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Gold Fields issues Harmony financial results comparison
Gold Fields Limited
Registration number: 1968/004880/06
ISIN: ZAE000018123 JSE Code: GFI
(`Gold Fields` or the `Company`)
Gold Fields issues Harmony financial results comparison and sets the facts
straight
Johannesburg, 18 February 2005:
Gold Fields Limited (`Gold Fields`) has today issued a detailed comparison of
the financial results of the company, in relation to those of Harmony Gold
Mining Limited (Harmony) on its website: www.goldfields.co.za.
The documents posted on the company`s website also address certain inaccuracies
and statements recently made by Harmony about Gold Fields` operations and
financial performance.
ends
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.
This document contains `forward-looking statements` with respect to Gold Fields`
financial condition, results of operations, business strategies, operating
efficiencies, competitive position, growth opportunities for existing services,
plans and objectives of management, markets for stock and other matters.
Statements in this document that are not historical facts are `forward-looking
statements`.
These forward-looking statements, including, among others, those relating to the
future business prospects, revenues and income of Gold Fields, wherever they may
occur in this presentation, are necessarily estimates reflecting the best
judgment of the senior management of Gold Fields and involve a number of risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those suggested by the forward-looking statements. As a consequence, these
forward-looking statements should be considered in light of various important
factors, including those set forth materials filed with or furnished to the SEC
from time to time, including Gold Fields` most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F
Joint Financial Advisors to Gold Fields Sponsor to Gold Fields
Goldman Sachs International JPMorgan
JPMorgan
Corporate law advisors and consultants to Legal Advisors to Gold Fields
Gold Fields Edward Nathan & Friedland (Pty)
Edward Nathan & Friedland (Pty) Limited Limited
Corporate Law Advisors and Consultants Linklaters
(Registration number 1999/026464/21) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom (UK) LLP
