Panel.
Investor relations contact:
James Wellsted
Head of Investor Relations
+27 (0) 83 453 4014
Email: ir@sibanyestillwater.com
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This announcement includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of the “safe harbour” provisions of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including the statements related to expected
production volumes]. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use
of words such as “target”, “will”, “forecast”, “expect”, “potential”,
“intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “can” and other similar expressions that
predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of
historical matters. The forward-looking statements set out in this
announcement involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond
the control of Sibanye-Stillwater, that could cause Sibanye-Stillwater’s
actual results and outcomes to be materially different from historical results
or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of
this announcement. Sibanye-Stillwater undertakes no obligation to update
publicly or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances after the date of this announcement or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, save as required by applicable law.