UNLAWFUL AND UNPROTECTED STRIKE AT KDC EAST Gold Fields Limited (Reg. No. 1968/004880/06) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (“Gold Fields” or “the Company”) JSE, NYSE, DIFX Share Code: GFI ISIN Code: ZAE000018123 M E D I A R E L E A S E UNLAWFUL AND UNPROTECTED STRIKE AT KDC EAST Johannesburg, Friday, 31 August 2012. Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) regrets to announce that employees of the East Section of the KDC Gold Mine (KDC) on the West Rand in South Africa have been engaging in an unlawful and unprotected strike since the start of the night shift on Wednesday, 29 August 2012. Approximately 12,000 employees are participating in the strike and to date two night shifts as well as two day shifts have been lost (including today). The senior leadership of Gold Fields’ South Africa Region as well as the KDC mine have been on site since the start of the strike, engaging with all stakeholders, including organised labour and associated structures, with a view to maintaining the peace and resolving the strike. Peter Turner, Executive Vice President and Head of Gold Fields’ South Africa Region, said: “Based on informal feedback from employees, the strike appears to be related mainly to disagreements within organised labour and related structures on the mine, although we cannot confirm this.” “The safety of our people is our first priority and we appeal to all stakeholders to continue to act with restraint and to find peaceful solutions to their differences. It is important that we restore normality on the mine in a peaceful manner and as soon as possible.” Management has been granted an urgent interdict to bring the unlawful and unprotected strike to an end. Investor Enquiries: Willie Jacobsz Senior Vice President Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs USA Cell: +1 857 241 7127 RSA Cell: +27 82 971 9238 Email: willie.jacobsz@goldfields.co.za Media Enquiries Sven Lunsche Vice President: Corporate Affairs Cell: +27 83 260 9279 Email: sven.lunsche@goldfields.co.za Notes to editors About Gold Fields Gold Fields is one of the world’s largest unhedged producers of gold with attributable annualised production of 3.5 million gold equivalent ounces from eight operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru and South Africa. Gold Fields also has an extensive and diverse global growth pipeline with four major projects in resource development and feasibility, with construction decisions expected in the next 18 to 24 months. Gold Fields has total attributable gold equivalent Mineral Reserves of 80.6 million ounces and Mineral Resources of 217 million ounces. Gold Fields is listed on the JSE Limited (primary listing), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ Dubai Limited, Euronext in Brussels (NYX) and the Swiss Exchange (SWX). Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities Limited Gold Fields Limited Reg. 1968/004880/06 150 Helen Road, Sandown, Sandton, 2196 Postnet Suite 252 Private Bag X30500 Houghton, 2041 South Africa Tel +27 11 562 9700 Fax +27 11 562 9838 www.goldfields.co.za Investor Enquiries Willie Jacobsz Tel +27 11 562 9775 Mobile +27 82 971 9238 (SA) Mobile +1 857 241 7127 (USA) Email Willie.Jacobsz@goldfields.co.za Remmy Kawala Tel +27 11 562 9844 Mobile +27 82 312 8692 Email Remmy.Kawala@goldfields.co.za Media Enquiries Sven Lunsche Tel +27 11 562 9763 Mobile +27 83 260 9279 Email Sven.Lunsche@goldfields.co.za Date: 31/08/2012 12:30:00 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.