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GEMFIELDS GROUP LIMITED - Grant of performance share awards under Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and PDMR dealings

Release Date: 25/08/2023 10:00
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Grant of performance share awards under Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and PDMR dealings

Gemfields Group Limited                        
Incorporated in Guernsey. Guernsey registration Number: 47656.
South African external company registration number 2009/012636/10
Share code on JSE:GML / AIM:GEM
ISIN: GG00BG0KTL52 | LEI: 21380017GAVXTCYS5R31
("Gemfields" or the "Company")


Grant of performance share awards under Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and PDMR dealings

LONDON, 25 AUGUST 2023

Shareholders are advised that the Company has awarded a total of 11,823,851 performance shares
in the form of nominal cost options (“Performance Shares”) under Gemfields Group Limited
Long Term Incentive Plan 2023 (“LTIP”) to two Executive Directors and a small number of senior
employees including PDMRs.

The vesting of all the Performance Shares is conditional on meeting performance conditions
measured over a three-year period as described below. The awards will vest on the third anniversary
of grant and are subject to a two-year post vesting holding period and to conventional malus and
clawback provisions.

Performance conditions

These performance conditions will be measured from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025
(“Performance Measurement Period”).

1. Cumulative Adjusted Earnings Per Share ("AEPS") Target

Up to 50% of the total Performance Shares will vest dependent upon the achievement of a
cumulative AEPS target over the Performance Measurement Period, determined as follows:

Cumulative AEPS for the three years to 31                    % of Shares subject to the AEPS
December 2025                                                Target Vesting (1)
Below USD 0.09                                               No vesting
USD 0.09                                                     25%
USD 0.12 or higher                                           100%

Footnote:
(1) Straight line vesting for AEPS between USD0.09-USD0.12.
      
AEPS is defined as Headline Earnings Per Share adjusted for unrealised fair value gains and losses.
This removes any gains or losses that may relate to revaluations of the Company’s 6.54% stake in
Sedibelo Resources and will reported in the Company’s financial accounts going forward. Any
adjustments made to the AEPS target for the purposes of the performance condition shall be
applied at the sole discretion of the Remuneration Committee and may include, without limitation,
charges for share based payments, the amortisation of acquired intangible assets, and extraordinary
one-off items. Such adjustments will be applied on a transparent and consistent basis.

2. Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") Target

Up to 50% of the total Performance Shares will vest dependent upon the performance of the
Company's TSR measured over the Performance Measurement Period, determined as follows:

Compound average TSR growth for three-year                   % of Shares subject to the TSR
period to 31 December 2025                                   Target Vesting (1)
Below 10.0%                                                  No vesting
10.0%                                                        25%
15.0%                                                        100%

Footnote:
(1) Straight line vesting for compound average TSR growth between 10.0%-15.0%.

The base share price for this performance condition is USD 19.40 cents, being the volume
weighted average price of the Company's shares traded on AIM for the 30 trading days (“30 Day
VWAP) immediately prior to the start of the Performance Measurement Period of 16.03 pence
translated into USD, using the average last exchange rate over the period of the 30 Day VWAP, of
USD 1.2105 per GBP 1.

This base will be compared with the TSR at the end of the performance period on 31 December
2025, as calculated using the AIM 30 Day VWAP until 31 December 2025 translated into USD
using the same basis as above, multiplied by one share plus any additional shares or fraction of a
share that could have been acquired by re-investing any net dividends, using the AIM closing price
on the ex-dividend date applicable to each dividend, paid during the Performance Measurement
Period.


Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
      associated

 a)   Name                          Sean Gilbertson
 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status               Chief Executive Officer / PDMR
 b)   Initial notification          Initial Notification
      /Amendment
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,
      auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                          Gemfields Group Limited
 b)   LEI                           21380017GAVXTCYS5R31
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
      instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place
      where transactions have been conducted
 a)   Description of the financial Ordinary Shares of USD0.00001 each
      instrument, type of
      instrument
      Identification code           ISIN: GG00BG0KTL52
 b)   Nature of the transaction     Grant of nominal cost options
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)
                                    Price(s)               Volume(s)
                                    Nil                    3,749,093

 d)   Aggregated information
      - Aggregated volume           3,749,093
      - Price                       Nil
 e)   Date of the transaction       25 August 2023
 f)   Place of the transaction      Off market transaction



 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                          David Lovett
 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status               Chief Finance Officer / PDMR
 b)   Initial notification          Initial Notification
      /Amendment
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,
      auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                          Gemfields Group Limited
 b)   LEI                           21380017GAVXTCYS5R31
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
      instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place
      where transactions have been conducted

 a)   Description of the financial  Ordinary Shares of USD0.00001 each
      instrument, type of
      instrument
      Identification code           ISIN: GG00BG0KTL52
 b)   Nature of the transaction     Grant of nominal cost options
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)
                                    Price(s)                Volume(s)
                                    Nil                     2,043,563

 d)   Aggregated information
      - Aggregated volume           2,043,563
      - Price                       Nil
 e)   Date of the transaction       25 August 2023
 f)   Place of the transaction      Off market transaction



 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                          Adrian Banks
 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status               PDMR
 b)   Initial notification          Initial Notification
      /Amendment
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,
      auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                          Gemfields Group Limited
 b)   LEI                           21380017GAVXTCYS5R31
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
      instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place
      where transactions have been conducted


 a)   Description of the financial  Ordinary Shares of USD0.00001 each
      instrument, type of
      instrument
      Identification code           ISIN: GG00BG0KTL52
 b)   Nature of the transaction     Grant of nominal cost options
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)
                                    Price(s)                Volume(s)
                                    Nil                     1,204,627

 d)   Aggregated information
      - Aggregated volume           1,204,627
      - Price                       Nil
 e)   Date of the transaction       25 August 2023

 f)   Place of the transaction      Off market transaction



 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                          Kartikeya Parikshya
 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status               PDMR
 b)   Initial notification          Initial Notification
      /Amendment
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,
      auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                          Gemfields Group Limited
 b)   LEI                           21380017GAVXTCYS5R31
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
      instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place
      where transactions have been conducted

 a)   Description of the financial  Ordinary Shares of USD0.00001 each
      instrument, type of
      instrument
      Identification code           ISIN: GG00BG0KTL52
 b)   Nature of the transaction     Grant of nominal cost options
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)
                                    Price(s)                Volume(s)
                                    Nil                     1,076,981

 d)   Aggregated information
      - Aggregated volume           1,076,981
      - Price                       Nil
 e)   Date of the transaction       25 August 2023
 f)   Place of the transaction      Off market transaction



 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                          CV Suresh
 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status               PDMR
 b)   Initial notification          Initial Notification
      /Amendment
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,
      auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                          Gemfields Group Limited
 b)   LEI                           21380017GAVXTCYS5R31
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
      instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place
      where transactions have been conducted

 a)   Description of the financial  Ordinary Shares of USD0.00001 each
      instrument, type of
      instrument
      Identification code           ISIN: GG00BG0KTL52
 b)   Nature of the transaction     Grant of nominal cost options
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)
                                    Price(s)               Volume(s)
                                    Nil                    790,410

 d)   Aggregated information
      - Aggregated volume           790,410
      - Price                       Nil
 e)   Date of the transaction       25 August 2023
 f)   Place of the transaction      Off market transaction


Notification of a Transaction in terms of the JSE Listings Requirements


Name                                Toby Hewitt
Position/status                     Company Secretary and General Counsel
Nature of the transaction           Grant of nominal cost options
Price(s) and volume(s)
                                    Price(s)                Volume(s)
                                    Nil                     711,744

Date of the transaction             25 August 2023
Nature of interest                  Direct Beneficial
Place of the transaction            Off market transaction


                                            -ENDS-


              Further information on Gemfields Group Limited can be found at:
                                     GEMFIELDSGROUP.COM


                          To join our investor mailing list, contact us on:
                                        ir@gemfields.com


                           For any press enquiries please contact us on:
                                    gemfields@camarco.co.uk

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse
Regulation (EU) no. 596/2014 which forms part of domestic UK law pursuant to the European Union
(withdrawal) act 2018 ("MAR").


                                           ENQUIRIES

GEMFIELDS                          Sean Gilbertson / David Lovett / Ian Hughes
                                   ir@gemfields.com
                                   T: +44(0) 20 7518 3400

SPONSOR (JSE)                      Investec Bank Limited


NOMINATED ADVISER                  finnCap
(AIM) & JOINT BROKER               Christopher Raggett / Tim Redfern / Edward Whiley
                                   T: +44(0) 20 7220 0500


JOINT BROKER                       Liberum
                                   Scott Mathieson / Kane Collings
                                   T: +44(0) 20 3100 2222


FINANCIAL PR/IR                    Camarco
                                   Gordon Poole / Emily Hall
                                   T: +44(0) 20 3757 4980


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON GEMFIELDS

Gemfields is a world-leading responsible miner and marketer of coloured gemstones. 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 controlling interests in various other gemstone mining and prospecting licences in Zambia,
Mozambique, Ethiopia and Madagascar.

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 through Fabergé designs, 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 coloured gemstones to downstream markets, a key
component of Gemfields’ business model that has played an important role in the growth of the
global coloured gemstone sector.


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Date: 25-08-2023 10:00:00
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