Application for Block Listing - Update

RNS Number : 5112U
Petra Diamonds Ld
22 December 2011
 



 

 

 

22 December 2011

LSE: PDL

 

Petra Diamonds Limited

("the Company")

 

Application for Block Listing - Update

 

Further to the announcement dated 21 December, the Company wishes to clarify that application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the admission to the Official List of a Block Listing of 19,317,259 new ordinary shares of 10p each in Petra Diamonds Limited and to the London Stock Exchange for such Block Listed shares to be admitted to trading.

 

The application is being made in respect of shares to be issued under the following share option schemes:

 

1997 Share Option Scheme

1,148,750

2005 Share Option Scheme

18,168,509

 

When issued, the shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Petra Diamonds, London

Telephone: +44 20 7318 0452

Cathy Malins

cathym@petradiamonds.com

 

Buchanan

(PR Adviser)

Telephone: +44 20 7466 5000

Bobby Morse

James Strong

bobbym@buchanan.uk.com

jamess@buchanan.uk.com

 

RBC Capital Markets

(Joint Broker)

Telephone: +44 20 7653 4000

Joshua Critchley

joshua.critchley@rbccm.com

Martin Eales

martin.eales@rbccm.com

 

Canaccord Genuity Limited

(Joint Broker)

Telephone: +44 20 7050 6500

Rob Collins

rcollins@canaccordgenuity.com

Andrew Chubb

achubb@canaccordgenuity.com

 

 

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About Petra Diamonds Limited

 

Petra Diamonds is a leading independent diamond mining group and an increasingly important supplier of rough diamonds to the international market. The Company has a well-diversified portfolio, with interests in eight producing mines: seven in South Africa (Finsch, Cullinan, Koffiefontein, Kimberley Underground, Helam, Sedibeng and Star) and one in Tanzania (Williamson).

 

Petra offers an exceptional growth profile, with a core objective to steadily increase annual production to over 5 million carats by FY 2019. The Group has a major resource base in excess of 300 million carats.

 

Petra conducts all its operations according to the highest ethical standards and will only operate in countries which are members of the Kimberley Process.

 

For more information, visit the Company's website at www.petradiamonds.com.


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