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The JSE Limited Announces Gold Fields As a Best Performer in Its SRI Index

November 28, 2007
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JOHANNESBURG, November 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The JSE’s Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index, which assesses the environmental, social and economic sustainability practices and corporate governance of listed companies, yesterday announced that Gold Fields Limited (“Gold Fields”) (DIFX: GFI) is one of the Best Performers of the 2007 SRI Index.

Ian Cockerill, Chief Executive Officer of Gold Fields said: “As a global precious metals company, Gold Fields endeavours to undertake its activities in a manner that minimizes or eliminates negative impacts and maximizes positive impacts of an environmental or socio-economic nature. The company is therefore very proud to once again be ranked amongst the Best Performers in the high impact environmental category of the JSE SRI Index for 2007. Since 2005, Gold Fields has been an outstanding performer within a sector that remains dominant as the biggest individual sector represented within the SRI Index.”

Cockerill continued: “Gold Fields is committed to the responsible stewardship of natural resources and the ecological environment for present and future generations and aims to continually implement a comprehensive strategy to maximise positive environmental or socio-economic outcomes to ensure a long-term future.”

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CONTACT: Enquires: South Africa, Willie Jacobsz, Tel: +27-11-644-2460,Fax: +27-11-484-0639, williej@goldfields.co.za; Nerina Bodasing, Tel:+27-11-644-2630, Fax: +27-11-484-0639, Nerina.bodasing@goldfields.co.za