Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields)
Filing Type: Form 6-K (Report of Foreign Private Issuer)
Reporting Period: This filing serves as a notice regarding the upcoming release of financial results for the quarter ended September 2008 (Q1F2009).
Filing Date: October 16, 2008
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 actual financial data.
Material Changes
No material changes to financial performance are reported in this document as the results for the period have not yet been published.
Guidance, Outlook, and Management Commentary
Upcoming Results Release: Gold Fields will publish its results for the September 2008 quarter on October 29, 2008, at 08:00 am (SA time) on its website.
Conference Call: A telephone conference call and webcast are scheduled for October 29, 2008, to discuss the results. Dial-in numbers and webcast details are provided for South Africa, the USA, the UK, Australia, and Canada.
Replay Availability: A digital replay of the conference call will be available one hour after the event for seven days.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the actual financial results for the quarter ended September 2008 once released on October 29, 2008.
- Confirm the timing of the conference call relative to your time zone to participate in management commentary.
- Review the digital replay of the conference call if unable to attend live.
- Check the company website (www.goldfields.co.za) for the official press release and financial statements.