GFI Gold Fields Ltd

Gold Fields Welcomes Decision by South African High Court JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFINYSE:andNYSE:JSE:NYSE:GFI) welcomes today's decision by the High Court of South Africa in respect of its ability to vote ordinary shares underlying the American Depository Shares (ADSs) for which no voting instructions have been received by the Bank of New York ("BoNY"). The Court's favourable ruling today, means that Gold Fields is fully entitled to vote the ordinary shares underlying any ADSs for which no voting instructions had been received by BoNY at the Gold Fields Extraordinary General Meeting on 7th December. Gold Fields notes that Harmony Gold Mining Limited also had failed last week in a related application in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to gain a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to prevent BoNY from issuing Gold Fields with a discretionary proxy, covering its ADSs. Gold Fields' Chief Executive Officer Ian Cockerill stated, "Today's decision in South Africa is in line with international practice, and it removes any vestige of doubt about the propriety of voting on behalf of our ADS holders who have not returned proxy votes. Our proxy forms state clearly that this is the procedure - as it is for most companies with American Depositary Shares on issue, and our ADS holders fully expect us to follow it." Important information: The directors of Gold Fields accept responsibility for the information contained in this document. To the best of their knowledge and belief (having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained in this document is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. Copies of this document are not being made available, and must not be mailed, forwarded, transmitted or otherwise distributed or sent in or into Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Ireland or any other jurisdiction in which it is illegal to make this document available and persons receiving this document (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not distribute, forward, mail, transmit or send it in or into or from Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Ireland or any such other jurisdiction. DATASOURCE: Gold Fields Limited CONTACT: Enquires: Gold Fields Limited, South Africa - Willie Jacobsz, Tel: +27-11-644-2460, Fax: +27-11-484-0639. North America - Cheryl A Martin, Tel: +1-303-796-8683, Fax: +1-303-796-8293

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