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Gold Fields Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
(Registration Number 1968/004880/06)
JSE, NYSE, DIFX Share Code: GFI
ISIN: ZAE000018123
("Gold Fields" or “the Company”)
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF GOLD FIELDS LIMITED HELD ON 1 JUNE 2022
Shareholders are advised that at the hybrid Annual General Meeting of Gold Fields
Limited held on Wednesday, 1 June 2022, all the ordinary and special resolutions,
as well as the advisory endorsements of the Company’s remuneration policy and
remuneration implementation policy, as set out in the notice of the Annual
General Meeting, dispatched to shareholders on 31 March 2021, were passed on a
poll, by the requisite majorities.
Details of the results of the voting are as follows:
Total issued share capital: 891 377 583
Total number of shares present / represented
including proxies at the meeting: 662 570 381
being 74.33% of the total votable shares
Ordinary resolutions % of votes % of votes Number of % of shares % of shares
for the against the shares voted voted abstained
resolution resoluton
1: Appointment of PwC as 99.91 0.09 661 642 880 74.23 0.10
external auditors
2.1: Election of director – MC 99.96 0.04 661 453 295 74.21 0.13
Bitar
2.2: Election of director – JE 99.96 0.04 661 618 699 74.22 0.11
McGill
2.3: Re-election of director – 99.82 0.18 661 617 165 74.22 0.11
PA Schmidt
2.4: Re-election of director – A 98.94 1.06 661 620 007 74.22 0.11
Andani
2.5: Re-election of director – 98.90 1.10 661 614 426 74.22 0.11
PJ Bacchus
3.1: Re-election of a member and 99.04 0.96 661 611 435 74.22 0.11
chairperson of the Audit
Committee – PG Sibiya
3.2: Re-election of audit 99.97 0.03 661 613 858 74.22 0.11
committee member – A Andani
3.3: Re-election of audit 99.97 0.03 661 610 479 74.22 0.11
committee member – PJ Bacchus
4: Approval for the issue of 92.95 7.05 661 594 715 74.22 0.11
authorised but unissued ordinary
shares
5.1: Advisory endorsement 95.19 4.81 658 255 793 73.85 0.48
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Ordinary resolutions % of votes % of votes Number of % of shares % of shares
for the against the shares voted voted abstained
resolution resoluton
of the Remuneration Policy
5.2: Advisory endorsement 66.87 33.13 658 986 280 73.93 0.40
of the Remuneration
Implementation Report*
* Engagement with Shareholders is required in respect of ordinary resolution 5.2, the
Remuneration Implementation Report, in terms of the JSE Listings Requirements 3.84(j) and
in line with King Code IV, due to the fact that more than 25% of the voting rights
exercised voted against the Company’s Remuneration Implementation Report. As such,
dissenting shareholders who wish to engage with Gold Fields can do so by e-mailing the
Company Secretary at the email address Anre.Weststrate@goldfields.com, from 1 June 2022 to
30 June 2022.
The Company, through the Remuneration Committee, will address all legitimate objections
and concerns raised in writing, and if required, engage further with shareholders.
Special Resolutions % of votes % of votes Number of % of shares % of shares
for the against the shares voted voted abstained
resolution resolution
1: Approval for issue of shares 92.45 7.55 661 572 173 74.22 0.11
for cash
2.1: The Chairperson of the 99.91 0.09 661 502 227 74.21 0.12
Board (all-inclusive fee)
2.2: The Lead Independent 99.40 0.60 661 501 050 74.21 0.12
Director of the Board (all-
inclusive fee)
2.3:The Chairperson of the Audit 99.95 0.05 661 001 563 74.16 0.18
Committee
2.4: The Chairpersons of the 99.94 0.06 660 987 673 74.15 0.18
Capital Projects, Control and
Review Committee, Nominating and
Governance Committee,
Remuneration Committee, Risk
Committee, SET Committee and
SHSD Committee (excluding the
Chairperson and Lead Independent
Director of the Board)
2.5: Members of the Board 99.50 0.50 660 992 716 74.15 0.18
(excluding the Chairperson and
Lead Independent Director of the
Board)
2.6: Members of the Audit 99.94 0.06 660 991 318 74.15 0.18
Committee (excluding the
Chairperson of the Audit
Committee and Lead Independent
Director of the Board)
2.7: Members of the Capital 99.94 0.06 661 467 269 74.21 0.12
Projects, Control and Review
Committee, Nominating and
Governance Committee,
Remuneration Committee, Risk
Committee, SET Committee and
SHSD Committee (excluding the
Chairpersons of these
Committees,Chairperson and Lead
Independent Director of the
Board)
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2.8: Chairperson of an adhoc 99.15 0.85 661 477 026 74.21 0.12
committee (per meeting chaired)
2.9: Members of an ad-hoc 99.15 0.85 661 495 485 74.21 0.12
committee (per meeting attended)
3: Approval for the Company to 98.99 1.01 661 331 896 74.19 0.14
grant inter-group financial
assistance in terms of section
44 and 45 of the Act
4: Approval for the Acquisition 99.86 0.14 661 595 325 74.22 0.11
of the Company’s own shares
The special resolutions will be filed with the Companies and Intellectual
Property Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Companies
Act, No 71 of 2008.
1 June 2022
Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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