Directors: M A Ramphele (Chair), N J Holland
† ** (Chief Executive Officer), P A Schmidt** (Chief Financial Officer), K Ansah
# , C A Carolus, R Dañino*, A R Hill
≠,
D L Lazaro^, R P Menell, M S Moloko, D N Murray, D M J Ncube, R L Pennant-Rea †, G M Wilson
† British, ≠ Canadian, # Ghanaian, *Peruvian, ^Filipino, ** Executive Director
Corporate Secretary: C Farrel
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
Enquiries
Willie Jacobsz
Tel
+27 11 562 9775
Mobile
+27 82 971 9238 (SA)
Mobile
+1 857 241 7127 (USA)
email
Willie.Jacobsz@
goldfields.co.za
MEDIA RELEASE
MORE THAN 7,000 WORKERS APPEAL DISMISSAL AT
GOLD FIELDS’ KDC EAST MINE
Johannesburg, 24 October 2012: Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE,
NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) reports that more than 7,000 of the 8,100
employees that were dismissed at KDC East (formerly Kloof Gold Mine)
yesterday, have today lodged appeals against their dismissal.
The appeal hearings start tomorrow and will be conducted over the next few
days. The appeals will be chaired by independent chairpersons and those
workers whose appeals are successful may be reinstated.
The 8,100 dismissed workers – out of a total staff complement of 12,500 at
KDC East - had embarked on an unlawful strike on 14 October, 2012. They
were issued their notices of dismissal at 15h00 yesterday after failing to
respond to an ultimatum to report to work. They were granted 24 hours to
appeal against the sanction of dismissal.
Enquiries
Willie Jacobsz
Tel: +27 11 562 9775
Mobile: +27 82 971 9238
Email:
Willie.Jacobsz@goldfields.co.za
Sven Lunsche
Tel: +27 11 562-9763
Mobile: +27 83 260 9279
email:
Sven.Lunsche@goldfields.co.za
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Notes to editors
About Gold Fields
Gold Fields is one of the world’s largest unhedged producers of gold with attributable
annualised production of 3.5 million gold equivalent ounces from eight operating mines in
Australia, Ghana, Peru and South Africa. Gold Fields also has an extensive and diverse global
growth pipeline with four major projects in resource development and feasibility, with
construction decisions expected in the next 18 to 24 months. Gold Fields has total attributable
gold equivalent Mineral Reserves of 80.6 million ounces and Mineral Resources of 217 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).
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities Limited