Gemfields PLC Block Listing Six Monthly Return (5143V)

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RNS Number : 5143V

Gemfields PLC

31 January 2017

Gemfields plc

Block Listing Six Monthly Return

31 January 2017

 
 Name of scheme:               Employee Share Option Scheme 
----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Period of return:             27 July 2016 - 26 January 
                                2017 
----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Balance under scheme          35,641,458 ordinary shares 
  from previous return:         of 1p each 
----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 The amount by which           Nil 
  the block scheme has 
  been increased, if the 
  scheme has been increased 
  since the date of the 
  last return: 
----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Number of securities          11,696,155 ordinary shares 
  issued / allotted under       of 1p each 
  scheme during period: 
----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Number of securities          195,897 ordinary shares of 
  under the scheme which        1p each 
  expired during the period: 
----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Balance under scheme           23,749,406 ordinary shares 
  not yet issued / allotted      of 1p each 
  at end of period: 
----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Number and class of           309,152,740 ordinary shares 
  securities originally         of 1p on 6 June 2008 
  listed and the date 
  of admission: 
----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Total number of securities    549,691,443 ordinary shares 
  in issue at the end           of 1p each 
  of the period: 
----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 

ENQUIRIES:

 
 Gemfields                               [e-mail] 
                                         [phone] 
 JJ Williams, Company Secretary           4965 
 
 Grant Thornton UK LLP 
 Nominated Adviser 
 Philip Secrett/Richard Tonthat/Jamie    [phone] 
  Barklem                                 5100 
 
 J.P. Morgan Cazenove 
 Joint Broker 
                                         [phone] 
 Jamie Riddell/James Deal                 4000 
 
 BMO Capital Markets Limited 
 Joint Broker 
 Jeff Couch/Neil Haycock/Tom             [phone] 
  Rider/Jenny Wyllie                      1010 
 
 Macquarie Capital (Europe) 
  Limited 
  Joint Broker 
  Raj Khatri/Nick Stamp/Guy de             [phone] 
  Freitas                                  2000 
 
 Tavistock 
 Jos Simson/Emily Fenton/Barnaby         [phone] 
  Hayward                                 3150 
 

Notes to Editors:

Gemfields plc is the world's leading supplier of responsibly sourced coloured gemstones and is quoted on the AIM division of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: GEM).

Gemfields is the operator and 75% owner of both the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia (believed to be the world's single largest producing emerald mine) and the Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique (one of the most significant recently discovered ruby deposits in the world). In addition Gemfields also holds a 50% interest in the Kariba amethyst mine in Zambia, as well as controlling interests in various other gemstone mining and prospecting licenses in Zambia, Mozambique, Colombia, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Sri Lanka.

Gemfields' outright ownership of Fabergé - an iconic and prestigious brand of exceptional heritage - enables Gemfields to optimise positioning, perception and consumer awareness of coloured gemstones, advancing the wider group's "mine and market" vision.

Gemfields has developed a proprietary grading system and a pioneering auction and trading platform to provide a consistent supply of quality coloured gemstones to the global downstream markets. This is a key component of the Company's business model which the Directors believe has played an important role in the appropriate distribution and associated resurgence of the global coloured gemstone sector.

www.gemfields.co.uk

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