GFI
GOGOF                                                                           
GFI - Appointment of Mr Matthews Sello Moloko to the Gold Fields Board          
Gold Fields Limited                                                             
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration Number 1968/004880/06)                                            
JSE, NYSE, DIFX Share Code:  GFI                                                
ISIN:  ZAE000018123                                                             
("Gold Fields" or "the Company")                                                
APPOINTMENT OF MR MATTHEWS SELLO MOLOKO TO THE GOLD FIELDS BOARD                
In terms of Section 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of JSE Limited ("JSE"),   
the Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Matthews Sello Moloko    
as an independent Non-Executive Director of Gold Fields with effect from 24     
February 2011.                                                                  
Mr Moloko is the Executive Chairman, founder and shareholder of Thesele Group   
and Chairman of Alexander Forbes Group.  He also serves on the Sycom Property   
Fund Board as an independent Non-Executive Deputy Chairman.  Mr Moloko is a     
member of the Nelson Mandela Foundation Sustainability and Investment           
Committee.  He previously served on the Financial Sector Charter Council as a   
representative of the Black Business Council through the Association of Black   
Securities and Investment Professionals ("ABSIP").                              
Mr Moloko completed a BSc Honours degree in Mathematics and a Post Graduate     
Certificate in Education at the University of Leicester in 1988 and 1989,       
respectively.  In 2003, he completed the Advanced Management Programme at The   
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.                               
Mr Moloko received recognition for his achievements in financial services from  
the Black Business Economic Circle and ABSIP and the latter with the Financial  
Services Pioneer award.                                                         
The Board welcomes Mr Moloko to the Gold Fields Group and looks forward to his  
valuable contribution.                                                          
25 February 2011                                                                
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JP Morgan Equities Limited                                                      
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