Johannesburg, 26 February 2025: Sibanye-Stillwater (Tickers JSE: SSW and NYSE: SBSW) (https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/sibanye-stillwater-ltd/)advises that its subsidiary, Sibanye Stillwater Australia Operations Proprietary Limited (previously New Century Resources Limited) (Sibanye Australia) has restructured its environmental bond and working capital facilities (the Restructured Facilities). In this regard Sibanye-Stillwater has agreed to provide additional loan funding to, and to restructure its pre-existing guarantees for and on behalf of, Sibanye Australia.
As required in terms of the provisions of Section 45(5) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Companies Act), Sibanye-Stillwater advises that pursuant to the special resolution passed at the general meeting of the Company held on 28 May 2024 (the “General Meeting”), the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) has adopted a resolution to guarantee the indebtedness of Sibanye Australia under the Restructured Facilities agreements, which guarantee constitutes the giving of direct and/or indirect financial assistance to related and inter-related corporations of the Company (the Financial Assistance). Shareholders are notified for purposes of section 45(5)(a) of the Act that the Financial Assistance exceeds one-tenth of 1% of the Company’s net worth.
Having considered all reasonably foreseeable financial circumstances of the Company in terms of and pursuant to the provisions of Section 45 as read with Section 4 of the Companies Act, the Board satisfied itself that:
- immediately after providing the Financial Assistance referred to above, the Company would satisfy the solvency and liquidity test contemplated in Section 4 of the Companies Act
- all relevant conditions and restrictions relating to the granting of such Financial Assistance by the Company contained in the Company's memorandum of incorporation are satisfied
- the terms and conditions on which such Financial Assistance is to be given are fair and reasonable to the Company
Investor relations contact:
Email: [email protected]
James Wellsted
Executive Vice President: Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs
Tel: +27 (0) 83 453 4014
Website: www.sibanyestillwater.com
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Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited
In Europe:
Swiss Resource Capital AG
Jochen Staiger & Marc Ollinger
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