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RNS Number : 7428O

Botswana Diamonds PLC

02 February 2023

 

2 February 2023

Botswana Diamonds PLC

("Botswana Diamonds" or the "Company")

Total Voting Rights

Director / PDMR shareholding

Admission became effective and dealings commenced today in the 87,262,120 new ordinary shares issued pursuant to the issue of the second tranche of consideration shares due following completion of the acquisition of Vutomi and following an exercise of warrants, details of which were announced on 27 January 2023 ("Announcement").

For the purposes of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, the Company announces the following:

Following Admission, Botswana Diamonds will have 1,043,877,899 Ordinary Shares in issue which will also represent the total number of voting rights in the Company. The above figure should be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Certain of the Directors exercised warrants and received second tranche consideration shares, details of which were set out in the Announcement and in the Appendix below, disclosure of which is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

A copy of this announcement is available on the Company's website, www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk

Enquiries:

Botswana Diamonds PLC John Teeling, Chairman James Campbell, Managing Director Jim Finn, Director	[phone] [phone] [phone]
Beaumont Cornish - Nominated Adviser  Michael Cornish Roland Cornish	[phone]
Beaumont Cornish Limited - Broker  Roland Cornish Felicity Geidt	[phone]
First Equity Limited -  Joint Broker  Jason Robertson	[phone]
BlytheRay - PR Megan Ray Rachael Brooks Said Izagaren	[phone] [phone] [phone] [phone]
Teneo Luke Hogg Alan Tyrrell	[phone] [phone]

www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk

APPENDIX

 The following disclosure is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	James Campbell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/ status	Managing Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Botswana Diamonds PLC
b)	LEI	213800UEF1WVQZIZRA91
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 0.025p each ("Ordinary Shares")
	Identification code	GB00B5TFC825
b)	Nature of the transaction	Issued as consideration
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Director Issue price Volume(s) James Campbell £0.0085 4,745,977
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	4,745,977 Ordinary Shares
	- Price	UK£0.0085
e)	Date of the transaction	2 February 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	1.  John Teeling 2.  James Finn 3.  James Campbell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/ status	1.  Executive Chairman 2.  Finance Director 3.  Managing Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Botswana Diamonds PLC
b)	LEI	213800UEF1WVQZIZRA91
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 0.025p each ("Ordinary Shares")
	Identification code	GB00B5TFC825
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of warrants
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Director Issue price Volume(s) John Teeling £0.0060 10,000,000 James Finn £0.0060 4,590,910 James Campbell £0.0060 412,545
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	15,003,455 Ordinary Shares
	- Price	UK£0.0060
e)	Date of the transaction	2 February 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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