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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")
Dividend Finalisation
LONDON, 27 MAY 2024
Further to the Company's declaration on 25 March 2024 of a final dividend for the year to 31
December 2023 of USD 10 million ("Dividend"), notice is hereby given that the dividend, being a
gross dividend of USDc 0.85712 per ordinary share, payable from income reserves, will be
converted from United States Dollars (USD) to South African Rand (ZAR) and Great British
Pounds (GBP) at the below exchange rates of Friday, 24 May 2024, obtained from currency
conversion transactions the Company has entered into:
- JSE shareholders – USD/ZAR 18.3711, equating to a dividend of ZARc 15.74624 per
share
- AIM shareholders – USD/GBP 0.7847, equating to a dividend of GBP pence 0.67258 per
share
Shareholders are reminded that the relevant dates relating to the payment of the Dividend are as
follows:
Event Dates (2024)
Last date to effect removal of shares between the UK (AIM) and Tuesday 4 June
SA (JSE) registers
The last day to trade in Gemfields shares in SA in order to qualify Tuesday 4 June
to participate in the Dividend
Shares start trading 'ex' dividend in SA Wednesday 5 June
The last day to trade in Gemfields shares in UK in order to qualify Wednesday 5 June
to participate in the Dividend
Shares start trading 'ex' dividend in UK Thursday 6 June
Record date for participation in the Dividend Friday 7 June
Removal of shares between UK and SA registers permissible from Monday 10 June
Payment date Monday 24 June
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or re-materialised between Wednesday, 5 June 2024
and Friday, 7 June 2024, both days inclusive.
Additional information for South African resident shareholders of Gemfields is noted below:
- Tax reference number in (United Kingdom) is 32518 26138.
- The issued ordinary share capital of Gemfields is 1,166,695,130 ordinary shares.
- The dividend paid by Gemfields to South African resident shareholders registered on the
South African register is subject to South African Dividend Tax ("Dividend Tax") of 20%
(subject to any available exemptions as legislated).
- Shareholders are advised that Gemfields will not deduct any applicable Dividend Tax at
source.
- Shareholders registered on the South African register who are exempt from paying the
Dividend Tax will receive a dividend of ZARc 15.74624 per share paid by Gemfields.
These exempt shareholders are advised to contact their broker or CSDP (Central Securities
Depository Participant) to confirm their tax status to ensure no Dividend Tax is deducted
by the regulatory intermediary.
- Shareholders registered on the South African register who are not exempt from paying the
Dividend Tax will receive a net dividend of ZARc 12.59699 per share (gross dividend of
ZARc 15.74624 per share less Dividend Tax of ZARc 3.14925 per share). These non-
exempt shareholders are advised to contact their broker or CSDP so that the Dividend
Tax can be withheld by the regulatory intermediary.
- Shareholders who are in doubt as to their tax status or position or any other matter,
including, inter alia, any exchange control requirement, should consult an appropriate
independent professional advisor in their relevant jurisdiction without delay.
-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
ENQUIRIES
GEMFIELDS Sean Gilbertson / David Lovett / Ian Hughes
ir@gemfields.com
T: +44(0) 20 7518 3400
SPONSOR (JSE) Investec Bank Limited
NOMINATED ADVISER Liberum
(AIM) & BROKER Scott Mathieson / John More / Anake Singh
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 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.
GEMFIELDS
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Date: 27-05-2024 08:00:00
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