August 5, 2014

Gemfields plc (the “Company”) (AIM: GEM) announces that application has been made for admission to trading on AIM in respect of an additional block listing of 19,135,255 ordinary shares of 1p each, raising the total available block listing shares to 40,573,866 (the “Block Listing Shares”), to become effective on 6 August 2014. The Block Listing Shares relate to the Company’s share option scheme.