Last checked at 16 Mar 2020 13:15
GEMFIELDS GROUP LIMITED
(Incorporated in Guernsey)
(Guernsey registration Number: 47656)
(South African external company registration number 2009/012636/10)
Share code on JSE:GML / AIM:GEM / BSX:GML.BH
ISIN: GG00BG0KTL52 LEI: 21380017GAVXTCYS5R31
("Gemfields" or the "Company")
16 March 2020
Disclosure of beneficial interests in securities
In compliance with paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that Gemfields has received formal notification from Rational Expectations (Pty) Ltd ("Rational") on 13 March 2020, that Rational and related parties acquired a beneficial interest in the ordinary shares of the Company, such that the total beneficial interest in ordinary shares of the Company held by Rational is now 5.62% of the total issued shares of the Company. Following the acquisition, Rational held a total of 65,834,385 ordinary shares in the Company.
Further information on Gemfields Group Limited can be found at www.gemfieldsgroup.com
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For any press enquiries please contact us on gemfields@camarco.co.uk
Enquiries:
Gemfields | Nominated Adviser and Broker (AIM) |
Sean Gilbertson / David Lovett / Mark Lawrie | finnCap |
Tel: +44(0) 20 7518 3400 | Scott Mathieson / Edward Whiley |
Tel: +44(0) 20 7220 0500 | |
Sponsor (JSE) | IR / Financial PR |
Investec Bank Limited | Camarco |
Gordon Poole / Jennifer Renwick / Nick Hennis | |
Tel: +44(0) 20 3757 4980 |
Additional information on Gemfields
Gemfields is a world leading supplier of responsibly sourced coloured gemstones. 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 controlling interests in various other gemstone mining and prospecting licenses in Zambia, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Madagascar.
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 coloured gemstones to downstream markets, a key component of Gemfields' business model and has played an important role in the growth of the global coloured gemstone sector.