GFI Gold Fields Ltd

Harmony Gold's Offer: Final Results JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As a result of the High Court of South Africa's ruling of May 20, 2005, which announced that Harmony Gold Mining's (NYSE:HMY)(JSE:HAR) offer for Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI)(JSE:GFI) lapsed on December 18, 2004, all Gold Fields securities previously tendered have been or will be promptly returned to the tendering shareholders. As a result of Harmony's prior offer and ordinary shares accepted prior to the High Court's ruling, Harmony holds a total of 56,606,482 Gold Fields shares representing approximately 11.5% of the entire issued share capital of 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. 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. In connection with the proposed acquisition of Gold Fields, Harmony has filed a registration statement (File no: 333-120975) on Form F-4 (which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 28, 2005) and filed a final prospectus, dated February 25, 2005, with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, to register the Harmony ordinary shares (including Harmony ordinary shares represented by Harmony American Depositary Shares ("ADSs")) to be issued in exchange for Gold Fields ordinary shares held by Gold Fields shareholders located in the United States and for Gold Fields ADSs held by Gold Fields shareholders wherever located, as well as a Statement on Schedule TO. Investors and holders of Gold Fields securities are strongly advised to read the registration statement, the related exchange offer materials and the final prospectus, 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, related exchange offer materials, the final prospectus 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/. Investors and holders of Gold Fields securities will receive information at an appropriate time on how to obtain transaction- related documents for free from Harmony or its duly designated agent. The final 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, 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 communication 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 United States 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 United States prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. No offering of securities shall be made in the United States except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended. DATASOURCE: Harmony Gold Mining CONTACT: Ferdi Dippenaar, +27-11-684-0140, +27-82-807-3684, or Brenton Saunders, +27-11-684-0140, or Vusi Magadana, +27-11-684-0140, all of Harmony Gold Mining; United States - Financial Dynamics Business Communications: Hollis Rafkin-Sax, +1-212-850-5789, +1-917-509-0255, , or Torie Pennington, +1-212-850-5629, +1-917-838-1369, ; South Africa - Beachhead Media & Investor Relations: Jennifer Cohen, +27-11-214-2401, +27-82-468-6469, , Patrick Lawlor, +27-11-214-2410, +27-82-459-6709, ; United Kingdom - Financial Dynamics Business Communications: Nic Bennett, +44-207-269-7115, +44-7979-536-619, , Charles Watenphul, +44-207-269-7216, +44-7866-438-013, ; US Information Agent - MacKenzie Partners, Inc.: Daniel Burch, +1-212-929-5500, , Steve Balet, 1-800-322-2885

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