Last checked at 31 Jan 2017 07:00
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 from previous return: | 35,641,458 ordinary shares of 1p each |
The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has been increased since the date of the last return: | Nil |
Number of securities issued / allotted under scheme during period: | 11,696,155 ordinary shares of 1p each |
Number of securities under the scheme which expired during the period: | 195,897 ordinary shares of 1p each |
Balance under scheme not yet issued / allotted at end of period: | 23,749,406 ordinary shares of 1p each |
Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission: | 309,152,740 ordinary shares of 1p on 6 June 2008 |
Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period: | 549,691,443 ordinary shares of 1p each |
ENQUIRIES:
Gemfields | jj.williams@gemfields.co.uk |
JJ Williams, Company Secretary | +44 (0)20 7659 4965 |
Grant Thornton UK LLP | |
Nominated Adviser | |
Philip Secrett/Richard Tonthat/Jamie Barklem | +44 (0)20 7383 5100 |
J.P. Morgan Cazenove | |
Joint Broker | |
Jamie Riddell/James Deal | +44 (0)20 7742 4000 |
BMO Capital Markets Limited | |
Joint Broker | |
Jeff Couch/Neil Haycock/Tom Rider/Jenny Wyllie | +44 (0)20 7236 1010 |
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited Joint Broker Raj Khatri/Nick Stamp/Guy de Freitas |
+44 (0)20 3037 2000 |
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Tavistock | |
Jos Simson/Emily Fenton/Barnaby Hayward | +44 (0)20 7920 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.
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