MEDIA
RELEASE
Gold Fields Limited
Reg. 1968/004880/06
24 St Andrews Road
Parktown, 2193
Private Bag X30500
Houghton, 2041
South Africa
Tel +27 11 644-2400
Dir +27 11 644-2460
Fax +27 11 484-0639
www.goldfields.co.za
Enquires
South Africa
Willie Jacobsz
Tel +27 11 644-2460
Fax +27 11 484-0639
North America
Cheryl A Martin
Tel +1 303 796-8683
Fax +1 303 796-8293
NORILSK NICKEL TO JOIN
Postnet Suite 252
GOLD FIELDS’ BOARD
Johannesburg, June 2, 2005. Gold Fields Limited (GFI: JSE and NYSE) is pleased to announce that MMC Norilsk Nickel has accepted Gold Fields’ invitation to nominate two non-executive directors to the board of Gold Fields. The names of the two new directors will be announced in due course.
Moscow based Norilsk Nickel is Gold Fields’ largest shareholder with a 20.3% stake in the Company.
Gold Fields’ Chief Executive Officer, Ian Cockerill, said:
“We are delighted to have Norilsk Nickel on board and we look forward to working with them to grow the value of our company to the benefit of all Gold Fields’ shareholders. We have a common vision of turning Gold Fields into the leading gold company in the world.”
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ENQUIRIES:
Willie Jacobsz, Telephone +27 11 644 2460
williej@goldfields.co.za
Cheryl Martin, Telephone +303 796 8683
camartin@gfexpl.com
Directors: C M T Thompson* (Chairman), A J Wright (Deputy Chairman), I D Cockerill
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(Chief Executive Officer),K Ansah
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, G J Gerwel, N J Holland
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(Chief
Financial Officer), J M McMahon
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, G R Parker
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, R L Pennant-Rea
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, P J Ryan, T M G Sexwale, B R van Rooyen, C I von Christierson
*Canadian,
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British,
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American,
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Ghanaian.
Corporate Secretary: C Farrel