SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED - Updated trading statement for the six-month period ending 31 December 2013

Updated trading statement for the six-month period ending 31 December 2013

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”)

Updated trading statement for the six-month period ending 31
December 2013 and date of release of September 2013 quarter
operating update

Westonaria, 23 October 2013:    Further to the operating and
financial report released on Tuesday, 13 August 2013,
shareholders are advised that a reasonable degree of certainty
exists, in the ordinary course of business, that earnings per
share (“EPS”) and headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) for the
six months ending 31 December 2013 are expected to be at least
120 cents per share, based on 734.3 million ordinary shares,
being the estimated weighted average number of ordinary shares
in issue during the six months ending 31 December 2013.    The
trading statement is based on a gold price of R410,000/kg from
31 October 2013 until 31 December 2013.             A further
announcement will be released once a more definitive range can
be given.

The financial information on which the trading statement has
been based has not been reviewed or reported on by the
Company’s auditors.

Sibanye Gold will release an operating update for the quarter
and nine months ended 30 September 2013 at 08:00 on Thursday,
31 October 2013 on SENS and on the Company website
www.sibanyegold.co.za.

Management will also host conference calls at 10:00 CAT and
15:00 CAT, details below:

DIAL IN NUMBERS 10:00 (CAT), 09:00 (GMT)
Country                  Toll Number             Toll-free
Number
South Africa                                     0 800 200 648
United Kingdom                                   0 808 162
4061
Other countries          +27 11 535 3600
Other countries (alt)    +27 10 201 6800

DIAL IN NUMBERS 15:00 (CAT), 14:00 (GMT), 09:00 (EST)
Country                  Toll Number             Toll-free
Number
South Africa                                     0 800 200 648
United Kingdom                                   0 808 162
4061
Other countries          +27 11 535 3600
Other countries (alt)   +27 10 201 6800
USA                                              1 866 652
5200
USA                     1 412 317 6060

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South Africa         +27 11 305 2030
Other                +27 11 305 2030
United Kingdom               0 808 234 6771
USA                  412 317 0088

Contact

James Wellsted
Head of Corporate Affairs
Sibanye Gold Limited
+27 83 453 4014
james.wellsted@sibanyegold.co.za

Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited

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