GFI Gold Fields Ltd

Harmony Gold Responds to Gold Fields' Statements Gold Fields Risks Creating a False Market JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (NYSE:HMY)(JSE:HAR) takes exception to statements made yesterday by Ian Cockerill, chief executive of Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) ( JSE: GFI) , in which he referred to a possible increase in the consideration payable under Harmony's offers for Gold Fields. In particular, Harmony refutes Mr Cockerill's claim that Harmony has held discussions with hedge funds regarding a possible increase and his reference to a ratio of 1.5 Harmony shares for every Gold Fields share. Harmony wishes to confirm that it has neither spoken to any hedge fund nor other institution concerning any potential increase. Furthermore, any party or institution claiming to be entering into discussions with such organisations would have been acting entirely without authority from Harmony. Harmony firmly believes that the statements by Mr Cockerill are inaccurate, deliberately misleading and risk creating a false market in the shares of both Harmony and Gold Fields. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in the offer document or the registration statement sent to Gold Fields shareholders have the same meaning in this announcement. In connection with the proposed merger, Harmony has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), a registration statement on Form F-4, which includes a preliminary prospectus and related exchange offer materials, to register the Harmony ordinary shares (including Harmony ordinary shares represented by Harmony ADSs) to be issued in exchange for the remainder of Gold Fields ordinary shares held by Gold Fields shareholders resident in the United States and for Gold Fields ADSs held by Gold Fields shareholders wherever resident, as well as a Statement on Schedule TO. Investors and holders of Gold Fields securities are strongly advised to read the registration statement and the preliminary prospectus, the related exchange offer materials and the final prospectus (when available), the Statement on Schedule TO and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments and supplements to those documents, because they contain important information. Investors and holders of Gold Fields securities may obtain free copies of the registration statement, the preliminary and final prospectus (when available) and related exchange offer materials and the Statement on Schedule TO, as well as other relevant documents filed or to be filed with the SEC, at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov/. The preliminary prospectus and other transaction-related documents may be obtained for free from MacKenzie Partners, Inc., the information agent for the U.S. offer, at the following address: 105 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016; telephone 1 212 929 5500 (call collect) or 1 800 322 2885 (toll-free call); e-mail . This communication is for information purposes only. It shall not constitute an offer to purchase or exchange or the solicitation of an offer to sell or exchange any securities of Gold Fields or an offer to sell or exchange or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange any securities of Harmony in the US, nor shall there be any sale or exchange of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the laws of such jurisdiction. The distribution of this communication may, in some countries, be restricted by law or regulation. Accordingly, persons who come into possession of this document should inform themselves of and observe these restrictions. The solicitation of offers to buy Gold Fields ordinary shares (including Gold Fields ordinary shares represented by Gold Fields ADSs) in the US will only be made pursuant to a prospectus and related offer materials that Harmony has sent to holders of Gold Fields securities. The Harmony ordinary shares (including Harmony ordinary shares represented by Harmony ADSs) may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted, in the US prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. No offering of securities shall be made in the US except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The directors of Harmony accept responsibility for the information contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the directors of Harmony (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. DATASOURCE: Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited CONTACT: Ferdi Dippenaar, +27-11-684-0140, or +27-82-807-3684, or Corne Bobbert, +27-11-684-0146, or +27-83-380-6614, both of Harmony Gold; or South Africa - Jennifer Cohen, +27-11-214-2401, or +27-82-468-6469, , or Patrick Lawlor, +27-11-214-2410, or +27-82-459-6709, , both of Beachhead Media & Investor Relations; or United States - Financial Dynamics Business Communications - Hollis Rafkin-Sax, +1-212-850-5789, or +1-917-509-0255, , or Torie Pennington, +1-212-850-5629, or +1-917-838-1369, ; or United Kingdom - Financial Dynamics Business Communications - Nic Bennett, +44-207-269-7115, or +44-7979-536-619, , or Charles Watenphul, +44-207-269-7216, or +44-7866-438-013, ; or US Information Agent - MacKenzie Partners, Inc - Daniel Burch, +1-212-929-5500, , or Steve Balet, +1-800-322-2885, all for Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited

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