Gold Fields Limited - Mails offer documents to Wes
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Gold Fields Limited - Mails offer documents to Western Areas shareholders
Gold Fields Limited
Share Code: GFI
ISIN: ZAE000018123
Gold Fields Limited - Mails offer documents to Western Areas shareholders
Johannesburg, October 30, 2006. Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (NYSE: GFI;
JSE: GFI; DIFX: GFI), is pleased to advise shareholders of Western Areas
Limited that Gold Fields has today mailed the circular containing the offer to
Western Areas Shareholders.
Gold Fields offers to acquire the entire issued share capital of Western
Areas, other than those shares currently held by Gold Fields and JCI, for a
consideration of 35 ordinary shares in Gold Fields for every 100 shares held
in Western Areas.
The implementation of the offer is subject to approval by the competition
authorities. Western Areas shareholders will be advised once approval has been
obtained. The offer will remain open for a period of at least 14 days after
the requisite approvals have been obtained.
Shareholders of Gold Fields are advised that a copy of the competent persons
report on the development of the mining assets of Gold Fields, which is
contained in the circular, has been placed on the Gold Fields website at
www.goldfields.co.za.
Gold Fields is one of the world"s largest unhedged gold producers, with annual
gold production of approximately 4.1 million ounces from mines in South
Africa, Ghana, Australia and Venezuela, as well as a developing mine at Cerro
Corona in Peru. The Company has ore reserves of 65 million ounces and mineral
resources of 179 million ounces. Gold Fields has its primary listing on the
Johannesburg Securities Exchange and secondary listings on the NYSE, LSE,
Euronext in Paris and Brussels, and on the Swiss Exchange. All of Gold Fields"
operations are ISO 14001 certified.
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