BlueRock Diamonds PLC / AIM: BRD / Sector: Natural Resources
14 July 2020
BlueRock Diamonds PLC ('BlueRock' or the 'Company')
Result of AGM
BlueRock Diamonds plc, the AIM listed diamond mining company, which owns and operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine in the Kimberley region of South Africa ('Kareevlei'), is pleased to announce that at its annual general meeting ('AGM') held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed. The breakdown of votes at the meeting was as follows:
Resolution No |
In Favour |
Against |
Withheld |
1 |
1,837,921 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1,729,874 |
108,047 |
0 |
3 |
1,837,891 |
30 |
0 |
4 |
1,837,891 |
30 |
0 |
5 |
1,837,891 |
30 |
0 |
6 |
1,837,891 |
30 |
0 |
Further to shareholder approval at the AGM and in accordance with the details of the placing announced on 18 February 2020, application has been made for the 235,289 Tranche 2 Placing Shares due to Teichmann Company Limited issued today, to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). The shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares of the Company and it is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings will commence on or around 20 July 2020.
Following the issue of the Tranche 2 Placing Shares, the issued share capital of the Company will consist of 5,493,293 ordinary shares. No shares were held in treasury at the date of this announcement. The total current voting rights in the Company are therefore 5,493,293.
**ENDS**
For further information, please visit BRD's website www.bluerockdiamonds.co.uk or contact:
BlueRock Diamonds PLC Mike Houston, Executive Chairman David Facey, FD |
C/O SBP Tel: +44 (0)20 7236 1177 |
SP Angel (NOMAD and Broker) Stuart Gledhill / Caroline Rowe |
Tel: +44 (0)20 3470 0470 |
St Brides Partners Ltd (Financial PR) Isabel de Salis / Cosima Akerman |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7236 1177 |
Notes to editors:
BlueRock Diamonds is an AIM-listed diamond producer which operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine near Kimberley in South Africa which produces diamonds of exceptional quality and ranks in the top ten in the world in terms of average value per carat. The Kareevlei licence area covers 3,000 hectares and hosts five known diamondiferous kimberlite pipes. As at November 2018, it was estimated that the remaining Inferred Mineral Resource from the four kimberlite pipes (KV1, KV2, KV3 and KV5) represents a potential inground number of carats of 367,000.