Dividend Finalisation

RNS Number : 4626C

Gemfields Group Limited

11 October 2022

 

Incorporated in Guernsey. Guernsey registration Number: 47656.

South African external company registration number 2009/012636/10

Share code on JSE:GML  / AIM:GEM

  ISIN: GG00BG0KTL52  |  LEI: 21380017GAVXTCYS5R31

("Gemfields" or the "Company")

Dividend Finalisation

LONDON, 11 OCTOBER 2022

Further to the Company's announcement on 29 September 2022 containing details of the Interim Dividend ("Dividend") declared by Gemfields, notice is hereby given that the dividend, being a gross dividend of USDc 1.24487 per ordinary share, payable from income reserves, will be converted from United States Dollars (USD) to South African Rand (ZAR) and Great British Pounds (GBP) at the below exchange rates of Monday, 10 October 2022, obtained from currency conversion transactions the Company has entered into:

· JSE shareholders - USD/ZAR 18.1725, equating to a dividend of ZARc 22.62240 per share

· AIM shareholders - USD/GBP 0.9008, equating to a dividend of GBP pence 1.12138 per share

The gross dividend of USDc 1.24487 per ordinary share is lower than previously stated in the interim results from 29 September 2022, due to the new ordinary shares issued and allocated by Gemfields on 5 October 2022 following the exercise of share options. The number of ordinary shares in issue as of today's announcement is 1,204,948,507 shares.

Shareholders are reminded that the relevant dates relating to the payment of the Dividend are as follows:

	2022
Last date to effect removal of shares between the UK (AIM) and SA (JSE) registers by 11:00 a.m SA time	Tuesday, 18 October
The last day to trade in Gemfields shares in order to qualify to participate in the Dividend on	Tuesday, 18 October
Shares start trading 'ex' dividend in SA on	Wednesday, 19 October
Shares start trading 'ex' dividend in UK on	Thursday, 20 October
Record date for participation in the Dividend	Friday, 21 October
Removal of shares between UK and SA registers permissible from	Monday, 24 October
Payment date	Friday, 4 November

Share certificates may not be dematerialised or re-materialised between 19 October 2022 and 21 October 2022, both days inclusive.

Additional information for South African resident shareholders of Gemfields is noted below:

· Tax reference number in (United Kingdom) is 32518 26138.

· The current issued ordinary share capital of Gemfields is 1,204,948,507 ordinary shares.

· The dividend paid by Gemfields to South African resident shareholders registered on the South African register is subject to South African Dividend Tax ("Dividend Tax") of 20% (subject to any available exemptions as legislated).

· Shareholders are advised that Gemfields will not deduct any applicable Dividend Tax at source.

· Shareholders registered on the South African register who are exempt from paying the Dividend Tax will receive a dividend of ZARc 22.62240 per share paid by Gemfields. These exempt shareholders are advised to contact their broker or CSDP (Central Securities Depository Participant) to confirm their tax status to ensure no Dividend Tax is deducted by the regulatory intermediary. 

· Shareholders registered on the South African register who are not exempt from paying the Dividend Tax will receive a net dividend of ZARc 18.09792 per share (gross dividend of ZARc 22.62240 per share less Dividend Tax of ZARc 4.52448 per share). These non-exempt shareholders are advised to contact their broker or CSDP so that the Dividend Tax can be withheld by the regulatory intermediary.

· Shareholders who are in doubt as to their tax status or position or any other matter, including, inter alia, any exchange control requirement, should consult an appropriate independent professional advisor in their relevant jurisdiction without delay.

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ENQUIRIES

 

GEMFIELDS	Sean Gilbertson / David Lovett / Ian Hughes [e-mail] T:  [phone]
SPONSOR (JSE)	Investec Bank Limited
NOMINATED ADVISER (AIM) & JOINT BROKER	finnCap Christopher Raggett / Tim Redfern / Edward Whiley T: [phone]
JOINT BROKER	Liberum Scott Mathieson / Kane Collings T: [phone]
FINANCIAL PR/ IR	Camarco Gordon Poole / Emily Hall T: [phone]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON GEMFIELDS

Gemfields is a world-leading miner of responsible coloured gemstones. Gemfields is the operator and 75% owner of both the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia (believed to be the world's single largest producing emerald mine) and the Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique (one of the most significant recently discovered ruby deposits in the world). In addition, Gemfields also holds controlling interests in various other gemstone mining and prospecting licences in Zambia, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Madagascar.

Gemfields' outright ownership of Fabergé - an iconic and prestigious brand of exceptional heritage - enables Gemfields to optimise positioning, perception and consumer awareness of coloured gemstones through Fabergé designs, advancing the wider group's "mine and market" vision.

Gemfields has developed a proprietary grading system and a pioneering auction and trading platform to provide a consistent supply of coloured gemstones to downstream markets, a key component of Gemfields' business model that has played an important role in the growth of the global coloured gemstone sector.

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