GOLD FIELDS LIMITED - Full turn-out at Gold Fields18 Oct 2012
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Full turn-out at Gold Fields' Beatrix Gold Mine

Gold Fields Limited
(Reg. No. 1968/004880/06)
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(?Gold Fields? or ?the Company?)
JSE, NYSE, DIFX Share Code: GFI
ISIN Code: ZAE000018123


MEDIA RELEASE

FULL TURN-OUT AT GOLD FIELDS? BEATRIX GOLD MINE

Johannesburg, 18 October 2012: Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) is
pleased to report a full turnout at Beatrix 4 Shaft where the 2,800 striking workers this morning
reported for work. This follows the return to work yesterday morning of all 6,200 employees at the 1,
2, 3 Shafts.
Gold Fields on Monday, 15 October, 2012, issued a final ultimatum to striking employees at KDC West
and Beatrix, to present themselves for work by no later than 14h00 today, Thursday, 18 October 2012,
or face immediate dismissal.

ENDS

Enquiries

Willie Jacobsz
Tel: +27 11 562 9775
Mobile: +27 82 971 9238
Email: Willie.Jacobsz@goldfields.co.za

Gold Fields Limited
Reg. 1968/004880/06
150 Helen Road,
Sandown, Sandton,
2196

Postnet Suite 252
Private Bag X30500
Houghton, 2041
South Africa

Tel +27 11 562 9700
Fax +27 11 562 9838
www.goldfields.co.za

Notes to editors

About Gold Fields
Gold Fields is one of the world?s largest unhedged producers of gold with attributable annualised
production of 3.5 million gold equivalent ounces from eight operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru
and South Africa. Gold Fields also has an extensive and diverse global growth pipeline with four major
projects in resource development and feasibility, with construction decisions expected in the next 18
to 24 months. Gold Fields has total attributable gold equivalent Mineral Reserves of 80.6 million
ounces and Mineral Resources of 217 million ounces. Gold Fields is listed on the JSE Limited (primary
listing), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ Dubai Limited, Euronext in Brussels (NYX) and
the Swiss Exchange (SWX).

Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities Limited

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