Bee Circular Posted to Shareholders and Available on the Gold Fields Website

JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 11 /CNW/ - Further to the announcement on 7 September 2010 regarding the proposed black economic empowerment transactions, Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) shareholders are advised that the circular referred to therein has been posted to shareholders today and is also available on the Gold Fields website at http://www.goldfields.co.za.

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About Gold Fields

Gold Fields is one of the world's largest unhedged producers of gold with attributable production of 3.5 million gold equivalent ounces per annum from nine operating mines in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and Peru. Gold Fields also has an extensive growth pipeline with both greenfields and nearmine exploration projects at various stages of development. Gold Fields has total attributable gold equivalent Mineral Reserves of 78 million ounces and Mineral Resources of 281 million ounces. Gold Fields is listed on JSE Limited (primary listing), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the NASDAQ Dubai Limited, the Euronext in Brussels (NYX) and the Swiss Exchange (SIX).

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