8,500 KDC EAST EMPLOYEES JOINS UNLAWFUL STRIKE 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 8,500 KDC EAST EMPLOYEES JOINS UNLAWFUL STRIKE Johannesburg, 15 October 2012: Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) regrets to announce that approximately 8,500 of the 12,400 employees at its KDC East operation (formerly Kloof Gold Mine) have started an unlawful strike, commencing with the night shift last night, 14 October, 2012. The total number of employees now engaged in the unlawful strike at KDC East and KDC West is approximately 19,500 out of a total workforce of approximately 26,700. Production at the entire KDC has now been suspended. 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 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 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 Date: 15/10/2012 02:14:00 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.