Media Release - South Deep strike settled 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 Media Release - South Deep strike settled Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) is pleased to announce that striking workers of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) returned to work at its South Deep mine on Friday after receiving a two-year salary offer from the Chamber of Mines. The settlement will also be extended to UASA, the only other trade union present at South Deep. In terms of the agreement: - Category 4 and 5 employees, and rock drill operators will receive increases of 8% and other employees 7.5%, effective 1 July 2013. - In the second year of the two-year deal employees will receive further CPI-linked increases effective 1 July 2014. - The current monthly living out allowance of R1,640 will increase to R2,000 in two R180 steps, on 1 September 2013 and 2014. The net effect of the increases will be to raise guaranteed basic pay among South Deep employees in the above categories by an average 7.8%. “We are pleased that the strike was resolved speedily and that it was conducted peacefully. We believe a two- year agreement will promote certainty and stability,” said Kgabo Moabelo, Gold Fields’ Managing Executive, South Africa. Johannesburg 9 September 2013 Enquiries Investors Willie Jacobsz Tel: +27 11 562 9775 Mobile: +27 82 971 9238 Email: Willie.Jacobsz@goldfields.co.za Media Sven Lunsche Tel: +27 11 562-9763 Mobile: +27 83 260 9279 email : Sven.Lunsche@goldfields.co.za ends Notes to editors About Gold Fields Gold Fields is a significant unhedged producer of gold with attributable annualised production of approximately 2.0 million gold equivalent ounces from six operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru and South Africa. Gold Fields 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 August 2013, Gold Fields acquired Barrick Gold's Granny Smith, Lawlers and Darlot Gold Mines in Western Australia, a transaction that is expected to be completed in September 2013. Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd 06 September 2013 Sponsor: JP Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 09/09/2013 11:08:00 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.