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SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED - Amended trading statement for the year ended 31 December 2018

Release Date: 20/02/2019 12:50
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Amended trading statement for the year ended 31 December 2018

Sibanye Gold Limited
Trading as Sibanye-Stillwater
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number 2002/031431/06
Share code: SGL
ISIN – ZAE000173951
Issuer code: SGL
(“Sibanye-Stillwater” or “the Group” or “the Company”)


Amended trading statement for the year ended 31 December 2018

Johannesburg, 20 February 2019. Further to the trading statement released on 14
February 2019, a further review of the effects of recent changes in tax legislation
in the United States (US) has resulted in an amendment to deferred tax for the year
ended 31 December 2018. Accordingly, shareholders are advised that Sibanye-
Stillwater (Tickers JSE: SGL and NYSE: SBGL) expects to report an attributable loss
of R2,500 million (US$189 million)] for the year ended 31 December 2018, which
compares with guidance of R1,000 million (US$77 million) from the trading statement
last week. During the six months ended 31 December 2018, the Governor of New Jersey,
signed a number of bills implementing various changes to tax legislation, which have
an impact on the US PGM operations. The most significant change in the new legislation
has resulted in tax being calculated together on all US entities under common control
(greater than 50% voting ownership), which resulted in an increase in the estimated
deferred tax rate relating to the US PGM operations, and a revised deferred tax
charge of R1,499 million (US$113 million). This change has no impact on the 2018
cash flows and is expected to unwind over the life of the Stillwater operations.
However, we will further investigate tax planning alternatives to minimize this
additional deferred tax.

As a result, the Group will report a basic loss per share of 110 cents (8 US cents)
for the year ended 31 December 2018, which is less than the basic loss per share of
229 cents (17 US cents) reported for the previous year and headline loss per share
of 1 cent (nil US cents) compared with the headline loss per share of 12 cents
(1 US cents), for the comparable period in 2017. This represents a 52% reduction in
the basic loss per share and a 92% reduction in respect of HEPS.

The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been
reviewed or reported on by Sibanye-Stillwater’s auditors.

Results presentation

Sibanye-Stillwater will release its results for the six months and year ended 31
December 2018 on Thursday, 21 February 2019 after 08:00 (CAT) and will host a live
presentation and webcast at 10:00 (CAT). For the webcast and conference call details,
please refer to our website at www.sibanyestillwater.com.



Investor relations contact:

Email: ir@sibanyestillwater.com

James Wellsted
Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +27 (0) 83 453 4014

Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This announcement includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe
harbour” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “target”, “will”,
“forecast”, “expect”, “potential”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “can” and other
similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not
statements of historical matters. The forward-looking statements set out in this announcement
involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which
are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of Sibanye-Stillwater, that could
cause Sibanye-Stillwater’s actual results and outcomes to be materially different from
historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this announcement.
Sibanye-Stillwater undertakes no obligation to update publicly or release any revisions to
these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this
announcement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, save as required by
applicable law.

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