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Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights update

Published: 2023-03-30 09:00:30 ET
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                      Incorporated in Guernsey. Guernsey registration Number: 47656.
                    South African external company registration number 2009/012636/10
                                  Share code on JSE:GML / AIM:GEM
                          ISIN: GG00BG0KTL52 | LEI: 21380017GAVXTCYS5R31
                                     ("Gemfields" or the "Company")



Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights update
LONDON, 30 MARCH 2023


In accordance with AIM Rule 17, shareholders are advised that Gemfields has issued and allotted
1,101,840 new ordinary shares of USD0.00001 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") following
the exercise of share options by group employees.

Applications have been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and
the JSE, both of which are expected to occur on or around 31 March 2023 ("Admission").

Following Admission there will be 1,213,712,308 Ordinary Shares in issue with each Ordinary
Share carrying the right to one vote. This is also the total voting rights figure which may be used
by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine whether they
are required to notify their interests in, or a change to their interest in the Company.



                                               -ENDS-




               Further information on Gemfields Group Limited can be found at:
                                      GEMFIELDSGROUP.COM




                          To join our investor mailing list, contact us on:
                                          ir@gemfields.com


                           For any press enquiries please contact us on:
                                     gemfields@camarco.co.uk




   Gemfields Group Limited, Royal Chambers, St Julian’s Avenue, St Peter Port, GY1 4HP, Guernsey
                                     T +44 (0)1481 731 554
                                        gemfieldsgroup.com
                                           ENQUIRIES



 GEMFIELDS                         Sean Gilbertson / David Lovett / Ian Hughes
                                   T: +44(0) 20 7518 3400


 SPONSOR (JSE)                     Investec Bank Limited


 NOMINATED ADVISER                 finnCap
 (AIM) & JOINT BROKER
                                   Christopher Raggett / Tim Redfern / Edward Whiley
                                   T: +44(0) 20 7220 0500


 JOINT BROKER                      Liberum
                                   Scott Mathieson / Kane Collings
                                   T: +44(0) 20 3100 2222


 FINANCIAL PR/ IR                  Camarco
                                   Gordon Poole / Emily Hall
                                   T: +44(0) 20 3757 4980




ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON GEMFIELDS




Gemfields is a world-leading responsible miner and marketer of coloured gemstones. Gemfields is
the operator and 75% owner of both the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia (believed to be the
world’s single largest producing emerald mine) and the Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique (one
of the most significant recently discovered ruby deposits in the world). In addition, Gemfields also
holds controlling interests in various other gemstone mining and prospecting licences in Zambia,
Mozambique, Ethiopia and Madagascar.


Gemfields’ outright ownership of Fabergé - an iconic and prestigious brand of exceptional heritage
- enables Gemfields to optimise positioning, perception and consumer awareness of coloured
gemstones, advancing the wider group’s “mine and market” vision.



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Gemfields has developed a proprietary grading system and a pioneering auction and trading
platform to provide a consistent supply of coloured gemstones to downstream markets, a key
component of Gemfields’ business model and has played an important role in the growth of the
global coloured gemstone sector.



                                         GEMFIELDS

                      GEMFIELDS.COM | INVESTORS |FOUNDATION

                     INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | YOUTUBE




                                         FABERGÉ

           FABERGÉ.COM | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | YOUTUBE




                                   KAGEM MINING LINKEDIN

                           MONTEPUEZ RUBY MINING LINKEDIN




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