Holding(s) in Company

7 February 2018

Karelian Diamond Resources plc
(“Karelian” or “the Company”)

Holding in Company

Karelian Diamond Resources plc (“Karelian”) (AIM: KDR), announces that it was informed today that Richard Taberner is now interested in 1,170,000 ordinary shares of €0.00025 in the capital of the Company, equal to approximately 5.00 per cent. of Company’s issued ordinary share capital.

Further Information:

Professor Richard Conroy, Chairman, Karelian Diamond Resources plc	Tel: [phone]
Virginia Bull / James Thomas / Nick Harriss, Allenby Capital Limited (Nomad)	Tel: [phone]
Jon Belliss / Elliot Hance, Beaufort Securities Limited (Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Michael Padley, Lothbury Financial Services Limited	Tel: [phone]
Don Hall, Hall Communications	Tel: [phone]

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