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BRD Bluerock Diamonds Plc

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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Bluerock Diamonds Plc LSE:BRD London Ordinary Share GB00BKKJK954 ORD 5P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 2.00 0.00 01:00:00
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
0 0 N/A 0

BlueRock Diamonds PLC Grant of Options and Transfer of CLN (3964D)

18/02/2020 6:29pm

UK Regulatory


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BlueRock Diamonds PLC

18 February 2020

BlueRock Diamonds PLC / AIM: BRD / Sector: Natural Resources

18 February 2020

BlueRock Diamonds PLC ('BlueRock' or the 'Company')

Grant of Options and Transfer of Convertible Loan Note

BlueRock Diamonds PLC, the AIM listed diamond producer, which owns and operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine in the Kimberley region of South Africa, announces the grant of certain share options as set out below.

Grant of 2019 Target Options

Following the Company's announcement of earlier today, a total of 130,320 share options ("2019 Target Options") over ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") have been awarded to Mike Houston, Executive Chairman of the Company, and Gus Simbanegavi, Chief Executive Officer of Kareevlei Mining Pty Ltd and from tomorrow, Chief Operating Officer of the Company. As announced on 16 May 2019, the 2019 Target Options were to be issued subject to the Company's 2019 production exceeding 12,000 carats. Accordingly, as the Company produced 14,033 carats in the year, the 2019 Target Options have now been granted and have vested today.

The 2019 Target Options are exercisable at 85p, being the price of the placing announced earlier today. The 2019 Target Options have a duration of five years.

Grant of 2020 Share Options

In addition, the Company has made the following award of share options today ("2020 Share Options").

 
                    Number    Price 
 Mike Houston       116,404   85p 
                   --------  ------ 
 David Facey        116,404   85p 
                   --------  ------ 
 Gus Simbanegavi    232,807   85p 
                   --------  ------ 
 Total              465,615 
                   --------  ------ 
 

The 2020 Share Options are exercisable at 85p, being the price of the placing announced earlier today. In addition, the 2020 Share Options have a duration of five years and vest in two tranches: 50% on 18 February 2021 and 50% on 18 February 2022.

 
                                                  2020 Share       Options       Total       Percentage 
                            2019 Target Options      Options    Previously     Options    Under Option* 
  Name                                  Granted      Granted      Granted*        Held 
 
 Mike Houston                            65,160      116,404        97,740     279,304             5.1% 
 David Facey                                  -      116,404        65,160     181,564             3.3% 
 Gus Simbanegavi                         65,160      232,807        65,160     363,127             6.6% 
---------------------  ------------------------  -----------  ------------  ----------  --------------- 
 
 Total                          130,320              465,615       228,060     823,995            15.0% 
 
 

* options at 50p per share exercise price

** following admission of the Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 placing shares announced earlier today

The total share options in issue, at 15% of the Company's share capital as enlarged by the recent placing, is in line with the Company's stated limit.

Transfer of Convertible Loan Note

The Company has received notice of, and today approved, a transfer in respect to the sale of part of the Company's existing Convertible Loan Note with a face value of GBP462,500 from Mr Mark Poole to Mr Tim Leslie, a non-executive director of the Company. The total Convertible Loan Note outstanding is currently GBP925,000 and following today's placing has a conversion price of approximately GBP1.66.

**S**

For further information, please visit BRD's website www.bluerockdiamonds.co.uk or contact:

 
 BlueRock Diamonds PLC                mhouston@bluerockdiamonds.co.uk 
  Mike Houston                         dfacey@bluerockdiamonds.co.uk 
  David Facey, FD 
 SP Angel (NOMAD and Joint Broker)    Tel: +44 (0)20 3470 0470 
  Stuart Gledhill / Caroline Rowe 
                                    --------------------------------- 
 Turner Pope                          Tel: +44 (0)203 657 0050 
  Andy Thacker 
                                    --------------------------------- 
 St Brides Partners Ltd (Financial 
  PR)                                  Tel: +44 (0)20 7236 1177 
  Isabel de Salis / Susie Geliher 
  / Cosima Akerman 
                                    --------------------------------- 
 

Notes to editors:

BlueRock Diamonds is an AIM-listed diamond producer which operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine near Kimberley in South Africa which produces diamonds of exceptional quality and ranks in the top ten in the world in terms of average value per carat. The Kareevlei licence area covers 3,000 hectares and hosts five known diamondiferous kimberlite pipes. As at November 2018, it was estimated that the remaining Inferred Mineral Resource from the four kimberlite pipes (KV1, KV2, KV3 and KV5) represents a potential inground number of carats of 367,000.

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name:                             M ike Houston 
     --------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Position/status:                  E xecutive Chairman 
     --------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment:   Initial 
     --------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer emission allowance market 
       participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction 
       monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name:                             BlueRock Diamonds Plc 
     --------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI:                              213800LVSJ2RNI3SSN92 
     --------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
       for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type 
       of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each 
       place where transactions have been conducted 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Description of the financial      Ordinary shares of GBP0.05 
       instrument, type of               GB00BKKJK954 
       instrument: 
       Identification code: 
     --------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:        Grant of Options 
     --------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):            2019 options Prices(s)    Volume(s) 
                                           85 
                                            pence       65,160 
                                                       ---------- 
 
 
                                          2020 options Prices(s)    Volume(s) 
                                           85 
                                            pence       116,404 
                                                       ---------- 
     --------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information:           Multiple transactions as 
       Aggregated volume:                in 4 c) above 
       Price: 
     --------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of transaction:              18 February 2020 
     --------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of transaction              Outside a trading venue 
     --------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name:                             Gus Simbanegavi 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status:                  Chief Executive Officer of 
                                         Kareevlei Mining Pty Ltd 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment:   Initial 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer emission allowance market 
       participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction 
       monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                             BlueRock Diamonds Plc 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI:                              213800LVSJ2RNI3SSN92 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
       for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type 
       of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each 
       place where transactions have been conducted 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the financial      Ordinary shares of GBP0.05 
       instrument, type of 
       instrument:                       B00BKKJK954 
       Identification code: 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:        Grant of Options 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):            2019 options    Volume(s) 
                                           Prices(s) 
                                          85 pence        65,160 
                                                         ---------- 
 
 
 
                                         2020 options Prices(s)    Volume(s) 
                                          85 
                                           pence       232,807 
                                                      ---------- 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information:           Multiple transactions as 
       Aggregated volume:                in 4 c) above 
       Price: 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of transaction:              18 February 2020 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of transaction              Outside a trading venue 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name:                             David Facey 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status:                  Finance Director 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment:   Initial 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer emission allowance market 
       participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction 
       monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name:                             BlueRock Diamonds Plc 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI:                              213800LVSJ2RNI3SSN92 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
       for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type 
       of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each 
       place where transactions have been conducted 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the financial      Ordinary shares of GBP0.05 
       instrument, type of 
       instrument:                       B00BKKJK954 
       Identification code: 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction:        Grant of Options 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s):            2020 options Prices(s)    Volume(s) 
                                           85 
                                            pence       116,404 
                                                       ---------- 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information:           Multiple transactions as 
       Aggregated volume:                in 4 c) above 
       Price: 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of transaction:              18 February 2020 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of transaction              Outside a trading venue 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 

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