Gold Fields Limited Trading Statement for FY 2020

<br /> Gold Fields Limited Trading Statement for FY 2020<br />

PR Newswire


JOHANNESBURG

,

Feb. 10, 2021

/PRNewswire/ — Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE: GFI) (NYSE: GFI) advises that headline earnings per share for the 12 months ended

31 December 2020

(FY 2020) are expected to range from

US$0.81

-0.85 per share, 305-325% (

US$0.61

-0.65 per share) higher than the headline earnings of

US$0.20

per share reported for the 12 months ended

31 December 2019

(FY 2019).

Basic earnings per share for FY 2020 are expected to range from

US$0.80

-0.84 per share, 300-320% (

US$0.60

-0.64 per share) higher than the basic earnings of

US$0.20

per share reported for FY 2019.

Normalised earnings per share for FY 2020 are expected to range from

US$0.98

-1.02 per share, 133-143% (

US$0.56

-0.60 per share) higher than the normalised earnings of

US$0.42

per share reported for FY 2019.

The increase in basic and headline earnings is driven by slightly higher production and higher gold prices received, despite the hedges that were in place during 2020.


Strong end to 2020

For Q4 2020, attributable gold equivalent production is expected to be 593koz (Q3 2020: 557koz), with All-in costs (AIC) for the quarter expected to be

US$1,113

/oz (Q3 2020:

US$1,070

/oz). All-in sustaining costs (AISC) are expected to be

US$971

/oz (Q3 2020:

US$964

/oz).

Attributable gold equivalent production for 2020 is expected to be 2,236koz, a 2% increase YoY (FY 2019: 2,195koz), within the revised guidance range of 2,200 – 2,250koz. Original guidance of 2.275Moz – 2.315Moz was revised in

May 2020

to account for the impact of Covid-19 on the operations, mainly at South Deep and

Cerro Corona

.

AIC for 2020 is expected to be

US$1,079

/oz, marginally higher than 2019 (FY 2019:

US$1,064

/oz) and within the revised guidance range of

US$1,070

/oz –

US$1,090

/oz. AISC for the year is expected to be

US$977

/oz (FY 2019:

US$897

/oz), again within the revised guidance range of between

US$960

/oz and

US$980

/oz.

The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed, and reported on, by the Company’s external auditors.

Gold Fields expects to release FY 2020 financial results on Thursday,

18 February 2021

.


Enquiries


Investors

Avishkar Nagaser

Tel:  +27 11 562-9775

Mobile:  +27 82 312 8692

Email:

[email protected]


Thomas Mengel


Tel:  +27 11 562-9849

Mobile:  +27 72 493 5170

Email:

[email protected]


Media

Sven Lunsche

Tel: +27 11 562-9763

Mobile: +27 83 260 9279

Email:

[email protected]


Notes to editors


About Gold Fields

Gold Fields is a globally diversified gold producer with nine operating mines in

Australia

,

Peru

,

South Africa

and

West Africa

(including the Asanko JV), as well as one project in

Chile

. We have total attributable annual gold-equivalent production of 2.2Moz, attributable gold-equivalent Mineral Reserves of 51.3Moz and Mineral Resources of 115.7Moz. Our shares are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and our American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

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