Gold Fields Limited | ||||
Reg. 1968/004880/06 | ||||
Wednesday, 10 August, 2016 | 150 Helen Road, Sandown, Sandton, 2196 | |||
Postnet Suite 252 | ||||
Private Bag X30500 | ||||
Houghton, 2041 | ||||
South Africa | ||||
Tel +27 11 562-9796 | ||||
Fax +27 11 562-9825 | ||||
www.goldfields.co.za |
VIA EDGAR
Mr. Rufus Decker
Accounting Branch Chief
Office of Beverages, Apparel, and Mining
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549-7010
Re: | Gold Fields Limited | |
Form 20-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2015 | ||
Filed April 13, 2016 | ||
File No. 001-31318 |
Dear Mr. Decker:
Gold Fields Limited (the “Company”) received a comment letter from the staff of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Staff”) dated July 27, 2016 (the “Comment Letter”) related to our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.
The Company respectfully requests an extension of an additional eight business days to respond to the Comment Letter in order to permit sufficient time for an internal review of its responses at the appropriate level of the Company. The Company hereby submits such request and confirms that it will respond to the comment of the Staff set forth in the Comment Letter on or before August 22, 2016.
Directors: C A Carolus (Chair), N J Holland†**(Chief Executive Officer), P A Schmidt**(Chief Financial Officer), A Andani#, K Ansah#, T P Goodlace, A R Hill≠, R P Menell, D M J Ncube, S P Reid^, G M Wilson
^Australian, †British,≠Canadian,#Ghanaian, ** Executive Director
Company Secretary: MML Mokoka
Thank you for your consideration related to the Comment Letter and please do not hesitate to contact me at +27 11 562 9796 or pauls@goldfields.co.za with any questions.
Sincerely, | ||||
/s/ Paul A. Schmidt | ||||
Paul Schmidt | ||||
Chief Financial Officer |
CC: Blaise Rhodes