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 22 MAY 2018 AND CHANGES TO THE DIRECTORS
Shareholders are advised that at the Annual General Meeting of Gold Fields Limited held on Tuesday 22 May 2018, 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 23 March 2018 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/ represented including proxies at the meeting:
821,532,707
701 334 127
being 85% of the total votable shares
Ordinary resolutions | Number of shares voted | Shares voted for: | Shares voted against: | Shares abstained : |
1.Re-appointment of auditors | 639 977 164 | 624 095 818 | 15 881 346 | 61 356 963 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 97,52% | 2,48% | 7,47% | |
2.1 Re-election of a director: CA Carolus | 699 910 128 | 698 883 101 | 1 027 027 | 1 423 999 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % shares votedof | % total issued sharesof | |
100% | 99.85% | 0,15% | 0,17% | |
2.2 Re-election of a director: RP Menell | 699 907 104 | 698 978 585 | 928 519 | 1 427 023 |
% of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % total issued sharesof |
% of
% of
85.20% | 99.87% | 0.13% | 0.17% | |
2.3 Re-election of a director: SP Reid | 699 903 082 | 698 870 286 | 1 032 796 | 1 431 045 |
of total issued shares | %99.85 of total issued shares | %0.15 total issued sharesof | % 0.17 of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.93% | 0.07% | 0.11% | |
3.1. Re-election of Audit Committee member: YGH Suleman | 699 931 569 | 699 576 429 | 355 140 | 1 402 558 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.95% | 0.05% | 0.17% | |
3.2. Re-election of a member of the Audit Committee: A Andani | 699 929 121 | 699 594 473 | 334 648 | 1 405 006 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.95% | 0.05% | 0.17% | |
3.3 Re-election of a member of the Audit Committee: PJ Bacchus | 699 908 172 | 699 576 233 | 340 939 | 1 425 955 |
% of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.95% | 0.05% | 0.17% | |
3.4 Re-election of a member of the Audit Committee: RP Menell | 699 913 365 | 697 853 211 | 2 060 154 | 1 420 762 |
% of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 99.71% | 0.29% | 0.17% | |
% 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 | 699 777 267 | 621 643 289 | 78 133 978 | 1 556 860 |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares | |
100% | 88.83% | 11.17% | 0.19% |
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Special resolutions | Number shares voted of | Shares voted for: | Shares voted against: | Shares abstained: | |
1.Approval for the issuing of equity securities for cash | 699 737 922 | 622 442 338 | 77 295 584 | 1 596 205 | |
% of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | % of total issued shares | ||
100% | 88.95% | 11.05% | 0.19% | ||
Advisory endorsement of the remuneration policy | 692 241 930 | 664 950 888 | 27 291 042 | 9 092 197 | |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % shares votedof | % shares votedof | ||
100% | 96.06% | 3.94% | 1.11% | ||
2. Approval for the remuneration of non-executive directors | 699 611 130 | 686 586 098 | 13 025 032 | 1 722 997 | |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares | ||
100% | 98.14% | 1.86% | 0.21% | ||
3. Approval for the Company to grant inter-group financial assistance in terms of section 44 and 45 of the Act | 699 618 163 | 691 994 664 | 7 623 499 | 1 715 964 | |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares | ||
100% | 98.91% | 1.09% | 0.21% | ||
4. Acquisition of the Company's own shares | 699 827 936 | 699 364 508 | 463 428 | 1 506 191 | |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % shares votedof | % shares votedof | ||
100% | 99.93%% | 0.07%% | 0.18% | ||
5.Approval of the Amendment of the Gold Fields Limited 2012 Share Plan | 699 382 557 | 656 869 433 | 42 513 124 | 1 951 570 | |
% of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % shares votedof | % shares votedof | ||
100% | 93.92% | 6.08% | 0.24% |
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Over 85% 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.
The Board has taken a decision to put Gold Fields Group's audit work from the 2018 financial year onwards out for tender.
In terms of paragraph 3.59 of the JSE Limited's Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that Don Ncube, who is the current Chair of the Social, Ethics and Transformation 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 Mr Ncube for his valuable contribution to the Company over the past 15 years and wish him everything of the best in his future endeavours.
Dr Carmen Letton will serve as the new Chair of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee with effect from this AGM.
23 May 2018
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J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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