Illegal Strikes at Gold Fields’ Ghanaian Mines Resolved Gold Fields Limited (Reg. No. 1968/004880/06) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) JSE, NYSE, DIFX Share Code: GFI ISIN Code: ZAE000018123 (“Gold Fields” or “the Company”) M E D I A R E L E A S E Illegal Strikes at Gold Fields’ Ghanaian Mines Resolved Johannesburg, 09 April 2013 - Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) is pleased to report that employees at its Tarkwa and Damang mines in Ghana returned to work yesterday evening and this morning after embarking on illegal industrial action last Tuesday (2 April 2013). This follows after management at Gold Fields Ghana and the Ghana Mineworkers Union reached settlement on the issues that gave rise to the dispute. Enquiries Investors Willie Jacobsz Tel: +27 11 562 9775 Mobile: +27 82 971 9238 (SA) Email: Willie.Jacobsz@goldfields.co.za Media – South Africa Sven Lunsche Tel: +27 11 562 9763 Mobile: +27 83 260 9279 Email: Sven.Lunsche@goldfields.co.za Media – Ghana Sharda Naidoo Mobile: +233 533 338 138 (Ghana) Mobile: +83 560 1769 Email: Sharda.Naidoo@goldfields.co.za Notes to editors About Gold Fields Gold Fields is a significant unhedged producer of gold with attributable annualised production of 2.1 million gold equivalent ounces from six operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru and South Africa. Gold Fields also has an extensive and diverse global growth pipeline with four major projects at resource development and feasibility level. Gold Fields International has total managed gold- equivalent Mineral Reserves of 64 million ounces and Mineral Resources of 155 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). In February 2013, Gold Fields unbundled its KDC and Beatrix mines in South Africa into a separately listed company, Sibanye Gold. 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) 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 – South Africa Sven Lunsche Tel +27 11 562 9763 Mobile +27 83 260 9279 Email Sven.Lunsche@goldfields.co.za Media Enquiries – Ghana Sharda Naidoo Tel (SA) +27 83 560 1769 (Ghana) +233 544 338 138 Email Sharda.Naidoo@goldfields.co.za Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited Date: 09/04/2013 10:59:00 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.