Appointment of additional director 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”) APPOINTMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR ON THE SIBANYE GOLD BOARD Westonaria, 13 May 2015: In terms of Section 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of JSE Limited (“JSE”), the Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jiyu Yuan as a Non- Independent Non-Executive Director to the Sibanye Gold Board with effect from 12 May 2015. The appointment of Mr Yuan is pursuant to a written agreement entered into in August 2013 between Sibanye Gold and Gold One International Limited (“Gold One”) for the acquisition by Sibanye Gold of Gold One’s West Rand Operations (“the Cooke Operations”). Mr Yuan (53) is a Mining Engineer with 33 years of experience in China and Peru. Mr Yuan is currently a Director of Gold One and General Manager of Shouxin Peru Mine Company Limited. Previously, Mr Yuan served as a General Manager at Xinjiang Mine Development Limited of Baiyin Nonferrous Group Company Limited (“Baiyin”), General Manager, at Changba Lead and Zinc Mine of Baiyin, Director in the Mine Department of Baiyin and Senior Engineer at Northwest Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. The Board welcomes Mr Yuan to Sibanye Gold and looks forward to his valuable contribution to the on-going development of Sibanye Gold. ENDS Contact James Wellsted SVP Investor Relations Sibanye Gold Limited +27 83 453 4014 james.wellsted@sibanyegold.co.za Sponsor Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Ltd 1 Date: 13/05/2015 03:18:00 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.