Gold Fields Provides Update On Proposed Yamana Gold Acquisition

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholders are advised that Yamana Gold Inc. (Yamana) has issued a press release today, 8 November 2022, confirming that: following the waiver by Gold Fields of its 5 business day matching right and response period under the Arrangement Agreement, Yamana has entered into an arrangement agreement with Pan American and Agnico in respect of the Joint Offer for Yamana; and the Yamana board has changed its recommendation in relation to the Arrangement and the Transaction with Gold Fields, and now unanimously recommends that Yamana shareholders vote against the Transaction at the Yamana Meeting.

The Gold Fields investment committee will now be convened and Gold Fields will provide a further update to shareholders on the Transaction following that meeting, on SENS and Form 6-K.

About Gold Fields

Gold Fields is a globally diversified gold producer with nine operating mines in Australia, Chile, Ghana, Peru and South Africa, including the Asanko Joint Venture in Ghana, with total attributable annual gold-equivalent production of approximately 2.3Moz, attributable gold-equivalent Mineral Reserves of 48.6Moz and gold Mineral Resources of 111.8Moz. Gold Fields' shares are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and its American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

For more information, please contact:

Gold Fields Investors

Avishkar Nagaser, EVP, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs
Tel: +27 11 562 9775; Mobile: +27 82 312 8692
Email: [email protected]

Thomas Mengel, Manager, Investor Relations
Tel: +27 11 562 9849; Mobile: +27 72 493 5170
Email: [email protected] 

Gold Fields Media

Sven Lunsche, Vice President Corporate Affairs
Tel: +27 11 562 9763; Mobile: +27 83 2609279
Email: [email protected]

Investors

BofA Securities (Financial advisor to Gold Fields)

Ben Davies / Peter Surr / Christos Tomaras / Anthony Knox
Tel: +44 20 7628 1000

Media

Brunswick Group (Communications advisor to Gold Fields)

Johannesburg: Timothy Schultz 
Tel: +27 82 309 2497 

London: Pip Green / Tom Pigott
Tel: +44 20 7404 5959

North America: Emily Levin / Nikki Ritchie
Tel: +1 202 617 8582 / Tel: +1 845 682 9850

Important Information

Further information pertaining to the Transaction is contained in the Transaction Documents. Shareholders are advised to read the Transaction Documents, which contains the terms and conditions of the Transaction, with care and in full. Any decision or analysis of and/or election in respect of the Transaction, and/or other matters dealt with in the Transaction Documents should be made only on the basis of such information.

Nothing contained in this announcement constitutes, or is intended to constitute, investment, tax, legal, accounting or other professional advice.

No Offer or Solicitation

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute or form part of any offer to sell or issue or any solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for any securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or other offering document. No securities have been or will be registered under the U.S. Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction, and any securities issued in connection with the Transaction are anticipated to be issued in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act provided for by Section 3(a)(10) thereof and in accordance with applicable state securities laws. No public offering of securities is being made in any jurisdiction where such an offering would be unlawful. The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by applicable laws and regulations. Persons who are physically located in those jurisdictions and in which this announcement is circulated, published or distributed must inform themselves about and observe such restrictions.

The information contained in this announcement does not constitute or form a part of any offer to the public for the sale of, or subscription for, or an invitation, advertisement or the solicitation of an offer to purchase and/or subscribe for, securities as defined in and/or contemplated by the South African Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 (South African Companies Act). Accordingly, this announcement does not, nor does it intend to, constitute a "registered prospectus" or an advertisement relating to an offer to the public, as contemplated by the South African Companies Act and no prospectus has been, or will be, filed with the South African Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in respect of this announcement.

The information contained in this announcement constitutes factual information as contemplated in Section 1(3)(a) of the South African Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 37 of 2002, as amended (FAIS Act) and should not be construed as an express or implied recommendation, guide or proposal that any particular transaction in respect of any securities referred to in this announcement or in relation to the business or future investments of Gold Fields and/or Yamana, is appropriate to the particular investment objectives, financial situations or needs of a prospective investor, and nothing contained in this announcement should be construed as constituting the canvassing for, or marketing or advertising of, financial services in South Africa. Gold Fields is not a financial services provider licensed as such under the FAIS Act.

The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 (which forms part of domestic UK law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). Upon publication of this announcement, this information is now considered in the public domain.

This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, in or into any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction.

No shares are being offered to the public by means of this announcement. This announcement does not constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as, any offer, invitation or recommendation to purchase, sell or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote for approval in any jurisdiction and neither the issue of the information nor anything contained herein shall form the basis of or be relied upon in connection with, or act as an inducement to enter into, any investment activity, or the making of any investment decision.

SOURCE Gold Fields Limited