Company Announcement: Appointment of Head of Corporate Affairs

8th January 2013

 Sibanye Gold is pleased to announce the appointment of James Wellsted as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs with effect from January 1, 2013. Mr Wellsted, 43, covered the South African diversified mining sector in his role as a mining analyst at JP Morgan for the past one and a half years. Prior to this, he was the Executive Head of Investor and Media Relations at Mvelaphanda Resources Limited for seven years, up until its unbundling in 2011. From 1998 to 2004, Wellsted was a top-rated analyst at JP Morgan, covering the South African and African gold mining companies and contributed to JP Morgan’s supply and demand and gold price forecasts. Wellsted holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Geology from the University of Witwatersrand. Commenting on the appointment, Neal Fronemann, Sibanye Gold’s CEO said “James’ background as a gold and general mining analyst at JP Morgan together with his Investor Relations experience and relationships in the investment community, will make him a valuable addition to Sibanye’s executive team”.