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MARKET RELEASE
Notification of an acquisition of beneficial interest in securities
Johannesburg, 6 June 2018: 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 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 acquired American Depositary shares issued
by the Bank of New York Mellon (“Depositary”), each of which represents 4 ordinary shares issued by
Sibanye-Stillwater to the Depositary. Van Eck Associates Corporation has now a total of 10.03% beneficial
interest of the total issued ordinary 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
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This announcement contains forward-looking statements, including “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section
27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and the “safe harbour” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “target”, “will”, “would”, “expect”, “can”,
“unlikely”, “could” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of
historical matters. These forward-looking statements, including among others, those relating to our future business prospects,
financial positions, debt position and our ability to reduce debt leverage, plans and objectives of management for future
operations, plans to raise capital through streaming arrangements or pipeline financing, our ability to service our Bond
Instruments (High Yield Bonds and Convertible Bonds), our ability to achieve steady state production at the Blitz project and the
anticipated benefits and synergies of our acquisitions are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgement of our senior
management and 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.
As a consequence, these forward-looking statements should be considered in light of various important factors, including those
set forth in the Group’s Annual Integrated Report and Annual Financial Report, published on 2 April 2018, and the Group’s Annual
Report on Form 20-F filed by Sibanye-Stillwater with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 2 April 2018 (SEC File no. 001-
35785). 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.
Sibanye Gold Limited
Trading as Sibanye-Stillwater
Reg. 2002/031431/06
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Share code: SGL
ISIN – ZAE000173951
Issuer code: SGL
(“Sibanye-Stillwater”,”the Company” and/or “the Group”)
Registered Address:
Constantia Office Park
Bridgeview House • Building 11 • Ground Floor
Cnr 14th Avenue & Hendrik Potgieter Road
Weltevreden Park • 1709
Postal Address:
Private Bag X5 • Westonaria • 1780
Tel +27 11 278 9600 • Fax +27 11 278 9863