Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights
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Date30 Sep 2021
In accordance with AIM Rule 17, shareholders are advised that Gemfields have issued and allotted 30,000 new ordinary shares of USD0.00001 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) following the exercise of employee share options.
Disclosure of beneficial interests in securities
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Date29 Sep 2021
In compliance with paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that Gemfields received formal notification on 29 September 2021 from Assore International Holdings Limited (“AIHL”) that AIHL acquired, on 29 September 2021, a beneficial interest in 156,863,106 ordinary shares of the Company. Following the acquisition, AIHL held a total of 305,810,560 ordinary shares in the Company representing 26.17% of the total issued share capital in the Company.
Disclosure of beneficial interests in securities
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Date28 Sep 2021
In compliance with paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that Gemfields received formal notification on 28 September 2021 of disposals on 27 September 2021 by various entities associated with Dr Christo Wiese and his family and associates of a beneficial interest in 154,658,406 ordinary shares of the Company.
Invitation to Shareholders: the Company’s Remuneration Policy
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Date27 Sep 2021
At the Company’s AGM on 24 June 2021, more than 25% (25.19%) of the votes were cast against non-binding advisory vote number 1, to endorse the Company’s Remuneration Policy. The non-binding advisory vote number 2, to endorse the Company’s Remuneration Implementation Report, was carried.
Non-Executive Director Resignation
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Date24 Sep 2021
Gemfields advises that Dr Christo Wiese resigned as a Non-Executive Director of the Company on, and with effect from, 23 September 2021. The Company is in the process of confirming a replacement for Dr Wiese.
Disclosure of beneficial interests in securities
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Date22 Sep 2021
In compliance with paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that Gemfields received formal notification on 22 September 2021 from Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited (“Old Mutual”) that Old Mutual disposed, on 17 September 2021, of a beneficial interest in 67,195,197 ordinary shares of the Company. Following the disposal, Old Mutual held a total of nil ordinary shares in the Company.
Disclosure of beneficial interests in securities
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Date21 Sep 2021
In compliance with paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that Gemfields received formal notification on 21 September 2021 from Assore International Holdings Limited (“Assore”) that Assore acquired on 17 September 2021 a beneficial interest in 90,533,595 ordinary shares of the Company. Following the acquisition, Assore held a total of 148,947,454 ordinary shares, equivalent to 12.74% of the total issued shares in the Company.
Trading Statement
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Date16 Sep 2021
In accordance with paragraph 3.4(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, Gemfields is reasonably certain that its net profit after tax will be USD 23.8 million for the six months ending 30 June 2021 (comparative six-month period: USD 56.7 million net loss after tax). In ZAR terms, the net profit after tax is expected to be ZAR 346 million (comparative period: ZAR 959 million net loss after tax).
Disclosure of beneficial interests in securities
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Date07 Sep 2021
In compliance with paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that Gemfields received formal notification on 7 September 2021 from Assore International Holdings Limited (“Assore”) that Assore acquired on 3 September 2021 a beneficial interest in 58,413,859 ordinary shares of the Company such that, following the acquisition, Assore held a total of 58,413,859 ordinary shares, equivalent to 5.00% of the total issued shares of the Company.
Disclosure of beneficial interests in securities
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Date06 Sep 2021
In compliance with paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Listings Requirements, shareholders are advised that Gemfields has received formal notification from FIL Limited (“Fidelity”) on 6 September 2021, that Fidelity disposed on 3 September 2021 of a beneficial interest in the ordinary shares of the Company, such that the total beneficial interest in ordinary shares of the Company held by Fidelity decreased from 10.99% and is now 5.99% of the total issued shares of the Company.