ABSA GROUP LIMITED Form 8.3 - SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

 
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FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
(a) Full name of discloser:                            Absa Group Limited 
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short 
positions disclosed,  if different from 1(a): 
The naming of nominee or vehicle 
companies is insufficient. For a 
trust, the trustee(s), settlor and 
beneficiaries must be named. 
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose       SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED 
relevant securities  this form relates: 
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected 
with an offeror/offeree, 
state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: 
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:             30 Oct 2018 
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest 
practicable  date prior to the disclosure 
(f) In addition to the company in                      YES LONMIN PLC 
1(c) above, is the discloser 
making disclosures in respect of 
any other party to the offer? 
If it is a cash offer or possible 
cash offer, state "N/A" 
 
 

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 
Class of                    Ordinary NPV 
relevant 
security: 
                            Interests            Short Positions 
                            Number        (%)    Number           (%) 
(1)         Relevant 
            securities 
            owned 
            and/or          159,700,101   7.05%  151,938,243      6.71% 
            controlled: 
(2)         Cash-settled 
            derivatives: 
                            0             0.00%  4,232,430        0.19% 
(3)         Stock-settled 
            derivatives 
            (including 
            options) 
            and agreements  0             0.00%  0                0.00% 
            to 
            purchase/sell: 
(4) 
            TOTAL:          159,700,101   7.05%  156,170,673      6.89% 
 
 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

 
Class of relevant security in relation 
to which subscription right  exists: 
Details, including nature of the rights 
concerned and relevant  percentages: 
 
 

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 
(a)                 Purchases and sales 
Class of relevant   Purchase/sale        Number of   Price per unit 
security                                 securities 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             287         10.5000 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             739         10.3400 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             2,800       10.4600 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             3,235       10.1700 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             4,000       10.1600 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             4,504       10.1200 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             5,156       10.2800 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             5,540       10.4000 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             6,213       10.2300 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             7,086       10.3600 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             7,631       10.4400 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             8,611       10.2400 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             8,999       10.1800 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             9,305       10.4500 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             11,153      10.2200 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             14,100      10.4800 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             14,493      10.3500 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             16,817      10.2541 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             17,824      10.2700 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             18,241      10.4200 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             19,841      10.3700 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             19,978      10.5100 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             23,981      10.2600 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             25,692      10.1500 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             27,826      10.3200 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             28,421      10.1900 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             31,200      10.1300 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             31,366      10.3300 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             32,888      10.4100 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             33,983      10.2900 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             34,793      10.2000 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             39,658      10.2500 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             40,957      10.3900 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             41,480      10.3000 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             42,129      10.1400 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             43,106      10.2100 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             53,121      10.3100 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Purchase             130,283     10.3800 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 161         10.4500 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 270         10.5200 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 400         10.2900 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 2,664       10.3700 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 4,589       10.4000 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 8,000       10.4100 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 9,828       10.2500 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 13,797      10.3900 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 14,756      10.1400 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 16,236      10.4200 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 17,456      10.4600 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 19,167      10.2100 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 19,580      10.2700 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 20,626      10.3000 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 22,319      10.2300 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 23,192      10.3400 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 23,841      10.2563 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 24,657      10.4300 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 27,439      10.4400 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 28,924      10.3600 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 35,067      10.2400 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 36,571      10.3300 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 43,050      10.1900 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 45,371      10.3100 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 57,022      10.3200 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 98,437      10.3500 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 149,258     10.3341 ZAR 
Ordinary NPV        Sale                 924,326     10.3800 ZAR 
 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of relevant   Product      Nature of            Number of reference  Price per unit 
security            description  dealing              securities 
                    e.g. CFD     e.g. 
                                 opening/closing 
                                 a 
                                 long/short 
                                 position, 
                                 increasing/reducing 
                                 a 
                                 long/short 
                                 position 
 
 

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Class of   Product      Writing,     Number      Exercise  Type       Expiry date  Option 
relevant   description  purchasing,  of          price     e.g.                    money 
security   e.g.         selling,     securities  per unit  American,               paid/ 
           call         varying      to                    European                received 
           option       etc.         which                 etc.                    per 
                                     option                                        unit 
                                     relates 
 
 

(ii) Exercise

 
Class of relevant   Product      Exercising/  Number         Exercise price 
security            description  exercised    of securities  per unit 
                    e.g. call    against 
                    option 
 
 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
Class of relevant   Nature of dealing   Details  Price per unit (if 
security            e.g. subscription,           applicable) 
                    conversion 
 
 

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

 
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, 
or any agreement or  understanding, 
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities 
which may be an inducement to 
deal or refrain from dealing entered  into 
by the person making the disclosure and 
any party to the offer  or any person acting 
in concert with a party to the offer: 
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent 
should not be  included. If there 
are no such agreements, arrangements or  understandings, state "none" 
None 
 
 

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 
Details of any agreement, arrangement or 
understanding, formal or  informal, 
between the person making the disclosure 
and any other  person relating to: 
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option;  or 
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any 
relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: 
If there are no such agreements, arrangements 
or understandings,  state "none" 
None 
 
 

(c) Attachments

 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO 
 
 
Date of disclosure:   31 Oct 2018 
Contact name:         Large Holdings Regulatory Operations 
Telephone number:     020 3134 7213 
 
 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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