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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 in relation to whose       SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED 
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:             03 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       30,902,195  1.30%  42,064,722  1.77% 
and/or controlled: 
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:       13,920,375  0.58%  32,761      0.00% 
(3) Stock-settled derivatives       0           0.00%  0           0.00% 
(including options) 
and agreements  to purchase/sell: 
TOTAL:                              44,822,570  1.88%  42,097,483  1.77% 
 
 

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       1633                  13.8200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       1732                  14.1700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       2712                  14.1800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       3215                  13.8100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       3855                  14.0800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       4531                  14.0600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       4757                  13.8800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       5713                  14.2100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       5846                  14.0700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       6014                  13.8700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       6200                  13.8500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       6807                  14.1100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       8656                  13.8400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       9218                  13.8900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       9418                  14.1200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       10077                 14.0300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       14053                 14.0400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       14255                 14.0900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       15776                 13.8300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       16993                 13.9000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       21842                 14.1400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       23503                 14.2300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       24326                 14.1900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       24799                 14.0100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       28064                 14.0500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       29471                 13.8600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       34682                 14.1749 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       34957                 13.9100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       36601                 14.0200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       36937                 13.9300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       36944                 14.1300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       40000                 14.2400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       44031                 14.2000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       46378                 14.1500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       47628                 13.9600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       50707                 14.0000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       52510                 13.9900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       59296                 13.9700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       59876                 13.7489 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       60146                 13.9800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       82951                 13.9400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       93306                 13.9200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       322636                14.1000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Purchase       762486                13.9500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           890759                13.9500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           722561                14.1000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           506356                14.0000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           341775                14.2300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           116669                14.0290 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           69846                 13.9200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           67187                 14.2200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           64802                 14.2800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           60992                 14.1100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           60724                 14.1800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           53836                 13.9700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           50665                 13.9400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           47847                 14.2400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           45927                 14.0500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           40778                 13.9900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           40611                 14.0200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           40058                 14.1300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           38664                 14.2000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           37220                 13.9300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           36792                 14.0100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           30552                 13.9000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           30166                 13.8700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           29006                 14.1400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           24394                 14.1200 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           23386                 14.0900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           20326                 14.2900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           19362                 14.0662 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           17376                 13.9800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           15878                 14.0300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           13746                 14.1500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           13738                 14.1600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           13058                 13.9600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           12953                 13.8300 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           12442                 14.2100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           11468                 13.9100 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           10823                 14.2600 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           10758                 13.8800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           10707                 14.1700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           10000                 14.1900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           9401                  14.0800 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           5716                  14.2700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           5367                  14.0700 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           5000                  14.3000 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           4879                  13.8500 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           4053                  13.9750 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           3150                  13.8400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           1866                  14.0400 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           888                   13.8900 ZAR 
USD 0.0001 ordinary   Sale           721                   14.0600 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:   03 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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