Gold Fields – Trading Statement for Year Ended 31 December 2017

Gold Fields (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE: GFI) advises that headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the twelve months ended 31 December 2017 (FY 2017) is expected to range from US$0.23-0.26 per share, 0% (US$0.00 per share) to 12% (US$0.03 per share) lower than the US$0.26 per share reported for the twelve months ended 31 December 2016 (FY 2016).

The basic loss per share for FY 2017 is expected to be 110-125% (US$0.22-0.25 per share) lower than the earnings of US$0.20 per share reported for FY 2016, at a loss of US$0.02-0.05 per share.

Normalised earnings for FY 2017 are expected to be 21-33% (US$0.05-0.08 per share) lower than the US$0.24 per share reported for FY 2016 at US$0.16-0.19 per share.