Petra Diamonds Regulatory News (PDL)

2 Dec 2005 09:17

Petra Diamonds Ld02 December 2005 Petra Diamonds Limited ("Petra" or "the Company") Convertible Loan Notes and Block Admission Review Petra announces that a total of 1,024,287 new ordinary shares have been issuedpursuant to the conversion of A$1,214,177 of the Company's ASX-listedconvertible loan notes in the period from Petra's admittance to the ASX up toand including 30 November 2005, the date on which the loan notes matured. Loan notes in the amount of A$1,695,197 were not converted prior to maturity andthis amount will now be paid by the Company to loan note investors and therewill then be no outstanding liability with regards to the loan notes. As at today's date, the Company has 148,127,976 ordinary shares in issue,dual-listed on AIM and ASX, and there are no further convertible loan notes inissue. For further information, please contact: Parkgreen Communications Justine Howarth / Cathy Malins Tel: +44 20 7493 3713Petra Diamonds, Perth John Baillie Tel +61 8 9381 8888 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange