SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED - Rule 2.9 announcement relevant securities in issue

Rule 2.9 announcement – relevant securities in issue

Sibanye Gold Limited
Trading as Sibanye-Stillwater
Reg. No. 2002/031431/06
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Share Code: SGL
ISIN Code: ZAE000173951
Issuer Code: SGL
(“Sibanye-Stillwater” or “the Company” or “the Group”)


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Sibanye-Stillwater – Rule 2.9 announcement – relevant securities in issue

In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the Takeover Code, Sibanye-Stillwater confirms that,
as at the date of 14 December 2017, it has in issue 2,168,721,220 ordinary shares of
no par value. No ordinary shares are held in treasury. The International Securities
Identification Number (ISIN) of the ordinary shares is ZAE000173951. Sibanye-
Stillwater has an ADR program for which Bank of New York Mellon acts as depositary.
Each Sibanye-Stillwater ADS represents four Sibanye-Stillwater Shares. The Sibanye-
Stillwater ADRs trade on the New York Stock Exchange. The trading symbol for the
Sibanye-Stillwater ADSs is SBGL and the ISIN is US8257242060.

In addition, Sibanye-Stillwater has US$450,000,000 Sibanye-Stillwater Convertible
Bonds due 2023 listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The Sibanye-Stillwater
Convertible Bonds are convertible into ordinary shares of no par value in Sibanye-
Stillwater. The International Securities Identification Number for the Sibanye-
Stillwater Convertible Bonds is XS1689727920.



15 December 2017

Johannesburg



Investor relations contact:

James Wellsted

Tel: +27 (0) 83 453 4014

Email: ir@sibanyestillwater.com



Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited (“J.P. Morgan”)



Forward-looking statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe
harbour” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements, including, among others, those relating to
Sibanye-Stillwater’s and Lonmin’s financial positions, business strategies, plans and



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objectives of management for future operations, are necessarily estimates reflecting
the best judgement of the senior management and directors of Sibanye-Stillwater and
Lonmin. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this
announcement may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements also often
use words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “intend”, “estimate”, “expect” and words
of similar meaning. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and
uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances and should be
considered in light of various important factors, including those set forth in this
disclaimer. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. The
important factors that could cause Sibanye-Stillwater’s and Lonmin’s actual results,
performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements include, among others, economic, business, political and social conditions
in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Zimbabwe and elsewhere; changes in assumptions
underlying Sibanye-Stillwater’s and Lonmin’s estimation of their current mineral
reserves and resources; the ability to achieve potential synergies from the Offer;
the ability to achieve anticipated efficiencies and other cost savings in connection
with past and future acquisitions, as well as at existing operations; the success of
Sibanye-Stillwater’s and Lonmin’s business strategy, exploration and development
activities; the ability of Sibanye-Stillwater and Lonmin to comply with requirements
that they operate in a sustainable manner; changes in the market price of gold, PGMs
and/or uranium; the occurrence of hazards associated with underground and surface
gold, PGMs and uranium mining; the occurrence of labour disruptions and industrial
action; the availability, terms and deployment of capital or credit; changes in
relevant government regulations, particularly environmental, tax, health and safety
regulations and new legislation affecting water, mining, mineral rights and business
ownership, including any interpretations thereof which may be subject to dispute; the
outcome and consequence of any potential or pending litigation or regulatory
proceedings or other environmental, health and safety issues; power disruptions,
constraints and cost increases; supply chain shortages and increases in the price of
production inputs; fluctuations in exchange rates, currency devaluations, inflation
and other macro-economic monetary policies; the occurrence of temporary stoppages of
mines for safety incidents and unplanned maintenance; their ability to hire and
retain senior management or sufficient technically skilled employees, as well as
their ability to achieve sufficient representation of historically disadvantaged
South Africans’ in management positions; failure of information technology and
communications systems; the adequacy of insurance coverage; any social unrest,
sickness or natural or man-made disaster at informal settlements in the vicinity of
some of Sibanye-Stillwater’s operations; and the impact of HIV, tuberculosis and
other contagious diseases. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date
of this announcement. Sibanye-Stillwater and Lonmin expressly disclaim any obligation
or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statement (except to the
extent legally required).

The Lonmin lead competent person designated in terms of the SAMREC Code, with
responsibility for the consolidation and reporting of Lonmin Mineral Resources and
Mineral Reserves, and for overall regulatory compliance of these figures, is Jurgens
Visser. Jurgens Visser gave his consent for the disclosure of the 2016 Mineral
Resources and Mineral Reserves Statement as included in this announcement. Jurgens
Visser(MSc (Eng),BSc (MRM) and MSCC)) is registered as a Professional Mine Surveyor
with the South African Council for Professional and Technical Surveyors (PLATO),
Registration No. PMS 119 and a fulltime employee of Lonmin. Jurgens Visser has over
35 years' experience in the precious metals mining industry with more than five years
relevant experience in precious metal Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve
estimation.




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