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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:       11 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       30,350,157  1.28%  44,490,522  1.87% 
and/or controlled: 
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:       15,994,595  0.67%  4,871       0.00% 
(3) Stock-settled derivatives       0           0.00%  0           0.00% 
(including options) 
and agreements  to purchase/sell: 
TOTAL:                              46,344,752  1.95%  44,495,393  1.87% 
 
 

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       29                    14.2900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       36                    14.2600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       37                    14.4200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       121                   14.5400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       242                   14.6700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       856                   14.2400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1660                  14.6500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       3000                  14.5700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       3477                  14.6200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       3934                  14.5000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       4258                  14.4000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       6214                  14.5900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       8887                  14.4400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       9680                  14.4600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       10000                 14.5600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       11711                 14.4300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       12913                 14.6000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       12971                 14.6300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       13540                 14.4500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       15763                 14.6100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       18726                 14.4700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       22608                 14.4800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       101868                14.4034 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       101868                14.4150 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       101868                14.4150 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           629938                14.5285 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           186826                14.4500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           180150                14.4700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           128508                14.5500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           109475                14.4600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           102675                14.6000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           101868                14.4150 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           101868                14.4150 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           64099                 14.4800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           59034                 14.4900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           54574                 14.4400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           51518                 14.6100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           45254                 14.4100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           38866                 14.5200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           30946                 14.5300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           30503                 14.5400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           26921                 14.6400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           26194                 14.5600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           24259                 14.3900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           22251                 14.4300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           20535                 14.5800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           19224                 14.5000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           17952                 14.4200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           17490                 14.5700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           15040                 14.4000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           13939                 14.5900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           11181                 14.2600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           9700                  14.3600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           8214                  14.3500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           7073                  14.3800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           6315                  14.3700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           6096                  14.5100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           5866                  14.6300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           5308                  14.3100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           5000                  14.7000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           4859                  14.3300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           4401                  14.3200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           3024                  14.6600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           3000                  14.2500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           3000                  14.2900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           2647                  14.3000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           2058                  14.6900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           2025                  14.7100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           1121                  14.6700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           856                   14.2400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           782                   14.3400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           31                    14.6800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           27                    14.6200 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   Product      Exercising/  Number         Exercise price 
relevant   description  exercised    of securities  per unit 
security   e.g. call    against 
           option 
 
 

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

 
Class of relevant   Nature of dealing   Details  Price per unit (if 
security            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:   11 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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June 12, 2019 09:42 ET (13:42 GMT)