Johannesburg - Sibanye Gold plans to raise $1 billion
from shareholders and a further $1 billion in debt, most likely bonds, to pay
for the acquisition of Colorado-based Stillwater Mining Company.
The funds will be raised by the middle of this year and
will help repay a $2.65 billion bridge loan from a group of banks, Westonaria,
South Africa-based Sibanye said in a statement Tuesday.
The remainder of the loan will be repaid through a
combination of sources such as commodity-streaming deals, the company said.
When Sibanye announced the $2.2 billion purchase in
December, it said it planned to raise $750 million to $1 billion from
shareholders before saying in February it may increase this amount to $1.3
billion.
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The company received approval for the purchase of the US’s
only platinum and palladium miner on April 14. Sibanye shareholders vote on the
deal April 25.
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