Gold Fields Limited - Withdrawal Of Cautionary Announcement
Gold Fields Limited
Registration number: 1968/004880/06
ISIN: ZAE000018123 JSE Code: GFI
(`Gold Fields` or the `company`)
WITHDRAWAL OF CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT
Johannesburg, 26 May 2005. Shareholders of Gold Fields are advised that
following recent developments, in particular, the ruling by the High Court of
South Africa that the takeover bid by Harmony Gold Mining Limited to acquire the
entire issued share capital of Gold Fields (the `Offer`) lapsed on 18 December
2004, Gold Fields hereby withdraws any remaining cautionary announcements
relating to the Offer.
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Sponsor to Gold Fields
JPMorgan
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: 26/05/2005 04:30:25 PM
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