Block Admission Return

25 Jul 2007 10:38

Gemfields Resources PlcBlock Admission Return25 July 2007Name of scheme: Employee Share Option Scheme Period of return: 12 November 2006 - 24 July 2007

Balance under scheme from previous 8,290,000 return: The amount by which the block scheme - has been increased, if the scheme has been increased since the date of the last return: Number of securities issued/allotted 30,000 under scheme during period: Number of securities under the scheme - which expired during the period: Balance under scheme not yet issued/ 8,260,000 allotted at end of period:

Number and class of securities 94,637,398 ordinary shares of 1p on 25 originally listed and the date of November 2005

admission: Total number of securities in issue at 104,575,733 the end of the period:

For more information:

Peter Kitchen, CEO peter.kitchen@gemfields.co.uk

Richard James, CFO richard.james@gemfields.co.uk

Gemfields Resources Plc Tel: +44 (0)20 7016 9416

Robin Birchall/Ryan Gaffney +44 (0)20 7050 6500

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Laurence Read/ Leesa Peters Tel: +44 (0)20 7429 6605

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