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Strategic acquisition agreement with Generation Mining to further its Marathon project
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”)
Sibanye-Stillwater enters into a strategic acquisition agreement with Generation
Mining to further its Marathon project
Johannesburg, 26 June 2019. Sibanye-Stillwater (Tickers JSE: SGL and NYSE: SBGL) is
pleased to advise that it has entered into an acquisition agreement (“the agreement”)
with Generation Mining Limited (“Gen Mining”) to further the development of the PGM-
copper Marathon project, situated in northern Ontario, Canada, adjacent to Lake
Superior (“Marathon” or the “Marathon project”). The Marathon project was acquired
by Sibanye-Stillwater as part of the Stillwater acquisition in May 2017.
The agreement sees Sibanye-Stillwater receive upfront proceeds in the form of 3.0
million Canadian dollars (CAD$) in cash and 11,053,795 shares @ CAD$0.2714 per share
in Gen Mining (an equity interest of 12.9% @ CAD$0.2714 per share) on closing of the
agreement. Gen Mining will acquire a 51% interest in the Marathon project and form
an unincorporated joint venture with Stillwater Canada Inc.
The agreement will enable Gen Mining, a focused exploration company, to advance the
Marathon project and to conclude further economic studies in the development of this
asset.
The conclusion of the transaction is subject to customary conditions for a
transaction of this nature and is expected to close prior to mid July 2019.
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO, Neal Froneman commented: “We are pleased to enter into this
agreement which unlocks immediate value for the Group and ensures appropriate
investment and focus on the Marathon project, whilst we maintain our attention on
our core US PGM operations. We look forward to working with Gen Mining to realize
the potential of the property, increasing the value proposition for all
stakeholders.”
Transaction overview
Upon signing a letter of intent Gen Mining paid a deposit of CAD$100,000 to Sibanye-
Stillwater.
To acquire the First Interest, Gen Mining must pay an additional CAD$2.9 million in
cash and issue 11,053,795 common shares (or 12.9% interest) at a deemed price per
common share of CAD$0.2714 to Sibanye-Stillwater. Gen Mining will become the operator
of the joint venture and the property (unless its interest in the joint venture
reduces to a minority interest) and will assume all liabilities of the Property in
such operatorship capacity.
Gen Mining has the right to earn an additional 29-per-cent interest in the Property
(the “Second Interest”) within four years of the closing date, by making total cash
expenditures on the Property of at least CAD$10 million and delivering a preliminary
economic assessment. During this second earn-in period, Gen Mining must make all
required expenditures to maintain the property in good standing.
Once Gen Mining has earned the Second Interest, Sibanye-Stillwater shall have the
option to fund any future exploration and development costs on a pro rata basis with
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Gen Mining (80% funded by Gen Mining and 20% funded by Sibanye-Stillwater) in order
to maintain its 20% interest in the Property, subject to normal dilution provisions.
If Gen Mining does not earn into the Second Interest, Sibanye-Stillwater shall have
a one-time option to re-acquire from Gen Mining an additional 31% participating
interest in the joint venture (for a total 80% participating interest) for CDN$1.00
and become operator under the joint venture.
Upon a definitive feasibility study (the “DFS”) being prepared and the management
committee of the joint venture making a positive commercial production decision, so
long as Sibanye-Stillwater has a minimum 20% interest in the Property, then Sibanye-
Stillwater will have 90 days to exercise an option to increase its participating
interest in the joint venture from its current percentage up to 51% (the “Percentage
Differential”)by agreeing to fund an amount of the total capital costs as estimated
in the DFS multiplied by the Percentage Differential, in addition to its pro rata
proportion of costs that it would fund at its current participating interest level.
Should this option be exercised, Sibanye-Stillwater would also take over operatorship
of the project at such time.
More about Generation Mining
Generation Mining is a base metal exploration and development company with various
property interests throughout Canada. Its primary business objective is to explore
and further develop these properties, and to continue to increase its portfolio of
base and precious metal property assets through acquisition. The Company’s common
shares trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) under the symbol GENM. For
more information, please refer to their website at https://www.genmining.com/.
Ends.
Contacts:
Email: ir@sibanyestillwater.com
James Wellsted
Head of Investor Relations
+27 (0) 83 453 4014
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.
All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this announcement may
be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of
words such as “will”, “would”, “expect”, “may”, “could” “believe”, “anticipate”, “target”,
“estimate” and words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements, including among
others, those relating to our future business prospects, financial positions, ability to
reduce debt leverage, business strategies, plans and objectives of management for future
operations and the anticipated benefits and synergies of transactions, are necessarily
estimates reflecting the best judgement of our senior management. Readers are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on such statements. Forward looking statements 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. As a
consequence, these forward-looking statements should be considered in light of various
important factors, including those set forth in the Group’s Annual Integrated Report and
Annual Financial Report, published on 29 March 2019, and the Group’s Annual Report on Form
20-F filed by Sibanye-Stillwater with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 9 April 2019
(SEC File no. 001-35785). These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
announcement. Sibanye-Stillwater expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update
or revise these forward-looking statements, save as required by applicable law.
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