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GFI - Gold Fields Limited - Results of annual general meeting
Gold Fields Limited
(Reg. No. 1968/004880/06)
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
("Gold Fields" or the "Company")
JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai - Share Code: GFI
NYX Code: GFLB, and SWX Code: GOLI
ISIN: ZAE000018123
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Shareholders are advised that all the ordinary resolutions and the special
resolution were duly passed by the requisite majority of votes at the Company`s
Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday, 2 November 2010 at 10h00.
The special resolution for the Acquisition of Company`s own shares, will be
lodged with the Registrar of Companies in due course.
RESULTS OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING TO APPROVE THE BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
("BEE") TRANSACTIONS
The BEE transactions were approved at the general meeting by an overwhelming
majority of 99.8% of the 85% of shareholders who voted.
Gold Fields new chair, Dr Mamphela Ramphele, who took over the role from Alan
Wright at the conclusion of today`s AGM, said in her remarks that the BEE deals
approved today "set a benchmark for the nature and structuring of empowerment
transactions. With the approval of these transactions, the shareholders of Gold
Fields have ensured that South African employees of Gold Fields will also be
shareholders of this Company".
The special resolution for approval of financial assistance by the Company and
GFI Mining South Africa (a major subsidiary of Gold Fields), in terms of Section
38 (2A)(b) of the Companies Act No. 61 of 1973, as amended, will be lodged with
the Registrar of Companies in due course.
2 November 2010
Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities Limited
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