Gold Fields Ltd.: Sale of Darlot Mine to Red 5
JOHANNESBURG, August 3, 2017 - Gold Fields Ltd. (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE: GFI) is pleased to announce the sale of its Darlot mine in Western Australia, through a wholly owned subsidiary, to ASX-listed Red 5 Limited for a total consideration of A$18.5m, comprising A$12m in cash and 130m Red 5 shares. The cash component is made up of A$7m upfront and A$5m deferred for up to 24 months. The deferred consideration may be taken as additional shares in Red 5 or as cash at Gold Fields' election. Red 5 intends to undertake a rights issue in order to assist with the funding of the cash component and general working capital purposes. Gold Fields will underwrite the rights issue up to A$7m.
The sale of Darlot is in line with the company's strategy to continually upgrade the Gold Fields portfolio. The commencement of the sale process was announced to the market in February 2017.
Darlot was acquired by Gold Fields in 2013 as part of the acquisition of Barrick Gold's Yilgarn South assets. Gold Fields has invested heavily to extend the life of the mine beyond the initial projected six months, which resulted in Darlot producing more than 241,000 ounces of gold in the past three years.
The transaction is subject to customary conditions, including Red 5 shareholder approval, and is scheduled for completion and ownership transfer in September 2017.
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About Gold Fields
Gold Fields Ltd. is a globally diversified producer of gold with eight operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru and South Africa with attributable annual gold-equivalent production of approximately 2.2 million ounces. It has attributable gold Mineral Reserves of around 48 million ounces and gold Mineral Resources of around 101 million ounces. Attributable copper Mineral Reserves total 454 million pounds and Mineral Resources 5,813 million pounds. Gold Fields has a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Limited, with secondary listings on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Swiss Exchange (SWX).
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Enquiries
Investors
Avishkar Nagaser
Tel: +27-11-562-9775
Mobile: +27-82-312-8692
Email: Avishkar.Nagaser@goldfields.com
Thomas Mengel
Tel: +27-11-562-9849
Mobile: +27-72-493-5170
Email:Thomas.Mengel@goldfields.com
Media
Sven Lunsche
Tel: +27-11-562-9763
Mobile: +27-83-260-9279
Email: Sven.Lunsche@goldfields.com
SOURCE Gold Fields Ltd., South Africa
