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Petra Diamonds Limited

03 January 2012

 



3 January 2012                                                                                                          LSE: PDL

Petra Diamonds Limited

("Petra" or "the Company")

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Petra Diamonds today announces that in conformity with the Transparency Directive, Petra's capital as at 30 December 2011 consists of 501,351,601 ordinary shares of 10p each ("Ordinary Shares") with voting rights. No Ordinary Shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Petra is 501,351,601.

The above figure of 501,351,601 Ordinary Shares may 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, Petra under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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For further information, please contact:

Petra Diamonds, London	Telephone: [phone]
Cathy Malins	[e-mail]

Buchanan (PR Adviser)	Telephone: [phone]
Bobby Morse James Strong	[e-mail] [e-mail]

RBC Capital Markets (Sponsor and Joint Broker)	Telephone: [phone]
Joshua Critchley	[e-mail]
Martin Eales	[e-mail]

Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Broker)	Telephone: [phone]
Rob Collins	[e-mail]
Andrew Chubb	[e-mail]

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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