Gold Fields appoints new non-executive director Gold Fields Limited Reg. No. 1968/004880/06) Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Share Code: GFI ISIN Code: ZAE000018123 (“Gold Fields” or “the Company”) Gold Fields appoints new non-executive director Gold Fields Limited (JSE, NYSE: GFI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Phuti Mahanyele (47) as independent non-executive director to the Board of Gold Fields. The appointment of Ms Mahanyele takes effect on 1 September 2018. Gold Fields Chairperson Cheryl Carolus said the appointment of Ms Mahanyele will offer the Company a strong financial, infrastructure development and commercial skills set as she has extensive experience in these areas. Ms Mahanyele runs her own finance capital, Sigma Capital, which she founded in 2016 after spending 12 years with the Shanduka Group. At Shanduka she first managed Shanduka Energy before becoming CEO of the company. Prior to Shanduka she worked at international investment banking firm Fieldstone for six years. Ms Mahanyele currently holds non-executive directorships at Blue Label, Comair and Discovery Insure and is on the advisory board of Stellenbosch University’s Business School. In 2014 she was chosen as Forbes’ Africa Business Woman of the Year. The appointment has been made in terms of paragraph 3.59 (a) of the Listing Requirements of the JSE Limited. 28 August 2018 Johannesburg Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 28/08/2018 10:47:00 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.