Notification of change in auditor 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”) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN AUDITOR The Board of Directors of Gold Fields (“the Board”), through the Audit Committee, wishes to inform Shareholders that after a formal tender process to appoint a new firm of external auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc have been appointed as the Company’s external auditors, with Mr. Pieter Hough as the designated audit partner for the financial year ending 31 December 2019. KPMG Inc’s appointment as external auditors will end on conclusion of its responsibilities relating to the 31 December 2018 financial year audit, which is expected to be concluded on or about the end of April 2019 and PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc’s appointment as external auditor will be effective immediately after KPMG Inc’s appointment so concludes, subject to shareholder approval at the annual general meeting for the year ending 31 December 2018, the Board having resolved to fill the vacancy in the office of auditor that so arises with PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. The audit reports of KPMG Inc on the consolidated financial statements of Gold Fields Limited and subsidiaries as of and for the years ended 31 December 2017 and 2016 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During Gold Field’s financial years ended 31 December 2017 and 2016 and through the subsequent interim period on or prior to 23 July 2018, there were no disagreements between Gold Fields and KPMG Inc on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements if not resolved to their satisfaction, would have caused them to make reference in connection with their opinion to the subject matter of the disagreement, or reportable events. The Board and the Audit Committee are satisfied that KPMG Inc delivered an audit of satisfactory quality for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 23 July 2018 Johannesburg Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 23/07/2018 12:15:00 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.