Holding(s) in Company

16 Feb 2012 16:39

Gemfields PlcHoldings in CompanyThursday 16 February 2012

Gemfields Plc ("Gemfields" or "the Company", Ticker "GEM") received notification on 15 February 2012 from Standard Life Investments Ltd ("Standard Life") that on 14 February 2012 Standard Life sold 2,750,000 the Company's ordinary 1p shares.

Following this transaction Standard Life has a notifiable interest in 12,820,913 of the Company's ordinary 1p shares, amounting to approximately 3.949% of the Company's issued share capital.

Enquiries:

Gemfields dev.shetty@gemfields.co.uk

Dev Shetty, CFO +44 (0)20 7518 3402

Canaccord Genuity Limited

Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker to Gemfields

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

Neil Passmore +44 (0)20 7155 8630

JP Morgan Cazenove

Jos Simson/Paul Youens +44 (0)20 7920 3150

Tavistock Communications

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