GOLD FIELDS LIMITED - More Than 7 000 Workers Appe24 Oct 2012
GFI 201210240051A
More Than 7,000 Workers Appeal Dismissal At Gold Fields’ KDC East 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


M E D I A     R E L E A S E

MORE THAN 7,000 WORKERS APPEAL DISMISSAL AT GOLD FIELDS’ KDC EAST MINE


Johannesburg, 24 October 2012: Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI)
reports that more than 7,000 of the 8,100 employees that were dismissed at KDC East (formerly Kloof
Gold Mine) yesterday, have today lodged appeals against their dismissal.

The appeal hearings start tomorrow and will be conducted over the next few days. The appeals will be
chaired by independent chairpersons and those workers whose appeals are successful may be
reinstated.

The 8,100 dismissed workers – out of a total staff complement of 12,500 at KDC East - had embarked
on an unlawful strike on 14 October, 2012. They were issued their notices of dismissal at 15h00
yesterday after failing to respond to an ultimatum to report to work. They were granted 24 hours to
appeal against the sanction of dismissal.


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

Enquiries

Willie Jacobsz
Tel            +27 11 562 9775
Mobile        +27 82 971 9238 (SA)
Mobile        +1 857 241 7127 (USA)
Email         Willie.Jacobsz@goldfields.co.za

Sven Lunsche
Tel:         +27 11 562-9763
Mobile:      +27 83 260 9279
email:       Sven.Lunsche@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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