Westonaria, 19 January 2016. In accordance with section 122(3)(b) of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 and section 3.83(b) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, shareholders are hereby advised that Sibanye has received formal notification from Investec Limited (“Investec”) that it has acquired an additional interest in the ordinary shares of the Company on behalf of its clients. Accordingly, the total interest in the issued ordinary shares of Sibanye held by Investec, now amounts to 5.0368%. Contact James Wellsted SVP Investor Relations Sibanye Gold Limited +27 83 453 4014 james.wellsted@sibanyegold.co.za Sponsor J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited