Gold Fields and Asanko receive Ghana government approval for completion of JV Gold Fields Limited Reg. No. 1968/004880/06) Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Share Code: GFI ISIN Code: ZAE000018123 MEDIA RELEASE Gold Fields and Asanko receive Ghana government approval for completion of joint venture Johannesburg, June 22 2018: Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE: GFI) is pleased to announce that the Ghanaian Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has granted regulatory approval, the principal condition to closing the previously announced joint venture transaction between Gold Fields and Asanko. Completion of the transaction is now expected in early July 2018. Enquiries Investors Avishkar Nagaser Tel: +27 11 562-9775 Mobile: +27 82 312 8692 Email : Avishkar.Nagaser@goldfields.com Thomas Mengel Tel: +27 11 562 9849 Mobile: +27 72 493 5170 Email: Thomas.Mengel@goldfields.com Media Sven Lunsche Tel: +27 11 562-9763 Mobile: +27 83 260 9279 Email : Sven.Lunsche@goldfields.com ends Notes to editors About Gold Fields Gold Fields Limited is a globally diversified gold producer with seven operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru and South Africa, and a total attributable annual gold-equivalent production of approximately 2.2 million ounces. It has attributable gold Mineral Reserves of around 49 million ounces and gold Mineral Resources of around 104 million ounces. Attributable copper Mineral Reserves total 764 million pounds and Mineral Resources 4,881 million pounds. Gold Fields has a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Limited, with secondary listings on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Swiss Exchange (SIX). Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 22/06/2018 01:30:00 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.