TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

RNS Number : 8221K

Gem Diamonds Limited

21 April 2015

For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Gem Diamonds Ltd
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	17^th April 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	20^th April 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Indirect

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

VGG379591065

6,564,654

7,357,754

5.32%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,357,754

5.32%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi

Custodian	Day to Day IM	Total
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON	FMR (JP) LTD-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (JAPAN) LIMITED	793,100
	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	142,500
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	962,437
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C)	PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	244,800
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	164,800
	PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	1,440
MELLON BANK NA (C)	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	91,900
NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING (C)	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	7,300
NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)	FMRC-FMR CO., INC	687,996
	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	84,900
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMRC-FMR CO., INC	3,195,424
	PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	981,157
Grand Total		7,357,754