Trading Statement and Production forecast for the six months ending 30 June 2014 and year ending 31 December 2014
Sibanye Gold Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number 2002/031431/06
Share code: SGL
ISIN – ZAE000173951
Issuer code: SGL
(“Sibanye” or “the Company”)
TRADING STATEMENT AND UPDATED PRODUCTION FORECAST FOR THE SIX-MONTHS
ENDING 30 JUNE 2014 AND YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2014
Westonaria 4 June 2014
Trading Statement
Sibanye (JSE: SGL & NYSE: SBGL) wishes to advise shareholders, in
compliance with paragraph 3.4(b) of the JSE Listing Requirements,
that headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months ending 30
June 2014 will be at least 20% lower than during the comparative
period in 2013. This is as a result of an increase in the weighted
average number of shares in issue, from 556,412,788 for the six-
months ended 30 June 2013 to an estimated 771,294,404 for the six-
months ending 30 June 2014. A further, more detailed announcement
will be released once a more definitive range can be given.
The weighted average number of shares in issue for the six-months
ended 30 June 2013 was lower as a consequence of only 1,000 shares
in issue at the unbundling of Sibanye by Gold Fields. On the Sibanye
listing date on 11 February 2013, Sibanye’s issued shares increased
to 731,648,614.
On 16 May 2014, 156,894,754 new Sibanye ordinary shares were issued
to Gold One International Limited (Gold One), following the
conclusion of the acquisition of the Cooke underground and surface
operations.
The financial information on which the trading statement has been
based has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company’s
auditors.
Production forecast
The Cooke Operation will be consolidated into Sibanye from June
2014. Previous Sibanye production guidance provided on 24 April 2014
excluded any production from these assets.
The revised gold production forecast for the six months ending 30
June 2014, including one month of gold production (approximately
650kg (21,000oz)) from the Cooke Operation, is 22,150kg (690,000oz).
The six months ending 30 June 2014 total cash cost forecast is
R290,000/kg (US$850/oz – at an average exchange rate of R10.60/US$
for the period) and All-in cost R365,000/kg (US$1,070/oz).
Gold production for the 2014 financial and calendar year ending 31
December 2014 is forecasted to increase to 49,000kg (1.58Moz), which
includes approximately 4,900kg (158,000oz) of gold production from
the Cooke Operation. Total cash cost including the Cooke Operation
is forecast to increase from R270,000/kg (US$800/oz) to R285,000/kg
(US$845/oz - at an average exchange rate of R10.50/US$ for the year)
and All-in cost from R360,000/kg (US$1,070/oz) to R365,000/kg
(US$1,080/oz).
ENDS