Gemfields plc
('Gemfields' or the 'Company')
Notice of 2016 Annual General Meeting
28 October 2016
Gemfields plc (AIM: GEM) announces that the Company's Annual General Meeting will be held at 11.00 a.m. (GMT) on Thursday, 24 November 2016 at the offices of Reed Smith LLP, The Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2RS.
The Notice of Annual General Meeting, together with the 2016 Annual Report and Financial Statements, will be posted to shareholders today. Electronic copies of these documents are available on the Company's website at www.gemfields.co.uk.
ENQUIRIES:
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Gemfields
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[email protected]
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JJ Williams, Company Secretary
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+44 (0)20 7659 4965
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Grant Thornton UK LLP
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Nominated Adviser
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Philip Secrett/Richard Tonthat/Jamie Barklem
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+44 (0)20 7383 5100
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J.P. Morgan Cazenove
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Joint Broker
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Jamie Riddell / James Deal
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+44 (0)20 7742 4000
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BMO Capital Markets Limited
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Joint Broker
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Jeff Couch/Neil Haycock/Tom Rider/Jenny Wyllie
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+44 (0)20 7236 1010
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Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited
Joint Broker
Raj Khatri/Nick Stamp/Guy de Freitas
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+44 (0)20 3037 2000
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Tavistock
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Jos Simson/Emily Fenton/Barnaby Hayward
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+44 (0)20 7920 3150
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Notes to Editors:
Gemfields plc is the world's leading supplier of responsibly sourced coloured gemstones and is quoted on the AIM division of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: GEM).
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 a 50% interest in the Kariba amethyst mine in Zambia, as well as controlling interests in various other gemstone mining and prospecting licenses in Zambia, Mozambique, Colombia, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Sri Lanka.
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, 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 quality coloured gemstones to the global downstream markets. This is a key component of the Company's business model which the Directors believe has played an important role in the appropriate distribution and associated resurgence of the global coloured gemstone sector.
www.gemfields.co.uk