13 Mar 2020 11:38
13 March 2020
Firestone Diamonds plc
("Firestone", the "Group" or the "Company")
Result of General Meeting
Firestone Diamonds plc (AIM: FDI), announces that, at the General Meeting held today, all resolutions, including the resolution to cancel the admission of the Company's Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM, were duly passed.
Accordingly, as stated in the Company's circular to Shareholders dated 25 February 2020 (the "Circular") and the Company's announcement of the same date, and subsequent approval by Shareholders of the Cancellation at the General Meeting, the Company confirms that the last day of dealings in the Company's Ordinary Shares will be 25 March 2020 and admission to trading on AIM of the Company's Ordinary Shares will be cancelled at 7.00am on 26 March 2020.
Further to the Circular, the Company will put in place a Matched Bargain Facility with JP Jenkins to assist Shareholders to trade in the Ordinary Shares from the date of Cancellation. JP Jenkins is part of Peterhouse Capital Limited which is authorised and regulated by the FCA. Full details will be made available to Shareholders on the Company's website at https://www.firestonediamonds.com. Shareholders may contact JP Jenkins in relation to any queries regarding trading via the secondary market trading facility by emailing info@jpjenkins.com.
Further details of the Cancellation are set out in both the Circular and announcement referred to above. Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meaning given to them in the Circular.
For more information please visit: www.firestonediamonds.com or contact:
Firestone Diamonds plc | +44 (0)20 3319 1690 |
Paul Bosma |
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Grant Ferriman
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Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited (Nomad and Broker) Alex Reynolds
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Tavistock (Public and Investor Relations) | +44 (0)20 7920 3150 |
Jos Simson |
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Gareth Tredway |
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Annabel de Morgan |
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Background information on Firestone
Firestone is an international diamond mining company with operations in Lesotho. Firestone commenced commercial production in July 2017 at the Liqhobong Diamond Mine. Liqhobong is owned 75% by Firestone and 25% by the Government of Lesotho. Lesotho is one of Africa's significant new diamond producers, hosting Gem Diamonds' Letšeng Mine, Firestone's Liqhobong Mine, Namakwa Diamonds' Kao Mine and Lucapa's Mothae Mine.