2 Nov 2018 16:19
BlueRock Diamonds PLC / AIM: BRD / Sector: Natural Resources
2 November 2018
BlueRock Diamonds PLC ("BlueRock" or "Group" or "Company" or "BRD")
Confirmation of Directors' Participation in Fundraising
BlueRock Diamonds plc, the AIM listed diamond mining company, which owns and operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine in the Kimberley region of South Africa ("Kareevlei"), is pleased to announce that further to the announcement regarding the fundraising made earlier today (the "Fundraising") the Board has approved the participation of the following Directors of BlueRock:
£ | Number of ordinary shares of 0.01p | |
Adam Waugh CEO) | 50,000 | 16,666,667 |
Paul Beck (Non-Executive Director) | 10,000 | 3,333,333 |
David Facey (Finance Director) | 25,000 | 8,333,333 |
Total | 85,000 | 36,666,666 |
Director Dealings and Related Party Transaction
Adam Waugh, David Facey and Paul Beck have subscribed for 16,666,667, 8,333,333 and 3,333,333 New Shares in the Fundraising respectively. Adam Waugh, David Facey and Paul Beck are considered to be "related parties" as defined under the AIM Rules and accordingly, their participation in the Fundraising constitutes a related party transaction for the purposes of Rule 13 of the AIM Rules.
The Director independent of the Fundraising, being Tim Leslie (Non-Executive Director), considers, having consulted with the Company's nominated adviser, that the terms of Adam Waugh, David Facey and Paul Beck's participations in the Fundraising are fair and reasonable insofar as the Company's shareholders are concerned.
Following the Fundraising, Adam Waugh, David Facey and Paul Beck's shareholdings will be as follows:
Director | No. of Ordinary Shares held as at date of this announcement | No. of New Shares subscribed for in the Fundraising | No. of Ordinary Shares held immediately following admission | % interest in Ordinary shares immediately following admission |
Adam Waugh | 6,566,273 | 16,666,667 | 23,232,940 | 5.2% |
David Facey | 5,666,666 | 8,333,333 | 13,999,999 | 3.2% |
Paul Beck | 4,680,643 | 3,333,333 | 8,013,976 | 1.8% |
Details of the Fundraising
Application will be made for the New Shares, which will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares, to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings will commence on or around 9 November 2018.
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure
Certain information contained in this announcement would have been deemed inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 until the release of this announcement.
**ENDS**
For further information, please visit BRD's website www.bluerockdiamonds.co.uk or contact:
BlueRock Diamonds PLC Adam Waugh, CEO David Facey, FD |
awaugh@bluerockdiamonds.co.uk dfacey@bluerockdiamonds.co.uk |
SP Angel (NOMAD and Broker) Stuart Gledhill/ Lindsay Mair/Caroline Rowe |
Tel: +44 (0)20 3470 0470 |
SVS Securities plc (Joint Broker) Tom Curran |
Tel: +44 (0)20 3700 0100 |
Turner Pope Investments (Joint Broker) Lewis Jones/Andy Thacker |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3621 4120 |
St Brides Partners Ltd (Financial PR) Lottie Wadham / Juliet Earl |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7236 1177 |
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 3 September 2018, it was estimated that the remaining Inferred Mineral Resource from the three kimberlite pipes (KV1, KV2 and KV3) represents a potential inground value of circa US$124 million at a current average run of mine diamond value of US$362/carat.
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: | David Facey | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status: | Finance Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment: | Initial notification | ||||
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 instrument, type of instrument: Identification code: | Ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each GB00B84H1764 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction: | Participation in the Fundraising | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s): |
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d) | Aggregated information: Aggregated volume: Price: | Single transaction as in 4 c) above
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e) | Date of the transaction: | 2 November 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction: | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name: | Paul Beck | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status: | Non-executive Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment: | Initial notification | ||||
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 instrument, type of instrument: Identification code: | Ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each GB00B84H1764 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction: | Participation in the Fundraising | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s): |
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d) | Aggregated information: Aggregated volume: Price: | Single transaction as in 4 c) above
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e) | Date of the transaction: | 2 November 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction: | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name: | Adam Waugh | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status: | CEO | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment: | Initial notification | ||||
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 instrument, type of instrument: Identification code: | Ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each GB00B84H1764 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction: | Participation in the Fundraising | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s): |
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d) | Aggregated information: Aggregated volume: Price: | Single transaction as in 4 c) above
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e) | Date of the transaction: | 2 November 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction: | Outside a trading venue | ||||