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GOLD FIELDS LIMITED - CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT
GOLD FIELDS LIMITED
Registration number: 1968/004880/06
ISIN: ZAE000018123 JSE Code: GFI
(`Gold Fields` or the `company`)
CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT
Johannesburg, 20 December 2004. Shareholders of Gold Fields are advised that,
Gold Fields, Harmony and Norilsk Nickel announce that they have engaged in
preliminary discussions in order to explore alternative transactions which
could be mutually acceptable and beneficial to all parties relating to the
current offer by Harmony for Gold Fields. Any discussions or possible
transactions are subject to Norilsk`s continuing obligations under the
existing irrevocable undertaking granted in favour of Harmony, pursuant to its
current offer for Gold Fields.
Until such time as further information regarding the outcome of the
discussions becomes available, shareholders are advised to continue to
exercise caution when dealing in securities of the company.
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Joint Financial Advisors to Gold Fields Sponsor to Gold Fields
JPMorgan
Goldman Sachs International JPMorgan
Corporate law advisors and consultants to Gold
Fields
Edward Nathan & Friedland (Pty) Limited
Corporate Law Advisors and Consultants
(Registration number 1999/026464/21)
Important information:
In the United States, Gold Fields Limited (`Gold Fields`) has filed a
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the `SEC`) on Schedule 14D-9 and holders of the Gold Fields
Ordinary Shares and American Depositary Shares are advised to read it as it
contains important information. Copies of the Schedule 14D-9 and other related
documents filed by Gold Fields are available free of charge on the SEC`s
website at http://www.sec.gov. Any documents filed by Harmony Gold Mining
Company Limited, including any registration statement on Form F-4 (including
any prospectus contained therein) and related exchange offer materials as well
as its Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, will also be available free of
charge on the SEC`s website.
The directors of Gold Fields accept responsibility for the information
contained in this document. To the best of their knowledge and belief (having
taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information
contained in this document is in accordance with the facts and does not omit
anything likely to affect the import of such information.
Copies of this document are not being made available, and must not be mailed,
forwarded, transmitted or otherwise distributed or sent in or into Australia,
Canada, Japan, the Republic of Ireland or any other jurisdiction in which it
is illegal to make this document available and persons receiving this document
(including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not distribute, forward,
mail, transmit or send it in or into or from Australia, Canada, Japan, the
Republic of Ireland or any such other jurisdiction.
Date: 20/12/2004 11:53:10 AM
Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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