Block Listing Six Monthly Return

RNS Number : 8045J

Petra Diamonds Limited

03 July 2017

 

3 July 2017

LSE: PDL

Petra Diamonds Limited

("Petra," the "Company" or the "Group")

Block Listing Six Monthly Return

Name of company:	Petra Diamonds Limited
Name of scheme:	Petra Diamonds Limited 2005 Share Option Plan
Period of return:	From 21 June 2016 to 3 July 2017
Balance of unallotted securities under scheme from previous return:	7,196,250
Number of shares issued under scheme during period:	1,941,250
Number of shares cancelled under the scheme during period:	-
Balance under scheme not yet issued at end of period:	5,255,000
Number and class of shares admitted under scheme and the date of admission:	19,317,259  (22 December 2011)

The Company currently has 531,986,218 ordinary shares of £0.10 each in issue.

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For further information, please contact:

Petra Diamonds, London                                         Telephone: [phone]

Cathy Malins                                                               [e-mail] 

Cornelia Grant                                                             [e-mail]

Buchanan                                                                  Telephone: [phone]

(PR Adviser)                                                               [e-mail] 

Bobby Morse                                                              

Anna Michniewicz                                                      

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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 interests in five producing operations: three underground mines in South Africa (Finsch, Cullinan and Koffiefontein), the Kimberley Ekapa Mining joint venture (including the Kimberley Underground mine and extensive tailings retreatment operations) and one open pit mine in Tanzania (Williamson).  It also maintains an exploration programme in Botswana.

Petra has a core objective to steadily increase annual production to ca. 5.3 million carats by FY 2019. The Group has a significant resource base in excess of 300 million carats.

Petra conducts all operations according to the highest ethical standards and will only operate in countries which are members of the Kimberley Process. Petra is quoted with a premium listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker 'PDL' and is a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index. For more information, visit www.petradiamonds.com.

 

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