News and Announcements

Standard Life Investments Ltd Holdings in Company

Gemfields Plc (“Gemfields” or “the Company”, Ticker “GEM”) received notification on 15 February 2012 from Standard Life Investments Ltd (“Standard Life”) that on 14 February 2012 Standard Life sold 2,750,000 the Company’s ordinary 1p shares.

Standard Life Investments Ltd Holdings in Company

Gemfields Plc (“Gemfields” or “the Company”, Ticker “GEM”) received notification on 10 February 2012 from Standard Life Investments Ltd (“Standard Life”) that on 9 February 2012 Standard Life sold 3,073,839 the Company’s ordinary 1p shares.

Market Update – Quarter to 31 December 2012

Gemfields plc (AIM: GEM) presents an operational update for the three month period ending 31 December 2012. All figures are approximate, unaudited and, unless otherwise stated, the phrase “carats” includes both emerald and beryl.

Grant of Share Options to Executive Directors

Gemfields (AIM: GEM) announces the grant of stock options to the executive directors, Ian Timothy Harebottle and Devidas Shetty. At its meeting on 30 September 2011, the Board of Directors of Gemfields, resolved, with effect from 1 January 2012, to grant share options over 600,000 shares to Ian Timothy Harebottle and share options over 500,000 shares to Devidas Shetty at an exercise price of 19.95 pence per ordinary share (the “Grants”).

Standard Life Investments Ltd Holdings in Company

Gemfields Plc (“Gemfields” or “the Company”, Ticker “GEM”) received notification on 15 December 2011 from Standard Life Investments Ltd (“Standard Life”) that on 14 December 2011 Standard Life sold 1,120,358 the Company’s ordinary 1p shares.

Annual General Meeting Result

Gemfields is pleased to announce that at the Company’s Annual General Meeting held on 20 December 2011 (“AGM”), all resolutions proposed to shareholders were duly passed and approved.