Holding(s) in Company

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Firestone Diamonds plc.

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

1. Pacific Road Capital II Pty Limited as trustee of Pacific Road Resources Fund II (PRC Trust)

2. Pacific Road Capital Management GP II Limited as General Partner of Pacific Road Resources Fund II L.P (PRC LP)

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

1. Sydney, Australia

2. George Town, Cayman Islands

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)

Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

1. Level 2, 88 George Street The Rocks, NSW 2000 Australia

2. 190 Elgin Avenue George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9005 Cayman Islands

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

21 December, 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

21 December, 2017

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of

issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

22.79% (PRC LP) 3.19% (PRC Trust)

-

22.79% (PRC LP) 3.19% (PRC Trust)

131,247,159

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

20.95% (PRC LP) 2.93% (PRC Trust)

-

20.95% (PRC LP) 2.93% (PRC Trust)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Ordinary Shares

GB0003915336

115,130,012 (PRC LP) 16,117,147 (PRC Trust)

0

22.79% (PRC LP) 3.19% (PRC Trust)

0

SUBTOTAL 8. A

115,130,012 (PRC LP)

16,117,147 (PRC Trust)

22.79% (PRC LP)

3.19% (PRC Trust)

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion

Period

Physical or cash

settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer

X

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)

N/A

Name

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

N/A

The number and % of voting rights held

N/A

The date until which the voting rights will be held

N/A

11. Additional information

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 131,247,159 shares

Place of completion

Sydney, Australia

Date of completion

10 January 2018