M&A

Sibanye-Stillwater Lonmin acquisition becomes effective

Court has sanctioned the scheme of arrangement implementing the deal

This article is 5 years old. Images might not display.

Lonmin shareholders are getting one new Sibanye-Stillwater share for every Lonmin share held.

As a result, Lonmin's shares have been suspended from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the main board of the London Stock Exchange, with applications made with the LSE and the Financial Conduct Authority to cancel Lonmin's listing

Applications have also been made with the JSE to admit the 290.4 million new Sibanye-Stillwater shares.

After the new shares are issued, Sibanye-Stillwater will have 2.7 billion shares trading.

Lonmin announced the resignation of a number of non-executive directors, including Kennedy Bungane and Sizwe Nkosi, chairman Brian Beamish, senior independent director Jonathan Leslie, and independent directors Gillian Fairfield and Varda Shine.

Sibanye-Stillwater CFO Charl Keyter and executive vice president - head of business development Richard Stewart have been appointed as executive directors of Lonmin.

Sibanye-Stillwater's shares (JSER:SGL) were down 3.98% Monday to R14.24 (US96c).

 

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Journal Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Journal Intelligence team.

editions

ESG Mining Company Index: Benchmarking the Future of Sustainable Mining

The ESG Mining Company Index report provides an in-depth evaluation of ESG performance of 61 of the world's largest mining companies. Using a robust framework, it assesses each company across 9 meticulously weighted indicators within 6 essential pillars.

editions

Mining Journal Intelligence Global Leadership Report 2024: Net Zero

Gain insights into decarbonisation trends and strategies from interviews with 20+ top mining executives and experts plus an industrywide survey.

editions

Mining Journal Intelligence Project Pipeline Handbook 2024

View our 50 top mining projects, handpicked using a unique, objective selection process from a database of 450+ global assets.

editions

Mining Journal Intelligence Investor Sentiment Report 2024

Survey revealing the plans, priorities, and preferences of 120+ mining investors and their expectations for the sector in 2024.