LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

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: Barclays PLC.
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose LONMIN PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(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: 15 December 2017
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? Sibanye Gold Limited (trading as Sibanye-Stillwater)

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
and/or controlled: 3,023,567 1.07% 5,528,268 1.95%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
3,636,713 1.29% 780,003 0.28%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 6,660,280 2.36% 6,308,271 2.23%

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 Price per unit
security securities
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 751 0.8650 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 1,100 0.7950 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 1,680 0.8250 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 1,991 0.8428 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 2,555 0.8175 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 2,580 0.8304 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 3,289 0.8715 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 3,698 0.8102 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 3,834 0.8300 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 4,641 0.7875 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 4,770 0.8625 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 4,836 0.8375 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 5,014 0.8425 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 5,293 0.8506 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 6,718 0.8400 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 7,580 0.8027 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 7,612 0.8374 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 9,731 0.8575 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 10,255 0.8594 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 10,700 0.8600 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 10,770 0.8475 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 12,517 0.7925 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 13,716 0.8350 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 15,366 0.8525 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 17,057 0.7866 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 19,457 0.8427 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 30,420 0.8499 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 39,400 0.8293 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 49,723 0.8282 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 56,263 0.8145 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 63,581 0.8271 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 133,620 0.8170 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Purchase 519,145 0.8073 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 1,501 0.8650 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 1,680 0.8250 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 1,991 0.8428 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 2,200 0.7950 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 3,142 0.8481 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 3,560 0.7930 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 3,834 0.8300 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 4,318 0.7700 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 4,641 0.7875 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 4,770 0.8625 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 4,836 0.8375 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 6,718 0.8400 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 9,731 0.8575 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 10,700 0.8600 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 10,770 0.8475 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 12,517 0.7925 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 13,716 0.8350 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 15,366 0.8525 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 19,457 0.8427 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 20,717 0.8482 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 21,776 0.8431 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 22,921 0.8425 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 180,000 0.8243 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 185,584 0.7943 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 240,404 0.8395 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 518,000 TRANSFER
USD 0.0001 ordinary Sale 536,723 0.8032 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
USD 0.0001 ordinary SWAP Long 800 0.8206 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary SWAP Long 158,601 0.8437 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary CFD Long 498,982 0.8000 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary SWAP Short 1,350 0.8505 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary SWAP Short 1,464 0.8506 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary SWAP Short 1,643 0.8325 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary SWAP Short 2,093 0.8028 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary SWAP Short 2,630 0.8481 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary SWAP Short 3,289 0.8715 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary SWAP Short 3,577 0.8040 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary SWAP Short 5,487 0.8027 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary SWAP Short 7,706 0.8480 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary SWAP Short 40,702 0.8145 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary SWAP Short 45,997 0.8271 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary CFD Short 46,134 0.8088 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary CFD Short 50,323 0.8376 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary CFD Short 145,003 0.8155 GBP
USD 0.0001 ordinary CFD Short 267,955 0.7968 GBP

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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type

e.g. American, European etc.

 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security Product description

e.g. call option

 Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

 Details Price per unit (if applicable)

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'

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'

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 18 Dec 2017
Contact name: Jay Supaya
Telephone number: 020 7773 0635

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.

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

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