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Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. – ‘20-F’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Friday, 4/26/24, at 10:01am ET · For: 12/31/23 · Accession #: 1786909-24-19 · File #: 333-234096

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 4/26/24  Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.           20-F       12/31/23  236:284M

Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 20-F        Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign     HTML  18.29M 
                Non-Canadian Issuer                                              
 2: EX-2.4      Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML    113K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
 3: EX-4.5      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    586K 
 4: EX-8.1      Opinion of Counsel re: Tax Matters                  HTML     58K 
 7: EX-13.1     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     59K 
 8: EX-13.2     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     59K 
11: EX-97.1     Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     76K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
 5: EX-12.1     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     63K 
 6: EX-12.2     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     62K 
 9: EX-15.1     Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Info         HTML     58K 
10: EX-16.1     Letter re: a Change in Accountant                   HTML     69K 
17: R1          Cover                                               HTML    140K 
18: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     63K 
19: R3          Consolidated income statement                       HTML    131K 
20: R4          Consolidated statement of other comprehensive       HTML     87K 
                income                                                           
21: R5          Consolidated statement of financial position        HTML    162K 
22: R6          Consolidated statement of changes in equity         HTML    120K 
23: R7          Consolidated statement of cash flows                HTML    150K 
24: R8          Consolidated statement of cash flows -              HTML     70K 
                Parenthetical (Details)                                          
25: R9          Accounting policies                                 HTML    275K 
26: R10         Segment reporting                                   HTML   2.13M 
27: R11         Revenue                                             HTML    202K 
28: R12         Cost of sales                                       HTML    100K 
29: R13         Interest income and finance expense                 HTML    131K 
30: R14         Share-based payments                                HTML    573K 
31: R15         Gain/(loss) on financial instruments                HTML    119K 
32: R16         Other costs and other income                        HTML    119K 
33: R17         Restructuring costs                                 HTML     69K 
34: R18         (Impairments)/reversal of impairments               HTML    177K 
35: R19         Royalties, mining and income tax, and deferred tax  HTML    366K 
36: R20         Earnings per share                                  HTML    160K 
37: R21         Dividends                                           HTML    154K 
38: R22         Property plant and equipment                        HTML    339K 
39: R23         Right-of-use assets                                 HTML     90K 
40: R24         Acquisitions                                        HTML    293K 
41: R25         Goodwill and other intangibles                      HTML    227K 
42: R26         Equity accounted investments                        HTML    336K 
43: R27         Interests in joint operations                       HTML    117K 
44: R28         Other investments                                   HTML    123K 
45: R29         Environmental rehabilitation obligation funds       HTML    102K 
46: R30         Other receivables and other payables                HTML    289K 
47: R31         Inventories                                         HTML    113K 
48: R32         Trade and other receivables                         HTML    127K 
49: R33         Cash and cash equivalents                           HTML     71K 
50: R34         Stated share capital                                HTML     81K 
51: R35         Non-controlling interests                           HTML    196K 
52: R36         Borrowings and derivative financial instrument      HTML    717K 
53: R37         Lease liabilities                                   HTML    113K 
54: R38         Environmental rehabilitation obligation and other   HTML    217K 
                provisions                                                       
55: R39         Occupational healthcare obligation                  HTML    113K 
56: R40         Deferred revenue                                    HTML    157K 
57: R41         Trade and other payables                            HTML     86K 
58: R42         Cash generated by operations                        HTML    125K 
59: R43         Change in working capital                           HTML     71K 
60: R44         Financial instruments and risk management           HTML    427K 
61: R45         Commitments                                         HTML    109K 
62: R46         Contingent liabilities/assets                       HTML     75K 
63: R47         Related-party transactions                          HTML    323K 
64: R48         Directors' and prescribed officers' remuneration    HTML    323K 
65: R49         Events after reporting date                         HTML     77K 
66: R50         Accounting policies (Policies)                      HTML   1.17M 
67: R51         Segment reporting (Tables)                          HTML   2.12M 
68: R52         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML    147K 
69: R53         Cost of sales (Tables)                              HTML     91K 
70: R54         Interest income and finance expense (Tables)        HTML    128K 
71: R55         Share-based payments (Tables)                       HTML    722K 
72: R56         Gain/(Loss) on Financial Instruments (Tables)       HTML    119K 
73: R57         Other costs and other income (Tables)               HTML    119K 
74: R58         (Impairments)/reversal of impairments (Tables)      HTML    172K 
75: R59         Royalties, mining and income tax, and deferred tax  HTML    310K 
                (Tables)                                                         
76: R60         Earnings per share (Tables)                         HTML    153K 
77: R61         Dividends (Tables)                                  HTML    134K 
78: R62         Property plant and equipment (Tables)               HTML    271K 
79: R63         Right-of-use assets (Tables)                        HTML     84K 
80: R64         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML    231K 
81: R65         Goodwill and other intangibles (Tables)             HTML    212K 
82: R66         Equity accounted investments (Tables)               HTML    289K 
83: R67         Interests in joint operations (Tables)              HTML     82K 
84: R68         Other investments (Tables)                          HTML    111K 
85: R69         Environmental rehabilitation obligation funds       HTML     94K 
                (Tables)                                                         
86: R70         Other receivables and other payables (Tables)       HTML    237K 
87: R71         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     93K 
88: R72         Trade and other receivables (Tables)                HTML    107K 
89: R73         Cash and cash equivalents (Tables)                  HTML     67K 
90: R74         Stated share capital (Tables)                       HTML     77K 
91: R75         Non-controlling interests (Tables)                  HTML    162K 
92: R76         Borrowings and derivative financial instrument      HTML    550K 
                (Tables)                                                         
93: R77         Lease liabilities (Tables)                          HTML    111K 
94: R78         Environmental rehabilitation obligation and other   HTML    193K 
                provisions (Tables)                                              
95: R79         Occupational healthcare obligation (Tables)         HTML     84K 
96: R80         Deferred revenue (Tables)                           HTML    142K 
97: R81         Trade and other payables (Tables)                   HTML     79K 
98: R82         Cash generated by operations (Tables)               HTML    125K 
99: R83         Change in working capital (Tables)                  HTML     71K 
100: R84         Financial instruments and risk management (Tables)  HTML    270K  
101: R85         Commitments (Tables)                                HTML    108K  
102: R86         Related-party transactions (Tables)                 HTML    372K  
103: R87         Directors' and prescribed officers' remuneration    HTML    359K  
                (Tables)                                                         
104: R88         Accounting policies (Tables)                        HTML     78K  
105: R89         Accounting policies - Reporting entity (Details)    HTML    130K  
106: R90         Accounting policies - Consolidation (Details)       HTML    136K  
107: R91         Accounting policies - Unconsolidated structured     HTML     63K  
                entities (Details)                                               
108: R92         Segment reporting (Details)                         HTML    627K  
109: R93         Revenue - Accounting policy (Details)               HTML     84K  
110: R94         Revenue - Sources of revenue (Details)              HTML    103K  
111: R95         Revenue - Revenue per product (Details)             HTML     99K  
112: R96         Revenue - Narrative (Details)                       HTML     71K  
113: R97         Cost of sales (Details)                             HTML     91K  
114: R98         Interest income and finance expense (Details)       HTML    101K  
115: R99         Interest income and finance expense - Cash          HTML     75K  
                interest (Details)                                               
116: R100        Share-based payments - Equity settled, 2017 and     HTML    133K  
                2013 Plans (Details)                                             
117: R101        Share-based payments - Equity settled, 2017 and     HTML     74K  
                2013 Plan Activity (Details)                                     
118: R102        Share-based payments - Equity settled, Directors    HTML     63K  
                and Prescribed Officers 2017 and 2013 Plans                      
                (Details)                                                        
119: R103        Share-based payments - Equity settled, DRD Gold     HTML     75K  
                (Details)                                                        
120: R104        Share-based payments - Cash settled, 2020, 2021,    HTML    186K  
                2022 and 2023 Plan (Details)                                     
121: R105        Share-based payments - Cash settled, Directors      HTML    134K  
                (Details)                                                        
122: R106        Share-based payments - Cash settled, BEE            HTML    108K  
                transactions narrative (Details)                                 
123: R107        Share-based payments - Cash settled, Marikana       HTML     77K  
                (Details)                                                        
124: R108        Share-based payments - Cash settled, Obligations    HTML    103K  
                (Details)                                                        
125: R109        Share-based payments - Expense (Details)            HTML     75K  
126: R110        Gain/(Loss) on Financial Instruments (Details)      HTML    143K  
127: R111        Other costs and other income - Other costs          HTML     83K  
                (Details)                                                        
128: R112        Other costs and other income - Other income         HTML     83K  
                (Details)                                                        
129: R113        Restructuring costs (Details)                       HTML     65K  
130: R114        (Impairments)/reversal of impairments (Details)     HTML     98K  
131: R115        (Impairments)/reversal of impairments) - Mining     HTML    117K  
                assets and goodwill (Details)                                    
132: R116        (Impairments)/reversal of impairments - Impairment  HTML     89K  
                assumptions (Details)                                            
133: R117        (Impairments)/reversal of impairments - Narrative   HTML     69K  
                (Details)                                                        
134: R118        Royalties, mining and income tax, and deferred tax  HTML    121K  
                - Revenue from Mineral Resource (Details)                        
135: R119        Royalties, mining and income tax, and deferred      HTML    120K  
                tax- Rate reconciliation (Details)                               
136: R120        Royalties, mining and income tax, and deferred tax  HTML    118K  
                - Deferred Tax (Details)                                         
137: R121        Royalties, mining and income tax, and deferred tax  HTML     84K  
                - Receivables and payables (Details)                             
138: R122        Earnings per share (Details)                        HTML    119K  
139: R123        Dividends - Accounting Policy (Details)             HTML     83K  
140: R124        Dividends - Dividend Reconciliation (Details)       HTML    106K  
141: R125        Property plant and equipment - Depreciation of      HTML     71K  
                non-mining assets (Details)                                      
142: R126        Property plant and equipment- Cost, accumulated     HTML    163K  
                amortisation and carrying value (Details)                        
143: R127        Right-of-use assets (Details)                       HTML     74K  
144: R128        Acquisitions - Century narrative (Details)          HTML     83K  
145: R129        Acquisitions - Century consideration paid           HTML    110K  
                (Details)                                                        
146: R130        Acquisitions - Century assets/liabilities & NCI     HTML    108K  
                (Details)                                                        
147: R131        Acquisitions - Kroondal narrative (Details)         HTML     82K  
148: R132        Acquisitions - Kroondal consideration paid          HTML    128K  
                (Details)                                                        
149: R133        Acquisitions - Kroondal assets/liabilities & Gain   HTML    113K  
                (Details)                                                        
150: R134        Acquisitions - Copper Mines consideration           HTML     67K  
                (Details)                                                        
151: R135        Acquisitions - Copper Mine asset/liabilities        HTML     76K  
                (Details)                                                        
152: R136        Acquisitions - Net cash flow (Details)              HTML     83K  
153: R137        Goodwill and other intangibles - Changes to         HTML    121K  
                balance and allocations of goodwill in                           
                acquisitions (Details)                                           
154: R138        Goodwill and other intangibles - Estimates and      HTML    142K  
                Assumptions Used in the Calculation of Goodwill                  
                (Details)                                                        
155: R139        Equity accounted investments - Summary (Details)    HTML     76K  
156: R140        Equity accounted investments - Rand - Narrative     HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
157: R141        Equity accounted investments - Rand (Details)       HTML     70K  
158: R142        Equity accounted investments - Summary of           HTML    101K  
                Financial Statements of Rand Refinery (Details)                  
159: R143        Equity accounted investments- Mimosa - Narrative    HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
160: R144        Equity accounted investments- Mimosa (Details)      HTML     73K  
161: R145        Equity accounted investments - Mimosa - Summary of  HTML    151K  
                Financial Statements of Mimosa (Details)                         
162: R146        Equity accounted investments - Peregrine -          HTML     95K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
163: R147        Equity accounted investments - Peregrine (Details)  HTML     69K  
164: R148        Equity accounted investments - Summary of           HTML     87K  
                Financial Statements of Peregrine (Details)                      
165: R149        Equity accounted investments - Cash flows           HTML     67K  
                (Details)                                                        
166: R150        Interests in joint operations (Details)             HTML     99K  
167: R151        Interests in joint operations - Assets/liabilities  HTML     89K  
                (Details)                                                        
168: R152        Other investments (Details)                         HTML    139K  
169: R153        Environmental rehabilitation obligation funds       HTML     82K  
                (Details)                                                        
170: R154        Other receivables and other payables - Other        HTML     76K  
                receivables (Details)                                            
171: R155        Other receivables and other payables - Other        HTML     91K  
                payables (Details)                                               
172: R156        Other receivables and other payables - Right of     HTML     89K  
                recovery and Deferred (Details)                                  
173: R157        Other receivables and other payables - Contingent   HTML    120K  
                consideration (Details)                                          
174: R158        Other receivables and other payables - Marikana     HTML     79K  
                dividend obligation (Details)                                    
175: R159        Other receivables and other payables - Keliber      HTML     86K  
                dividend obligation (Details)                                    
176: R160        Other receivables and other payables - Payments     HTML     96K  
                made (Details)                                                   
177: R161        Inventories (Details)                               HTML     96K  
178: R162        Trade and other receivables (Details)               HTML     93K  
179: R163        Trade and other receivables - Impairment allowance  HTML     98K  
                (Details)                                                        
180: R164        Cash and cash equivalents (Details)                 HTML     63K  
181: R165        Stated share capital - Authorised and issued        HTML     72K  
                (Details)                                                        
182: R166        Non-controlling interests - Group?s NCI relates     HTML     74K  
                (Details)                                                        
183: R167        Non-controlling interests - Summarised financial    HTML    105K  
                information of subsidiary groups (Details)                       
184: R168        Non-controlling interests - Narrative (Details)     HTML    111K  
185: R169        Non-controlling interests - NCI impact 2023         HTML     93K  
                (Details)                                                        
186: R170        Non-controlling interests - NCI impact 2022         HTML    103K  
                (Details)                                                        
187: R171        Non-controlling interests - Century (Details)       HTML     81K  
188: R172        Borrowings and derivative financial instrument -    HTML     68K  
                Summary (Details)                                                
189: R173        Borrowings and derivative financial instrument -    HTML    190K  
                Borrowings and derivative financial instrument                   
                (Details)                                                        
190: R174        Borrowings and derivative financial instrument -    HTML    105K  
                US$600 million RCF (Details)                                     
191: R175        Borrowings and derivative financial instrument -    HTML    121K  
                US$1 billion RCF (Details)                                       
192: R176        Borrowings and derivative financial instrument -    HTML    101K  
                R5.5 billion RCF (Details)                                       
193: R177        Borrowings and derivative financial instrument -    HTML     93K  
                2026 and 2029 Notes (Details)                                    
194: R178        Borrowings and derivative financial instrument -    HTML    120K  
                US$ Convertible Bond (Details)                                   
195: R179        Borrowings and derivative financial instrument -    HTML    120K  
                Burnstone Debt (Details)                                         
196: R180        Borrowings and derivative financial instrument -    HTML     78K  
                Other borrowings (Details)                                       
197: R181        Borrowings and derivative financial instrument -    HTML     97K  
                Fair Value (Details)                                             
198: R182        Borrowings and derivative financial instrument -    HTML    124K  
                Market risk (Details)                                            
199: R183        Borrowings and derivative financial instrument -    HTML     80K  
                Interest rate changes (Details)                                  
200: R184        Borrowings and derivative financial instrument -    HTML     68K  
                Capital management (Details)                                     
201: R185        Borrowings and derivative financial instrument -    HTML    114K  
                Reconciliation of EBITDA (Details)                               
202: R186        Lease liabilities - Changes in lease liabilities    HTML     74K  
                (Details)                                                        
203: R187        Lease liabilities - Lease payments expensed         HTML     67K  
                (Details)                                                        
204: R188        Lease liabilities - Undiscounted maturity analysis  HTML     68K  
                of lease liabilities (Details)                                   
205: R189        Environmental rehabilitation obligation and other   HTML     86K  
                provisions - Assumptions used to calculate the                   
                provision (Details)                                              
206: R190        Environmental rehabilitation obligation and other   HTML     70K  
                provisions - Summary (Details)                                   
207: R191        Environmental rehabilitation obligation and other   HTML     83K  
                provisions - Schedule of environmental                           
                rehabilitation obligation activity (Details)                     
208: R192        Environmental rehabilitation obligation and other   HTML     79K  
                provisions - Other provisions (Details)                          
209: R193        Environmental rehabilitation obligation and other   HTML     60K  
                provisions - Narrative (Details)                                 
210: R194        Occupational healthcare obligation - Narrative      HTML     73K  
                (Details)                                                        
211: R195        Occupational healthcare obligation - Change in      HTML     78K  
                obligation (Details)                                             
212: R196        Deferred revenue - Inputs in model to unwind        HTML    104K  
                deferred revenue (Details)                                       
213: R197        Deferred revenue - Narrative (Details)              HTML     63K  
214: R198        Deferred revenue - Changes in Deferred Revenue      HTML     95K  
                (Details)                                                        
215: R199        Trade and other payables (Details)                  HTML     74K  
216: R200        Cash generated by operations (Details)              HTML    118K  
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218: R202        Financial instruments and risk management -         HTML    116K  
                Significant financial instruments measured at fair               
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219: R203        Financial instruments and risk management -         HTML     80K  
                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
220: R204        Financial instruments and risk management -         HTML    171K  
                Maturities (Details)                                             
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223: R207        Commitments (Details)                               HTML    114K  
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                remuneration (Details)                                           
228: R212        Directors' and prescribed officers' remuneration -  HTML    135K  
                Executive directors and prescribed officers                      
                remuneration (Details)                                           
229: R213        Directors' and prescribed officers' remuneration -  HTML    106K  
                Non-executive director fees (Details)                            
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Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. – ‘20-F’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Friday, 4/26/24, at 10:01am ET · For: 12/31/23 · Accession #: 1786909-24-19 · File #: 333-234096

Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — SEA’34Filing Table of Contents

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