UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rules 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Dated 19 May 2016
Commission File Number: 001-31318
GOLD FIELDS LIMITED
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
150 Helen Rd.
Sandown, Sandton 2196
South Africa
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
Form 40-F
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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
JSE, NYSE, DIFX Share Code: GFI
ISIN: ZAE000018123
"Gold Fields" or “the Company”)
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF GOLD FIELDS LIMITED HELD ON 18 MAY
2016
Shareholders are advised that at the Annual General Meeting of Gold Fields
Limited held on Wednesday 18 May 2016, the ordinary and special
resolutions, as well as advisory endorsement of the company’s remuneration
policy, as set out in the notice of the annual general meeting dispatched
to shareholders on 15 April 2016 were passed, on a poll, by the requisite
majorities.
Details of the results of the voting are as follows:
Total issued share capital: 821,532,707
Total number of shares present/
represented including proxies at the meeting:
Limited held on Wednesday 18 May 2016, the ordinary and special
resolutions, as well as advisory endorsement of the company’s remuneration
policy, as set out in the notice of the annual general meeting dispatched
to shareholders on 15 April 2016 were passed, on a poll, by the requisite
majorities.
Details of the results of the voting are as follows:
Total issued share capital: 821,532,707
Total number of shares present/
represented including proxies at the meeting:
697,466,342
being 85% of the total votable shares
Ordinary
resolutions
resolutions
Number of
shares
shares
voted
Shares
voted for:
voted for:
Shares
voted
voted
against:
Shares
abstained:
abstained:
1.Re-
appointment of
appointment of
auditors
696,778,208 696,444,849 333,359
688,134
% of total
issued
shares
shares
% of shares
voted
% of
shares
voted
voted
% of total
issued
shares
shares
100%
99.95%
0.04%
0.08%
2.1 Re-election
of a director:
SP Reid
696,732,673 682,857,441 13,875,232 733,669
% of total
issued
shares
% of shares
voted
% of
shares
voted
% of total
issued
shares
100%
98.00%
1.99%
0.08%
2.2. Re-
election of a
director: GM
election of a
director: GM
Wilson
696,745,466 682,597,302 14,148,164 720,876
% of total
shares
% of shares
voted
% of
shares
voted
voted
% of total
issued
shares
shares
100%
97.96%
2.03%
0.08%
2.3. Re-
election of a
director: DN
Murray
Murray
696,743,904 682,613,827 14,130,077 722,438
% of total
shares
shares
% of shares
voted
voted
% of
shares
shares
voted
% of total
issued
issued
shares
100%
97.97%
2.02%
0.08%
2.4. Re-
election of a
director: DMJ
Ncube
696,738,974 673,929,620 22,809,354 727,368
% of total
issued
issued
shares
% of shares
voted
voted
% of
shares
shares
voted
% of total
issued
issued
shares
100%
96.72%
3.27%
0.08%
2.5. Re-
election of a
director: AR
Hill
Hill
696,743,721 681,782,753 14,960,968 722,621
% of total
issued
shares
% of shares
voted
% of
shares
voted
% of total
issued
shares
100%
97,85%
2.14%
0,08%
3.1. Re-
election of
election of
Audit Committee
member: GM
member: GM
Wilson
696,721,937 682,613,661 14,108,276 744,405
% of total
issued
shares
issued
shares
% of shares
voted
voted
% of
shares
voted
shares
voted
% of total
issued
shares
issued
shares
100%
97.97%
2.02%
0,09%
3.2. Re-
election of
Audit Committee
member: RP
Menell
Menell
696,718,792 675,424,117 21,294,675 747,550
% of total
issued
shares
% of shares
voted
% of
shares
voted
% of total
issued
shares
100%
96.94%
3.05%
0.09%
3.3. Re-
election of a
member of the
member of the
Audit
Committee: DMJ
Committee: DMJ
Ncube
696,716,020 682,496,716 14,219,304 750,322
% of total
issued
shares
% of shares
voted
% of
shares
voted
% of total
issued
shares
100%
97.95%
2.04%
0.09%
4. Approval for
the issue of
the issue of
authorised but
unissued
ordinary shares
692,614,509 619,929,908 72,684,601 4,851,833
% of total
issued
issued
shares
% of shares
voted
voted
% of
shares
shares
voted
% of total
issued
issued
shares
100%
89.50%
10.49%
0.59%
Special
resolutions
resolutions
Number of
shares
shares
voted
Shares
voted for:
voted for:
Shares
voted
voted
against:
Shares
abstained:
abstained:
1. Approval
for the
for the
issuing of
equity
securities for
securities for
cash
692,669,507 618,745,792 73,923,715 4,796,835
% of total
issued
issued
shares
% of shares
voted
voted
% of shares
voted
voted
% of total
issued
issued
shares
100%
89.32%
10.67%
0.58%
Advisory
endorsement of
the
686,759,409 584,285,581 102,473,828 10,706,933
% of total % of shares % of shares % of
remuneration
policy
issued
shares
voted
voted
shares
voted
100%
85.07%
14.92%
1.30%
2. Approval
for the
remuneration
of non-
of non-
executive
directors
696,620,173 682,308,630 14,311,543 846,169
% of total
issued
shares
% of shares
voted
% of shares
voted
% of total
issued
shares
100%
97.94%
2.05%
0.10%
3. Approval
for the
Company to
Company to
grant inter-
group
financial
assistance in
assistance in
terms of
section 44 and
45 of the Act
section 44 and
45 of the Act
692,495,580 688,953,551 3,542,029
4,970,762
% of total
issued
shares
% of shares
voted
% of shares
voted
% of total
issued
shares
100%
99.48%
0.51%
0.60%
4. Acquisition
of the
of the
Company’s own
shares
692,633,012 608,085,677 84,547,335 4,833,330
% of total
issued
shares
% of shares
voted
% of shares
voted
% of
shares
voted
100%
87.79%
12.20%
0.58%
5.Approval of
the amendment
of the Gold
Fields Limited
2012 Share
2012 Share
Plan
692,097,479 600,162,244 91,935,235 5,368,863
% of total
issued
shares
shares
% of shares
voted
% of shares
voted
% of
shares
voted
voted
100%
86.71%
13.28%
0.65%
6.Financial
assistance to
Directors and
Prescribed
Prescribed
Officers and
Other Persons
who may
participate in
participate in
the Share Plan
689,632,989 675,073,113 14,559,876 7,833,353
% of total
issued
shares
% of shares
voted
% of shares
voted
% of
shares
voted
100%
97.88%
2.11%
0.95%
Over 84.90% of votable shares were represented at the AGM.
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.
18 May 2016
Sponsor
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
GOLD FIELDS LIMITED
Dated:
19
May
2016
By:
/s/ Nicholas J. Holland
Name:
Nicholas
J.
Holland
Title:
Chief Executive Officer