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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:                      Absa Group Limited 
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short 
positions  disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies 
is insufficient. For  a 
trust, the trustee(s), settlor and 
beneficiaries must be named. 
(c) Name of offeror/offeree                      SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED 
in relation to whose 
relevant  securities this form relates: 
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
(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:       07 June 2019 
For an opening position disclosure, 
state the latest 
practicable date prior to the disclosure 
(f) In addition to the company in                YES 
1(c) above, is the discloser 
making disclosures in respect of                 LONMIN PLC 
any other party to the offer? 
If it is a cash offer or possible 
cash offer, state "N/A" 
 
 

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:         USD 0.0001 ordinary 
                                    Interests          Short positions 
                                    Number      %      Number      % 
(1) Relevant securities owned       30,543,203  1.28%  43,615,720  1.83% 
and/or controlled: 
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:       14,978,365  0.63%  21,868      0.00% 
(3) Stock-settled derivatives       0           0.00%  0           0.00% 
(including options) 
and agreements  to purchase/sell: 
TOTAL:                              45,521,568  1.91%  43,637,588  1.83% 
 
 

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 securities  Price per unit 
security 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       24                    14.6700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       131                   14.6500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       252                   14.9100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       695                   14.4600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       800                   15.1100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1000                  14.2100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1000                  14.2300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1000                  14.2400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1000                  14.2500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1000                  14.3500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1000                  14.3900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1000                  14.4200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1000                  14.4300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1000                  14.4800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1081                  14.2800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1390                  14.4400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1700                  14.3300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       2000                  14.3100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       2000                  14.3800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       2000                  14.5100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       2000                  14.5200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       2000                  14.5300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       2000                  15.0700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       2029                  14.2600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       2052                  14.3400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       2305                  14.4700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       2900                  14.9200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       3000                  14.3600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       3000                  14.8800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       3028                  14.2700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       3289                  14.4900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       3492                  14.3200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       3603                  14.8600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       3610                  14.4500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       3611                  14.9500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       4065                  15.0900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       5900                  14.9700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       6000                  14.4100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       7225                  15.1700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       7320                  14.9800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       8000                  14.4000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       8151                  14.8900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       10832                 14.9300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       11399                 15.0100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       13043                 15.1900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       14112                 15.1300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       15475                 14.8500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       16001                 15.0500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       20000                 15.1000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       20457                 15.0600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       21920                 14.7700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       25611                 15.1400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       26000                 14.9600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       27068                 14.9400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       37716                 15.0200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       41442                 15.1500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       45778                 15.1600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       64096                 15.0400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       67009                 14.9900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       82907                 15.0300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       88750                 14.7821 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       93618                 14.8000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       100000                14.3000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       100000                14.6000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       100000                14.7000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       102000                14.5000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       183692                14.9000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       200000                14.7500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       256382                14.7900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       258824                14.8300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1087632               15.0000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           810353                15.0000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           624588                14.9000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           250000                14.7900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           210219                14.7500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           151118                14.5000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           142198                14.8300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           110141                14.9500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           104000                15.0200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           88208                 14.7000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           67026                 15.0100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           64217                 14.9600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           57834                 14.6000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           47755                 14.9200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           44531                 14.7700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           43807                 14.9400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           43554                 15.0400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           35490                 15.0200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           34523                 14.9900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           32037                 15.0300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           30125                 15.0600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           28105                 14.9100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           26549                 14.8200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           26417                 14.4900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           25535                 15.0719 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           25513                 15.0500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           24938                 14.9800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           21774                 15.1300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           20891                 14.8700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           20784                 14.7100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           19928                 15.1000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           17000                 14.9300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           15372                 14.3600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           15044                 14.9700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           15000                 14.3900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           14956                 14.4600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           13819                 14.4000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           13184                 14.3400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           11008                 14.5100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           10130                 14.6600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           9946                  14.3700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           9643                  14.5300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           9504                  14.5400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           8946                  14.8500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           7733                  14.6500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           7696                  14.8600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           6500                  15.1100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           6000                  14.2900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           6000                  14.5500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           5500                  14.6100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           5146                  14.5200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           5000                  14.4200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           5000                  15.1200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           4907                  14.4500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           4750                  15.1500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           4676                  14.6800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           4564                  14.8100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           4517                  14.8900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           4000                  14.4100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           3948                  14.3200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           3626                  14.6200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           3586                  15.1400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           3000                  14.4800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           2732                  14.2400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           2710                  14.7800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           2500                  14.8400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           2400                  14.3100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           2400                  15.1600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           2198                  14.7600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           2000                  14.5800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           1858                  15.0900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           1416                  15.1900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           1200                  14.2800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           1000                  14.2700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           1000                  14.8000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           1000                  14.8800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           800                   14.2600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           695                   14.4400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           370                   14.3800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           174                   14.6900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           31                    14.5900 ZAR 
 
 

(b)Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of relevant  Product     Nature of           Number of reference Price per unit 
security           description dealing             securities 
                   e.g. CFD    e.g. 
                               opening/closing 
                               a 
                               long/short 
                               position, 
                               increasing/reducing 
                               a 
                               long/short 
                               position 
 
 

(c)Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Class of  Product         Writing,     Number        Exercise price Type           Expiry date Option money 
relevant  descriptione.g. purchasing,  of securities per unit       e.g. American,             paid/ 
security  call            selling,     to                           European etc.              received 
          option          varying etc. which option                                            per unit 
                                       relates 
 
 

(ii)Exercise

 
Class of relevant  Product     Exercising/ Number        Exercise price 
security           description exercised   of securities per unit 
                   e.g. call   against 
                   option 
 
 

(d)Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing  Details Price per unit (if 
                            e.g. subscription,         applicable) 
                            conversion 
 
 

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" 
 
 

(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" 
 
 

(c)Attachments

 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  NO 
 
 
Date of disclosure:   07 June 2019 
Contact name:         Large Holdings Regulatory Operations 
Telephone number*:    +27 11 846 4234 
 
 

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.

 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

 

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

 
 

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