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Thu 2 Sep 2010
Close: 10488c 
Day's move: 89c (+0.86%)
Volume: 1 959 407
Trades: 2 786
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Revenue increased to R31.6 billion (R29.1 billion). Operating profit rose to R12.6 billion (R11.5 billion) and net attributable profit more than doubled, to R3.6 billion (R1.5 billion). In addition, headline earnings on a per share basis grew to 449cps (431cps).
Dividend
A final ordinary dividend of 70cps has been declared.
Change in year-end
Gold Fields is in the process of changing its financial year-end from June to December to align reporting with the company's peers in the gold mining industry. This will result in a six month reporting period ending 31 December 2010, followed by the new financial year ending 31 December 2011.
Outlook
For the year ended 30 June 2011, attributable equivalent gold production is estimated at between 3.5 million ounces and 3.8 million ounces. Total cash cost is estimated at between USD650 per ounce (R157 000 per kilogram) and USD690 per ounce (R166 000 per kilogram). Notional cash expenditure (NCE) per ounce/kilogram, defined as operating costs plus capital expenditure divided by gold production, is estimated at between USD925 per ounce (R223 000 per kilogram) and USD975 per ounce (R235 000 per kilogram). This estimate is based on an exchange rate of R/USD7.50 and USD/AUD0.88.
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