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30 October 2015 | LSE: PDL |
Petra Diamonds Limited
("Petra", the "Company" or the "Group")
Total Voting Rights
Petra Diamonds Limited today announces that in conformity with the Transparency Directive, Petra's issued share capital as at 30 October 2015 consisted of 522,795,562 ordinary shares of 10p each ("Ordinary Shares") with voting rights. No Ordinary Shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Petra is 522,795,562.
The above figure of 522,795,562 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in (or a change to their interest in) Petra under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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For further information, please contact:
Petra Diamonds, London Telephone: +44 20 7494 8203
Cathy Malins cathy.malins@petradiamonds.com
Cornelia Grant cornelia.grant@petradiamonds.com
Buchanan Telephone: +44 20 7466 5000
(PR Adviser)
Bobby Morse bobbym@buchanan.uk.com
Anna Michniewicz annam@buchanan.uk.com
RBC Capital Markets Telephone: +44 20 7653 4000
(Joint Broker)
Matthew Coakes matthew.coakes@rbccm.com
Jonathan Hardy jonathan.hardy@rbccm.com
Barclays Telephone: +44 20 7623 2323
(Joint Broker)
Bertie Whitehead bertie.whitehead@barclays.com
Marcus Jackson marcus.jackson@barclays.com
About Petra Diamonds Limited
Petra Diamonds is a leading independent diamond mining group and an increasingly important supplier of rough diamonds to the international market. The Company has interests in five producing mines: four in South Africa (Finsch, Cullinan, Koffiefontein and Kimberley Underground) and one in Tanzania (Williamson). It also maintains an exploration programme in Botswana.
Petra has a core objective to steadily increase annual production to ca. 5 million carats by FY 2019. The Group has a significant resource base of ca. 300 million carats.
Petra conducts all operations according to the highest ethical standards and will only operate in countries which are members of the Kimberley Process. Petra is quoted with a premium listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker 'PDL' and is a member of the FTSE 250. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.petradiamonds.com.