Blocklisting Review

1 Feb 2011 15:14

Gemfields PlcBlock Listing Review1 February 2011Name of scheme: Employee Share Option Scheme Period of return: 27 July 2010 - 26 January 2011

Balance under scheme from previous 8,470,000 return: The amount by which the block scheme 23,033,616 has been increased, if the scheme has been increased since the date of the last return: Number of securities issued/allotted Nil under scheme during period: Number of securities under the scheme 7,195,000 (cancelled) which expired during the period: Balance under scheme not yet issued/ 24,308,616 allotted at end of period:

Number and class of securities 309,152,740 ordinary shares of 1p on 6 originally listed and the date of June 2008

admission: Total number of securities in issue at 324,114,883 the end of the period:

For more information:

Dev Shetty, CFO dev.shetty@gemfields.co.uk

Gemfields Plc Tel: +44 (0)20 7518 3402

Tarica Mpinga/Andrew Chubb Tel: +44 (0)20 7050 6500

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