GFI - Gold Fields Limited - Appointment of Mr Delfin Lapus Lazaro to the Gold Fields Board Gold Fields Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration Number 1968/004880/06) JSE, NYSE, DIFX Share Code: GFI ISIN: ZAE000018123 ("Gold Fields" or "the Company") APPOINTMENT OF MR DELFIN LAPUS LAZARO TO THE GOLD FIELDS BOARD In terms of Section 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of JSE Limited ("JSE"), the Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Delfin Lapus Lazaro as an independent Non-Executive Director of Gold Fields with effect from 1 June 2011. Mr Lazaro serves on the Board of Ayala Corporation, The Insular Life Assurance Company Ltd and Manila Water Company, Inc. amongst other companies. He served as the President and CEO of Globe Telecom from 1996 to 1998. Prior to this, he was Head of Government`s Energy Sector and served as the Chairman of various entities from 1992 to 1994. He started his working career at Benguet Corporation in 1975 as a Treasurer and held various other positions in the organization until he was appointed Vice Chairman; he served on this role from 1989 to 1992. Mr Lazaro completed his BS Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Philippines and furthered his studies at Harvard Graduate School of Business from 1969 until 1971. The Board welcomes Mr Lazaro to the Gold Fields Group and looks forward to his valuable contribution. 2 June 2011 Sponsor JP Morgan Equities Limited Date: 02/06/2011 10:28:09 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.