More Than 7,000 Workers Appeal Dismissal At Gold Fields’ KDC East Mine 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 MORE THAN 7,000 WORKERS APPEAL DISMISSAL AT GOLD FIELDS’ KDC EAST MINE Johannesburg, 24 October 2012: Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) reports that more than 7,000 of the 8,100 employees that were dismissed at KDC East (formerly Kloof Gold Mine) yesterday, have today lodged appeals against their dismissal. The appeal hearings start tomorrow and will be conducted over the next few days. The appeals will be chaired by independent chairpersons and those workers whose appeals are successful may be reinstated. The 8,100 dismissed workers – out of a total staff complement of 12,500 at KDC East - had embarked on an unlawful strike on 14 October, 2012. They were issued their notices of dismissal at 15h00 yesterday after failing to respond to an ultimatum to report to work. They were granted 24 hours to appeal against the sanction of dismissal. 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 Sven Lunsche Tel: +27 11 562-9763 Mobile: +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 Date: 24/10/2012 05:20:00 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.