GOLD FIELDS LIMITED Gold Fields Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration Number 1968/004880/06)
JSE, NYSE, DIFX Share Code: GFI ISIN: ZAE000018123
"Gold Fields" or "the Company")
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF GOLD FIELDS LIMITED HELD ON 24 MAY 2017 AND CHANGES TO THE BOARDShareholders are advised that at the Annual General Meeting of Gold Fields Limited held on Wednesday 24 May 2017, the ordinary and special resolutions, as well as advisory endorsement of the company's remuneration policy, as set out in the notice of the annual general meeting dispatched to shareholders on 21 April 2017 were passed, on a poll, by the requisite majorities.
Details of the results of the voting are as follows:
Total issued share capital: Total number of shares present/ | 821,532,707 | |
represented including proxies at the being 86% of the total votable shares | meeting: | 702,751,750 |
Ordinary resolutions | Number of shares voted | Shares voted for: | Shares voted against: | Shares abstained: |
1.Re- appointment of auditors | 702,088,126 | 701,227,480 | 860,646 | 663,624 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.88% | 0.12% | 0.08% | |
2.1 Re-election of a director: TP Goodlace | 701,858,256 | 701,357.870 | 500,386 | 893,494 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.93% | 0.07% | 0.11% | |
2.2 Re-election of a director: A Andani | 701,855,526 | 701,330,479 | 525,047 | 896,224 |
% of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.93% | 0.07% | 0.11% | |
2.3 Re-election of a director: PJ Bacchus | 701,855,302 | 701,351,801 | 503,501 | 896 448 |
% of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.93% | 0.07% | 0.11% | |
2.4 Re-election of a director: | 701,861,017 | 701,361,912 | 499,105 | 890,733 |
% of total | % of total | % of total | % of total |
YGH Suleman | issued shares | issued shares | issued shares | issued shares |
100% | 99.93% | 0.07% | 0.11% | |
2.5 Re-election of a director:C Letton | 701,850,662 | 701,406,993 | 443,669 | 901,088 |
% of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.94% | 0.06% | 0.11% | |
2.6 Re-election of a director: NJ Holland | 701,851,482 | 701,222,543 | 628,939 | 900,268 |
% of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.91% | 0.09% | 0.11% | |
2.7 Re-election of a director: PA Schmidt | 701,858,264 | 701,260,525 | 597,739 | 893,486 |
% of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.91% | 0.09% | 0.11% | |
3.1. Re- election of Audit Committee member: YGH Suleman | 701,853,481 | 701,367,409 | 486,072 | 898,269 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.93% | 0.07% | 0.11% | |
3.2. Re- election of a member of the Audit Committee:A Andani | 701,836,148 | 701,333,326 | 502,822 | 915,602 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.93% | 0.07% | 0.11% | |
3.3 Re-election of a member of the Audit Committee: PJ Bacchus | 701,840,435 | 697,644,470 | 4,195,965 | 911,315 |
% of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.40% | 0.60% | 0.11% | |
3.4 Re-election of a member of the Audit Committee: RP Menell | 701,843,576 | 701,402,749 | 440,827 | 908,174 |
% of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.94% | 0.06% | 0.11% | |
3.5 Re-election of the member of the Audit Committee: DMJ Ncube | 701,827,431 | 696,920,863 | 4,906,568 | 924,319 |
% of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.30% | 0.70% | 0.11% | |
4. Approval for the issue of authorised but unissued ordinary shares | 701,833,129 | 618,735,631 | 83,097,498 | 918,621 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 88.16% | 11.84% | 0.11% |
Special resolutions | Number of shares voted | Shares voted for: | Shares voted against: | Shares abstained: |
1.Approval for the conversion of par value shares to no par value share | 701,811,391 | 632,889,913 | 68,921,478 | 940,359 |
% of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 90.18% | 9.82% | 0.11% | |
2. Approval for the increase in the authorised share capital | 701,854,052 | 618,402,653 | 83,451,399 | 897,698 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 88.11% | 11.89% | 0.11% | |
3.Approval for the issuing of equity securities for cash | 701,896,058 | 618,236,418 | 83,659,640 | 855,692 |
% of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 88.08% | 11.92% | 0.10% | |
Advisory endorsement of the remuneration policy | 690,150,036 | 669,299,397 | 20,850,639 | 12,601,714 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | |
100% | 96.98% | 3.02% | 1.53% | |
4. Approval for the remuneration of non-executive directors | 701,700,805 | 697,414,370 | 4,286,435 | 1,050,945 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.39% | 0.61% | 0.13% | |
5. Approval for the Company to grant inter- group financial assistance in terms of section 44 and 45 of the Act | 701,666,714 | 699,382,194 | 2,284,520 | 1,085,036 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.67% | 0.33% | 0.13% | |
6. Acquisition of the Company's own shares | 701,807,710 | 643,281,709 | 58,526,001 | 944,040 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | |
100% | 91.66% | 8.34% | 0.11% | |
7.Amendments to the existing Memorandum of Incorporation | 701,677,723 | 620,945,786 | 80,731,937 | 1,074,027 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | |
100% | 88.49% | 11.51% | 0.31% |
Over 86% of votable shares were represented at the AGM.
The special resolutions will be filed with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act, No 71 of 2008.
In terms of paragraph 3.59 of the JSE Limited's Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that Ms Gayle Wilson, who is the current chair of the Audit Committee, has retired as a non-executive director of the Gold Fields board of directors ("the Board"), with effect from this AGM. The Board would like to thank Ms Wilson for her valuable contribution to the Company over the past 9 years and wish her everything of the best in her future endeavours.
Mr YGH Suleman will serve as the new Chair of the Audit Committee with effect from this AGM.
24 May 2017
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J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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