Section 45 financial assistance announcement Sibanye Gold Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number 2002/031431/06 Share code: SGL ISIN – ZAE000173951 Issuer code: SGL (“Sibanye Gold” or “the Company”) Section 45 financial assistance announcement In terms of section 45(5) of the Companies Act, written notice is to be provided to shareholders containing details of a resolution passed by the board authorizing the provision of direct or indirect financial assistance to a director or prescribed officer or a related or inter-related company. The resolution passed by the board of directors of Sibanye Gold on 15 May 2013 is as follows: Resolved that, to the extent required by the Companies Act, the board of directors of the Company may, subject to compliance with the requirements of the Company’s Memorandum of Incorporation, the Companies Act, and the Listings Requirements of the JSE, each as presently constituted and as amended from time to time, authorize the Company to provide direct or indirect financial assistance by way of loan, guarantee, the provision of security or otherwise, to any of its present or future subsidiaries and/or any other Company or corporation that is or becomes related or inter-related to the Company, for any purpose or in connection with any matter, including, but not limited to, the subscription of any option, or any securities issued or to be issued by the Company or a related or interrelated Company, or for the purchase of any securities of the Company or a related or inter-related Company limited to the maximum of R6 billion, but as determined by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company from time to time regarding actual payments. 23 May 2013 Contact James Wellsted Head of Corporate Affairs Sibanye Gold Limited +27 83 453 4014 james.wellsted@sibanyegold.co.za Sponsor Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 23/05/2013 08:00:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.