0001193125-16-677772.txt : 20160922 0001193125-16-677772.hdr.sgml : 20160922 20160810112432 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-677772 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160810 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOLD FIELDS LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001172724 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 150 HELEN ROAD STREET 2: SANDOWN CITY: SANDTON STATE: T3 ZIP: 2196 BUSINESS PHONE: 0027115629700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: POST NET SUITE 252 STREET 2: PRIVATE BAG X30500 CITY: HOUGHTON 2041 SOUTH AFRICA STATE: T3 ZIP: 00000 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP
     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