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Delaware Supreme court affirms the Stillwater appraisal decision to uphold the deal price
Sibanye Stillwater Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number 2014/243852/06
Share codes: SSW (JSE) and SBSW (NYSE)
ISIN – ZAE000259701
Issuer code: SSW
(“Sibanye-Stillwater” or “the Group” or “the Company”)
Website: www.sibanyestillwater.com
Delaware Supreme court affirms the Stillwater appraisal decision to uphold the deal
price
Johannesburg, 16 October 2020. Sibanye-Stillwater (Tickers JSE: SSW and NYSE: SBSW)
is pleased to advise that the Delaware Supreme Court has issued its opinion on the
Stillwater Appraisal Action, affirming the favourable decision by the Delaware Court
of Chancery on 21 August 2019 to uphold the deal price of the acquisition of Stillwater
Mining Company (Stillwater) by the Group.
The action was brought by a group of minority shareholders (the Dissenting
Shareholders) of Stillwater, following the acquisition of Stillwater by the Group in
May 2017 for a cash consideration of US$18 per Stillwater share. The consideration
to the Dissenting Shareholders, which was equal to the original offer price plus
interest, was previously paid.
Group CEO Neal Froneman commented: ”We are extremely pleased with the affirmation by
the Supreme Court, which confirmed that we followed a process that was fair to all
stakeholders. This again validates our decision to oppose the action and protect the
interests of our stakeholders against spurious, opportunistic legal proceedings.”
Ends.
Investor relations contact:
Email: ir@sibanyestillwater.com
James Wellsted
Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +27 (0) 83 453 4014
Website: www.sibanyestillwater.com
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited
Ends.
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The information in this announcement may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the “safe harbour” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, including, among others, those relating to
Sibanye Stillwater Limited’s (“Sibanye-Stillwater” or the “Group”) financial positions,
business strategies, plans and objectives of management for future operations, are necessarily
estimates reflecting the best judgment of the senior management and directors of Sibanye-
Stillwater.
All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this announcement may be
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements also often use words such as “will”,
“forecast”, “potential”, “estimate”, “expect” and words of similar meaning. By their nature,
forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events
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and circumstances and should be considered in light of various important factors, including
those set forth in this disclaimer. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such
statements.
The important factors that could cause Sibanye-Stillwater’s actual results, performance or
achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, among
others, our future business prospects; financial positions; debt position and our ability to
reduce debt leverage; business, political and social conditions in the United States, South
Africa, Zimbabwe and elsewhere; plans and objectives of management for future operations; our
ability to obtain the benefits of any streaming arrangements or pipeline financing; our
ability to service our bond instruments; changes in assumptions underlying Sibanye-
Stillwater’s estimation of their current mineral reserves and resources; the ability to
achieve anticipated efficiencies and other cost savings in connection with past, ongoing and
future acquisitions, as well as at existing operations; our ability to achieve steady state
production at the Blitz project; the success of Sibanye-Stillwater’s business strategy;
exploration and development activities; the ability of Sibanye-Stillwater to comply with
requirements that they operate in a sustainable manner; changes in the market price of gold,
PGMs and/or uranium; the occurrence of hazards associated with underground and surface gold,
PGMs and uranium mining; the occurrence of labour disruptions and industrial action; the
availability, terms and deployment of capital or credit; changes in relevant government
regulations, particularly environmental, tax, health and safety regulations and new
legislation affecting water, mining, mineral rights and business ownership, including any
interpretations thereof which may be subject to dispute; the outcome and consequence of any
potential or pending litigation or regulatory proceedings or other environmental, health and
safety issues; power disruptions, constraints and cost increases; supply chain shortages and
increases in the price of production inputs; fluctuations in exchange rates, currency
devaluations, inflation and other macro-economic monetary policies; the occurrence of
temporary stoppages of mines for safety incidents and unplanned maintenance; the ability to
hire and retain senior management or sufficient technically skilled employees, as well as
their ability to achieve sufficient representation of historically disadvantaged South
Africans in management positions; failure of information technology and communications
systems; the adequacy of insurance coverage; any social unrest, sickness or natural or man-
made disaster at informal settlements in the vicinity of some of Sibanye-Stillwater’s
operations; and the impact of HIV, tuberculosis and the spread of other contagious diseases,
such as coronavirus (“COVID-19”). Further details of potential risks and uncertainties
affecting Sibanye-Stillwater are described in Sibanye-Stillwater’s filings with the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the content. Sibanye-Stillwater
expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking
statement (except to the extent legally required).
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Date: 16-10-2020 08:40:00
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