Gold Fields Limited - Announcement By Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited Of Its
Intention To Make An Offer For Gold Fields And Further Cautionary Announcement
Gold Fields Limited
Registration number: 1968/004880/06
ISIN: ZAE000018123 JSE Code: GFI
(`Gold Fields` or the `company`)
ANNOUNCEMENT BY HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED OF ITS INTENTION TO MAKE AN
OFFER FOR GOLD FIELDS AND
FURTHER CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT
Shareholders of Gold Fields (`shareholders`) are referred to the announcement
published earlier this morning by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
(`Harmony`) in which it announced the terms of a proposed merger between the two
companies and pursuant to which it will make an offer for the entire issued
share capital of Gold Fields, subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions
precedent (the `Proposed Offer`).
Shareholders are advised that the Board of Directors of Gold Fields has
appointed Goldman Sachs International and JPMorgan as independent financial
advisors to advise it as to how the Proposed Offer affects all holders of Gold
Fields securities, including specifically, minority holders of securities. The
Board of Directors will consider such advice and form its own view and
recommendation regarding the Proposed Offer and will make the substance of such
advice known to shareholders in due course in a form and manner required by the
Securities Regulation Panel.
Until such time as such advice is made known and until further information
regarding the Proposed Offer becomes available, shareholders are advised to
continue to exercise caution when dealing in securities of the company.
Johannesburg
18 October 2004
Joint Financial Advisors to Gold Fields Sponsor to Gold
Goldman Sachs International Fields
JPMorgan JPMorgan
Corporate law advisors and consultants
to Gold Fields
Edward Nathan & Friedland (Pty) Limited
Corporate Law Advisors and Consultants
(Registration number 1999/026464/21)
Date: 18/10/2004 12:32:23 PM
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