JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 8, 2019 /CNW/ -- Further to the trading
statement released on 2 August 2019,
Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE: GFI) (NYSE: GFI)
advises that headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months
ended 30 June 2019 (H1 2019) are
expected to be 37.5% (US¢3.0 per share) lower at US¢5.0 per share
from the US¢8.0 per share reported for H1 2018. Previously, HEPS
for H1 2019 were expected to be 10-15% (US¢0.8-1.2 per share) lower
at US¢6.8-7.2 per share.
The change relates to a restatement of the gain on the disposal
of investments from what was guided previously.
Basic earnings and normalised earnings are not affected by this
adjustment and are expected to be within the ranges provided in the
trading statement of 2 August
2019.
Gold Fields will release H1 2019 financial results on Thursday,
15 August 2019.
Notes to editors
About Gold Fields
Gold Fields Limited is a
globally diversified gold producer with eight operating mines
(including our Asanko Joint Venture) and projects in Australia, Chile, Ghana,
Peru and South Africa, with total attributable annual
gold-equivalent production of approximately 2Moz. It has
attributable gold Mineral Reserves of around 48.1Moz and gold
Mineral Resources of around 96.6Moz. Attributable copper Mineral
Reserves total 691 million pounds and Mineral Resources 4,816
million pounds. Gold Fields has a primary listing on the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Limited, with a secondary listing
on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Enquiries
Investors
Avishkar Nagaser
Tel: +27-11-562-9775
Mobile: +27-82-312-8692
Email : Avishkar.Nagaser@goldfields.com
Thomas Mengel
Tel: +27-11-562-9849
Mobile: +27-72-493-5170
Email: Thomas.Mengel@goldfields.com
Media
Sven Lunsche
Tel: +27-11-562-9763
Mobile: +27-83-260-9279
Email: Sven.Lunsche@goldfields.com
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SOURCE Gold Fields Limited