F-6EF 1 siba326509f6.htm FORM F-6

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on _____________, 2016

Registration No. 333-

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM F-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

under

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

For American Depositary Shares

of

 

SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of issuer's name into English)

 

SOUTH AFRICA

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10286

(212) 495-1784

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)

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The Bank of New York Mellon

ADR Division

225 Liberty Street, 21st Floor

New York, New York 10286

(212) 495-1784

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

Brian D. Obergfell, Esq.

Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP

120 Broadway

New York, New York 10271

(212) 238-3032

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466

[X] immediately upon filing

[ ] on (Date) at (Time).

If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. [ ]

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class
of Securities to be registered
Amount to be registered Proposed
maximum aggregate price per unit (1)
Proposed
maximum  aggregate offering price (1)
Amount of registration fee
American Depositary Shares, each American Depositary Share representing ordinary shares of Sibanye Gold Limited. 200,000,000 American Depositary Shares $5.00 $10,000,000 $1,007.00
1For the purpose of this table only the term "unit" is defined as 100 American Depositary Shares.
 
 

The prospectus consists of the proposed Form of American Depositary Receipt included as Exhibit A to the Form of Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit 1 to this Registration Statement which is incorporated herein by reference.

 
 

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item -1. Description of Securities to be Registered

 

Cross Reference Sheet

 

 

Item Number and Caption

 

 

Location in Form of Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus

 

1. Name and address of depositary

 

  Introductory Article

2. Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities

 

  Face of Receipt, top center

Terms of Deposit:

 

   
(i)   The amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Receipts   Face of Receipt, upper right corner
(ii)   The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities   Articles number 15, 16 and 18
(iii)   The collection and distribution of dividends   Articles number 4, 12, 13, 15, and 18
(iv)  The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material   Articles number 11, 15, 16 and 18
(v)   The sale or exercise of rights   Articles number 13, 14, 15 and 18
(vi)  The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization   Articles number 12, 13, 15, 17 and 18
(vii)  Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement   Articles number 20 and 21
(viii)  Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the depositary and the list of holders of Receipts   Article number 11
(ix)  Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities   Articles number 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8
(x)   Limitation upon the liability of the depositary   Articles number 14, 18, 21 and 22

3. Fees and Charges

 

  Articles 7 and 8
  Item - 2. Available Information    
    Public reports furnished by issuer   Article number 11
         
 
 

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item - 3. Exhibits

a. Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of February 8, 2013, among Sibanye Gold Limited, The Bank of New York Mellon as Depositary, and all Owners and Holders from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder. - Filed herewith as Exhibit 1.
b. Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the Depositary Shares registered hereby or the custody of the deposited securities represented. - Not Applicable.  
c. Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. - See (a) above.
d. Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to legality of the securities to be registered. – Filed herewith as Exhibit 4.  
e. Certification under Rule 466. - Filed herewith as Exhibit 5.

 

Item - 4.

Undertakings

 

(a) The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the ADSs, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.

 

(b) If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an ADS thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.
 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on June 27, 2016.

 

Legal entity created by the agreement for the issuance of American Depositary Shares for ordinary shares of Sibanye Gold Limited

By: The Bank of New York Mellon,

As Depositary

 

 

By: /s/ Thomas F. DiVivo

Name: Thomas F. DiVivo

Title: Managing Director

 
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Sibanye Gold Limited has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Westonaria, South Africa on June 27, 2016.

SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

 

By: /s/ Charl Keyter

Name: Charl Keyter

Title: CFO and Executive Director

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on June 27, 2016.

 

 

/s/ Sello Moloko

 

/s/ Donald J. Puglisi

Sello Moloko     Donald J. Puglisi
Chairman and Non-Executive Director     Authorized U.S. Representative
     
     

/s/ Neal Froneman

 

/s/ Charl Keyter

Neal Froneman     Charl Keyter
Chief Executive Officer and Director     Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)     (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
     
     

/s/ Christopher Chadwick

 

/s/ Robert Chan

Christopher Chadwick     Robert Chan
Non-Independent Executive Director     Non-Independent Executive Director
     
     

/s/ Jiyu Yuan

 

/s/ Timothy Cumming

Jiyu Yuan     Timothy Cumming
Non-Independent Executive Director     Independent Non-Executive Director
     
     

 

 

/s/ Richard Menell

Barry Davison     Richard Menell
Independent Non-Executive Director     Independent Non-Executive Director
     
     

/s/ Nkosemntu Nika

 

/s/ Keith Rayner

Nkosemntu Nika     Keith Rayner
Independent Non-Executive Director     Independent Non-Executive Director
     
     
     

/s/ Susan Van Der Merwe

 

/s/ Jerry Vilakazi

Susan Van Der Merwe    Jerry Vilakazi
Independent Non-Executive Director     Independent Non-Executive Director
 
 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit

Number Exhibit

 

1 Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of February 8, 2013, among Sibanye Gold Limited, The Bank of New York Mellon as Depositary, and all Owners and Holders from time to time of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder.
   
   
4 Opinion of Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, counsel for the Depositary, as to legality of the securities to be registered.
   
   
5 Certification under Rule 466.