Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Gold Fields Limited
Filing Type: Form 6-K (Report of Foreign Private Issuer)
Filing Date: August 16, 2012
Reporting Period: The filing serves as a notice regarding the upcoming release of financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide specific financial values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This document is a procedural announcement scheduling the release of the Q2 2012 results rather than the results themselves.
Material Changes
No material financial changes are reported in this document. The only material change noted is a schedule adjustment for the results presentation:
- The live results presentation time was moved forward from 10:00 to 09:30 (SA time).
Guidance, Outlook, and Management Commentary
Upcoming Events:
- Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012.
- Live Presentation: 09:30 SA time at Summer Place, Hyde Park, Johannesburg. A simultaneous audio/video webcast will be available on the company website.
- Teleconference: 16:00 SA time (10:00 AM Eastern Time) for global investors.
- Broadcast: Available to Southern African viewers via Summit TV (DStv Channel 412).
Important Facts for Investors to Verify
- Verify the actual financial performance for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, during the presentation on August 23, 2012.
- Confirm attendance or dial-in details for the teleconference if participating remotely.
- Note the updated presentation start time of 09:30 SA time.
- Check the company website (www.goldfields.co.za) for the digital replay of the conference call, available one hour after the event.