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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: 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 SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED
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: 12 January 2018
(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? LONMIN PLC

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: Ordinary npv
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 215,652 0.01% 1,949,865 0.09%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,752,174 0.09% 0 0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 1,967,826 0.10% 1,949,865 0.09%
Class of relevant security: Convertible Bond XS1689727920
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 4,000,000 0.89% 0 0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 4,000,000 0.89% 0 0.00%

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
ADR Purchase 400 5.3300 USD
ADR Purchase 400 5.4000 USD
ADR Purchase 500 5.3680 USD
ADR Purchase 600 5.3733 USD
ADR Purchase 1,300 5.4184 USD
ADR Purchase 1,600 5.4681 USD
ADR Purchase 2,214 5.3997 USD
ADR Purchase 2,500 5.4392 USD
ADR Purchase 3,811 5.4800 USD
ADR Purchase 3,900 5.3600 USD
ADR Purchase 4,721 5.3825 USD
ADR Purchase 5,400 5.4423 USD
ADR Purchase 8,800 5.3378 USD
ADR Purchase 12,052 5.4775 USD
ADR Purchase 14,135 5.4136 USD
ADR Purchase 15,300 5.4750 USD
ADR Purchase 16,800 5.4167 USD
ADR Purchase 35,600 5.4277 USD
ADR Purchase 41,000 5.4296 USD
ADR Purchase 109,224 5.3446 USD
ADR Sale 100 5.3950 USD
ADR Sale 100 5.4700 USD
ADR Sale 100 5.3750 USD
ADR Sale 200 5.4250 USD
ADR Sale 1,000 5.4650 USD
ADR Sale 1,400 5.4800 USD
ADR Sale 2,700 5.4082 USD
ADR Sale 7,100 5.3104 USD
ADR Sale 8,900 5.4109 USD
ADR Sale 11,100 5.4111 USD
ADR Sale 15,300 5.4750 USD
ADR Sale 17,700 5.3130 USD
ADR Sale 17,714 5.3684 USD
ADR Sale 29,900 5.4365 USD
ADR Sale 32,100 5.4348 USD
ADR Sale 52,619 5.4278 USD
ADR Sale 84,724 5.3539 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
Ordinary npv CFD Long 910 16.7552 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Long 2,942 16.4053 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Long 4,005 16.5282 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Long 4,804 16.3534 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Long 17,656 16.4200 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Long 20,259 16.4055 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Short 2,000 16.4240 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Short 2,727 16.4146 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Short 16,892 16.4693 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Short 61,490 16.3365 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Short 94,943 16.4273 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Short 123,361 16.5214 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Short 344,096 16.3609 ZAR
Ordinary npv CFD Short 358,352 16.4176 ZAR

(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: 15 Jan 2018
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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