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") PDMR shareholding, Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights update LONDON, 9 May 2022 In accordance with AIM Rule 17, shareholders are advised that Gemfields has issued and allotted 2,942,757 new ordinary shares of USD0.00001 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") following the exercise of share options by Kartikeya Parikshya. Kartikeya Parikshya is a PDMR of the Company. Kartikeya Parikshya exercised 2,000,000 share options at an exercise price of ZAR2.30 per Ordinary Share and 942,757 share options at an exercise price of ZAR2.97. Following the above transaction, Kartikeya Parikshya has an interest in 2,987,757 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.25 per cent of the Company. Applications have been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and the JSE, both which are expected to occur on or around 10 May 2022 ("Admission"). Following Admission there will be 1,182,697,367 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. Gemfields Group Limited, Royal Chambers, St Julian’s Avenue, St Peter Port, GY1 4HP, Guernsey T +44 (0)1481 731 554 gemfieldsgroup.com Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated a) Name Kartikeya Parikshya 2 Reason for the notification a) Position/status PDMR b) Initial notification Initial Notification /Amendment 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) Name Gemfields Group Limited b) LEI 21380017GAVXTCYS5R31 4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted a) Description of the financial Ordinary Shares of USD0.00001 each instrument, type of instrument Identification code ISIN: GG00BG0KTL52 b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of Share Options c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s) ZAR2.97 942,757 ZAR2.30 2,000,000 d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume 2,942,757 - Price ZAR2.30 and 2.97 e) Date of the transaction 9 May 2022 f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange Gemfields Group Limited Page 2 of 4 -ENDS- Further information on Gemfields Group Limited can be found at: GEMFIELDSGROUP.COM To join our investor mailing list, contact us on: companysecretary@gemfields.com For any press enquiries please contact us on: gemfields@camarco.co.uk ENQUIRIES GEMFIELDS Sean Gilbertson / David Lovett T: +44(0) 20 7518 3400 SPONSOR (JSE) Investec Bank Limited SEDIBELO SALE PROCESS Liberum Nehal Patel T: +44(0) 20 3100 2222 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 Group Limited Page 3 of 4 Gemfields is a world-leading miner of responsible 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 through Fabergé designs, advancing the wider group’s “mine and market” vision. 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 that 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 Gemfields Group Limited Page 4 of 4