Lonmin : Form 8.3 - LONMIN PLC

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

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 interest and short
		positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)		Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		LONMIN PLC
		relevant securities this form relates:
(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:		15 October 2018
(f)		In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making		YES:
		disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
				SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

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 relevant security:				USD 0.0001 ordinary
				Interests				Short Positions
				Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		13,500,663		4.77%		13,403,573		4.74%
(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				0		0.00%		67,721		0.02%
(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
		TOTAL:		13,500,663		4.77%		13,471,294		4.76%

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
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		13		11.2800 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		207		11.7900 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		400		11.0100 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		749		11.4300 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		780		11.9600 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		894		11.6800 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		1,050		11.3900 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		1,255		10.9900 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		1,388		11.8100 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		1,612		11.8200 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		1,858		11.5700 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		1,895		11.7700 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		2,000		11.5900 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		2,000		11.7100 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		2,105		11.7800 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		2,106		11.6900 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		2,142		11.5800 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		2,901		10.9700 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		5,000		11.5500 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		7,038		11.8000 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Purchase		11,036		11.4500 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Sale		11		11.8000 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Sale		290		10.5000 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Sale		1,357		10.4800 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Sale		1,928		10.5100 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Sale		2,027		10.4900 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Sale		2,138		11.8200 ZAR
USD 0.0001 ordinary		Sale		2,198		11.9600 ZAR

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

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:		16 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.

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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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ABSA GROUP LIMITED

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