GOLD FIELDS : Production in-line; costs better than guidance

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

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PRODUCTION IN-LINE; COSTS BETTER THAN GUIDANCE

Johannesburg, 27 January 2016: Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE: GFI) Group attributable
equivalent gold production for the 2015 financial year is expected to be 2.16Moz, which is within 1%
of the original guidance (provided in February 2015) of 2.17Moz.

Unit cost are expected to be lower than the improved guidance (published in November 2015) with
All-in Sustaining Costs (AISC) estimated at US$1,020/oz (guidance: US$1,035/oz) and All-in Costs
(AIC) at US$1,035/oz (guidance: US$1,055/oz). The original guidance (February 2015) for AISC and
AIC was US$1,055/oz and US$1,075/oz, respectively.

For Q4 2015, Group attributable equivalent gold production is expected to be 566.0koz (Q3 2015:
556.7koz), with AISC of US$940/oz (Q3 2015: US$948/oz) and AIC of US$950/oz (Q3 2015:
US$961/oz).

Attributable equivalent gold production (koz) by mine expected for Q4 2015 is summarised in the
table below.

Q4 2015 Q3 2015

St Ives 100.4 83.6
Agnew/Lawlers 65.7 57.5
Granny Smith 72.4 82.1
Darlot 24.6 25.4
Total Australia 263.0 248.6

Tarkwa 130.2 134.4
Damang 38.6 40.0
Total Ghana 168.8 174.4

Cerro Corona 65.9 78.8
Total Peru 65.9 78.8
South Deep 68.1 54.9
Total South Africa 68.1 54.9

Total Group 566.0 556.7

Gold Fields' financial results for the quarter and year ended 31 December 2015 will be published on
Thursday, 18 February 2016.

Enquiries

Investors

Avishkar Nagaser

Tel: +27 11 562-9775

Mobile: +27 82 312 8692

Email : Avishkar.Nagaser@goldfields.co.za

Willie Jacobsz

Tel: +1 617 535 7545
Mobile: +1 857 241 7127
Email: Willie.Jacobsz@gfexpl.com

Media

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 Limited is an unhedged, globally diversified producer of gold with eight operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru
and South Africa with attributable annual gold production of approximately 2.2 million ounces. It has attributable Mineral
Reserves of around 48 million ounces and Mineral Resources of around 108 million ounces. Attributable copper Mineral
Reserves total 620 million pounds and Mineral Resources 6,873 million pounds. Gold Fields has a primary listing on the JSE
Limited, with secondary listings on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Swiss Exchange (SWX).

Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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