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Trading Statement

Notification of major holdings

In compliance with paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements and AIM Rule 17, shareholders are advised that Gemfields received formal notification on 3 August 2023 from Rozendal Associate Holdings (“Rational Expectations”) that it, combined with related parties, now holds a total of 142,809,520 ordinary shares in the Company, equivalent to 11.68 per cent of the total issued shares in the Company. Shareholders are advised that Rational Expectations’ shareholding represents 11.69 per cent of the total issued shares in the Company that carry voting rights as at today’s date, as the Company currently holds 2,729,550 treasury shares.

Notification of major holdings

In compliance with paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements and AIM Rule 17, shareholders are advised that Gemfields received formal notification on 31 July 2023 from Ninety One UK Limited (“Ninety One”) that it now holds a total of 60,870,685 ordinary shares in the Company, equivalent to 4.97 per cent of the total issued shares in the Company. Shareholders are advised that Ninety One’s shareholding represents 4.98 per cent of the total issued shares in the Company that carry voting rights, as the Company currently holds 2,729,550 treasury shares.

Results of Annual General Meeting

Shareholders are advised that the Company’s Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) was held today, Tuesday 27 June 2023. The Company is pleased to announce that all resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM were passed by the requisite majority of shareholders.

Notice of AGM and B-BBEE Annual Compliance Report

Notice is hereby given that the Company’s Annual General Meeting (“AGM”), will be held at 123 Victoria Street, Westminster, London, SW1E 6DE on Tuesday 27 June 2023, at 10:00 a.m. (British Summer Time). The AGM will be an in-person only event.

Dividend Finalisation

Further to the Company’s announcement on 24 March 2023 containing details of the Final Dividend of USD 35 million (“Dividend”) declared by Gemfields, notice is hereby given that the dividend, being a gross dividend of USDc 2.87994 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 of Thursday, 13 April 2023, obtained from currency conversion transactions the Company has entered into: JSE shareholders – USD/ZAR 18.2519, equating to a dividend of ZARc 52.56438 per share AIM shareholders – USD/GBP 0.7969, equating to a dividend of GBP pence 2.29502 per share

Notification of major holdings

In compliance with paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements and AIM Rule 17, shareholders are advised that Gemfields received formal notification on 28 October 2022 from Rozendal Associate Holdings (“Rational Expectations”) that it, combined with related parties, now hold a total of 120,672,805 ordinary shares in the Company, equivalent to 10.01 per cent of the total issued shares in the Company.

Notification of major holdings

In compliance with paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that Gemfields received formal notification on 5 October 2022 of a change of major holdings from Rozendal Associate Holdings (Rational Expectations Ltd). Following Gemfields’ issuance and allocation of 20,144,730 new ordinary shares on 5 October 2022, Rozendal Associate Holdings’ total positions reduced from 10.03 per cent of voting rights to 9.96 per cent of voting rights. The total number of shares held by Rozendal Associate Holdings is unchanged, holding a total of 120,094,065 ordinary shares.

Trading Statement

In accordance with paragraph 3.4(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, Gemfields is reasonably certain that its net profit after tax1 will be USD 56.7 million for the six months ending 30 June 2022 (comparative six-month period: USD 23.8 million). In ZAR terms, the net profit after tax is expected to be ZAR 864 million (comparative period: ZAR 346 million).

Gemfields Group Limited – Annual General Meeting

Further to the Company’s announcement on 29 April 2022, shareholders should note the following in respect of access to the Company’s Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) to be held on Wednesday 29 June 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (British Summer Time) at The Rubens at the Palace, 39-43 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0PS, United Kingdom.

Disclosure of beneficial interests in securities

In compliance with AIM Rule 17, shareholders are advised that Gemfields received formal notification on 31 May 2022 from Rational Expectations Proprietary Limited (“Rational Expectations”) that it, combined with related parties, now hold a total of 118,602,785 ordinary shares in the Company, equivalent to 10.03% of the total issued shares in the Company.
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