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Gold Fields Limited
Reg. 1968/004880/06
150 Helen Road, Sandown,
Sandton, 2196
Tel
+27 11 562 9700
Fax
+27 11 562 9838
www.goldfields.com
Postnet Suite 252
Private Bag X30500
Houghton, 2041
South Africa
Investor Enquiries
Avishkar Nagaser
Tel
+27 11 562 9775
Mobile
+27 82 312 8692
Email
Avishkar.Nagaser@goldfields.com
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Investor Enquiries
Thomas Mengel
Tel
+27 11 562 9849
Mobile
+27 72 493 5170
Email
Thomas.Mengel@goldfields.com
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Media Enquiries
Sven Lunsche
Tel
+27 11 562 9763
Mobile
+27 82 260 9279
Email
Sven.Lunsche@goldfields.com
Directors: C A Carolus (Chair), C I Griffith** (Chief Executive Officer), P A Schmidt** (Chief Financial Officer), A Andani , P J Bacchus , T P Goodlace,
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J E McGill^, S P Reid^, P G Sibiya, Y G H Suleman
^Australian, British, Ghanaian, ** Executive Director
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Company Secretary: Anrè Weststrate
Voluntary trading statement and operational performance for FY 2021
Johannesburg, 9 February 2022: Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE: GFI) advises that headline
earnings per share for the 12 months ended 31 December 2021 (FY 2021) are expected to range from
US$0.88-0.94 per share (US$0.05-0.11 per share higher), which is 6% to 13% higher than the headline
earnings of US$0.83 per share reported for the 12 months ended 31 December 2020 (FY 2020).
Basic earnings per share for FY 2021 are expected to range from US$0.82-0.88 per share (US$0.00- 0.06
per share higher), which is 0% to 7% higher than the basic earnings of US$0.82 per share reported for
FY 2020.
Normalised earnings per share for FY 2021 are expected to range from US$1.02-1.08 per share
(US$0.02-0.08 per share higher), which is 2% to 8% higher than the normalised earnings of US$1.00 per
share reported for FY 2020.
Q4 2021 operational performance
For Q4 2021, attributable gold equivalent production is expected to be 631koz (Q3 2021: 606koz), with
All-in costs (AIC) for the quarter expected to be US$1,369/oz (Q3 2021: US$1,263/oz). All-in sustaining
costs (AISC) are expected to be US$1,055/oz (Q3 2021: US$1,016/oz).
FY 2021 operational performance
Attributable gold equivalent production for 2021 is expected to be 2,340koz, a 5% increase YoY (FY2020:
2,236koz), at the upper end of the guidance range of 2,300-2,350koz.
AIC for 2021 is expected to be US$1,297/oz (US$1,236/oz at 2020 exchange rates), higher than 2020
(US$1,079/oz) as a result of the increased project capex at Salares Norte and below the lower end of the
guidance range of US$1,310/oz – US$1,350/oz. AISC for the year is expected to be US$1,063/oz
(US$1,006/oz at 2020 exchange rates) (FY2020: US$977/ oz), slightly higher than the guidance range of
between US$1,020/oz and US$1,060/oz.