Result of Share Placing

RNS Number : 9529P

Gem Diamonds Limited

01 April 2009

 



1 April 2009

Gem Diamonds Limited

('Gem Diamonds' or 'the Company')

Result of Placing

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On 1 April 2009, the Board of Directors of Gem Diamonds Limited (LSE:GEMD) announced details of a proposed Placing to raise gross proceeds of up to £75 million (U.S.$107 million) through the issue of up to 75 million New Shares at an Issue Price of 100 pence per New Share. At the time of announcement, 68 million New Shares had been firmly placed with existing Shareholders and new investors. A further 7 million New Shares remained available for firm placing with existing Shareholders as invited to participate in the Placing by J.P. Morgan Cazenove during the course of today, 1 April 2009.

Gem Diamonds is pleased to announce that the remaining 7 million New Shares have now been successfully placed with existing Shareholders at an Issue Price of 100 pence per New Share. Accordingly, the Placing has now closed in accordance with its terms.

The Placing is conditional upon, amongst other things, the approval of Shareholders at a General Meeting scheduled for 10.30 a.m. on 20 April 2009 at the offices of J.P. Morgan Cazenove, 20 Moorgate, London EC2R 6DA and upon Admission. The 75 million New Shares are expected to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market at 8.00 a.m. on 22 April 2009.

Set out below is an expected timetable of principal events in relation the Placing.

Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Direction (for use by Depository Interest Holders)	10.30 a.m. on 17 April 2009
Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy (for use by Shareholders)	10.30 a.m. on 18 April 2009
General Meeting	10.30 a.m. on 20 April 2009
Admission and commencement of dealings in New Shares on the London Stock Exchange	8.00 a.m. on 22 April 2009
New Depositary Interests credited to CREST stock accounts	8.00 a.m. on 22 April 2009
Despatch of definitive share certificates for the New Shares in certificated form	on or around 29 April 2009

This announcement should be read in conjunction with the full text of the Prospectus to be published by Gem Diamonds on or around 3 April 2009. 

A copy of the Prospectus will be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. In addition, copies of the Prospectus will be made available for inspection during normal business hours on Monday to Friday of each week (public holidays excepted) at the Company's principal place of business in the UK, being 2 Eaton Gate, London SW1W 9BJ. A circular including a notice of the General Meeting will also be published on or around 3 April 2009 and will be made available at the same venues.

Capitalised terms used, but not defined, in this announcement have the same meanings as given to them in the Capital Raising announcement dated 1 April 2009.

For further information, please contact:

Gem Diamonds Limited                                              Tel: [phone]

Clifford Elphick, Chief Executive Officer

Glenn Turner, Chief Legal and Commercial Officer

Richard Chetwode, Investor Relations Manager            Mob: [phone]

Angela Parr, Corporate Affairs Manager                       Mob: [phone]

J.P. Morgan Cazenove                                               Tel: [phone]

Ian Hannam

Patrick Magee    

Neil Passmore

Pelham PR                                                                   Tel: [phone]

James Henderson

Candice Sgroi

This announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, Gem Diamonds.  

J.P. Morgan Cazenove is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the UK and is acting for Gem Diamonds and no one else in connection with the Placing. J.P. Morgan Cazenove will not be responsible to anyone (including Placees) other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the Placing or any other matters referred to in this announcement. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  

The information in this press release is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, the Republic of South Africa or Switzerland or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction.

The information in this press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, the securities referred to herein in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would require preparation of further prospectuses or other offer documentation, or be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.  

The information in this press release does not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the 'Securities Act'). The securities mentioned herein may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of securities in the United 

States.  

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