AMI.L Regulatory News (AMI)

22 Jul 2005 15:42

Sierra Leone Diamond Company Ld22 July 2005 For immediate release 22 July 2005 Sierra Leone Diamond Company Limited ("SLDC" or the "Company") NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS SCHEDULE 11 1. Name of company Sierra Leone Diamond Company Limited 2. Name of director Francesco Scolaro 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest As stated in 2 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified) As stated in 2 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) N/A 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 100,000 8. Percentage of issued class 0.1% 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 10. Percentage of issued class 11. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each 12. Price per share 56 pence 13. Date of transaction 21 July 2005 14. Date company informed 21 July 2005 15. Total holding following this notification 1,082,500 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 1.1% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes. 17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries For further information, please contact: Sierra Leone Diamond Company Limited 01442 257246David Gadd-Claxton, Chief Executive OfficerMartin Dunham, Chief Financial Officer Buchanan Communications 020 7466 5000Bobby MorseBen Willey This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange