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Dividend Finalisation

Further to the Company’s announcement on 25 March 2022 containing details of the Special Dividend (“Dividend”) declared by Gemfields, notice is hereby given that the dividend, being a gross dividend of approximately USDc 1.70109 per ordinary share, payable from income reserves, will be converted from United States Dollars (USD) to South African Rand (ZAR) and Great British Pounds (GBP) at the below exchange rates on Thursday, 7 April 2022, obtained from currency conversion transactions the Company entered: JSE shareholders – USD/ZAR 14.7323, equating to a dividend of approximately ZARc 25.06097 per share AIM shareholders – USD/GBP 0.7630, equating to a dividend of approximately GBP pence 1.29785 per share

Record Emerald Auction Results

Gemfields is pleased to announce the results of an auction of predominantly commercial quality rough emeralds held in Jaipur, India from 15 March to 1 April 2022. The emeralds were extracted by Kagem Mining Ltd in Zambia (“Kagem”, which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia). The proceeds of this auction will be fully repatriated to Kagem in Zambia, with all royalties due to the Government of the Republic of Zambia being paid on the full sales prices achieved at the auction.

Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

In accordance with AIM Rule 17, shareholders are advised that Gemfields has issued and allotted 1,240,000 new ordinary shares of USD0.00001 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) following the exercise of employee share options.

Audited Annual Results for the year ended 31 December 2021 & Maiden Dividend

Gemfields hereby announces the Company’s audited financial results for the year ending 31 December 2021 (“2021 Results”). The content of this short form announcement is the responsibility of the board of directors of the Company. Shareholders are advised that this short form announcement represents a summary of the information contained in the full announcement and does not contain full or complete details of the financial results.

Trading Statement

For the year ended 31 December 2021. In accordance with paragraph 3.4(b) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, Gemfields is reasonably certain that its net profit after tax will be USD 65.0 million for the year ended 31 December 2021 (2020: USD 93.2 million net loss after tax; 2019: USD 39.1 million net profit after tax). In ZAR terms, the net profit after tax is expected to be ZAR 961 million (2020: ZAR 1,535 million net loss after tax; 2019: ZAR 565 million net profit after tax).

Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

In accordance with AIM Rule 17, shareholders are advised that Gemfields has issued and allotted 480,000 new ordinary shares of USD0.00001 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) following the exercise of employee share options.

Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

In accordance with AIM Rule 17, shareholders are advised that Gemfields has issued and allotted 367,400 new ordinary shares of USD0.00001 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) following the exercise of employee share options.

Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

In accordance with AIM Rule 17, shareholders are advised that Gemfields have issued and allotted 753,080 new ordinary shares of USD0.00001 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) following the exercise of employee share options.

Total Voting Rights

For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules, shareholders are advised that as at the date of this notice, the Company’s issued share capital consists of 1,171,357,330 ordinary shares with a nominal value of USD0.00001 each (“Ordinary Shares”), with each share carrying the right to one vote. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury.