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RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND RETIREMENT OF DIRECTORS FROM THE BOARD
ROCKWELL DIAMONDS INCORPORATED
(A company incorporated in accordance with the laws of British
Columbia, Canada)
(Incorporation number BCO354545)
(Formerly Rockwell Ventures Inc.)
(South African registration number: 2007/031582/10)
Share code on the JSE Limited: RDI ISIN: CA77434W2022
Share code on the TSX: RDI CUSIP Number: 77434W103
Share code on the OTCBB: RDIAF
ROCKWELL DIAMONDS SHAREHOLDERS PASS ALL RESOLUTIONS AT AGM
CHANGES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
August 30, 2012 Vancouver, BC – Rockwell Diamonds Inc. (“Rockwell” or the “Company” (TSX: RDI;
JSE: RDI) is pleased to announce that all the resolutions put forward in its management information
circular were passed by the shareholders at the annual general meeting held in Vancouver on 30
August 2012. The Company also announces two changes to its board of directors.
Annual General Meeting results:
The resolutions which were passed at the meeting were as follows:
- Mark Bristow (Chairman), James Campbell (President and CEO), Dr. Willem Jacobs, Richard Linnell,
Johan van „t Hof and Stephen Dietrich were re-elected as directors; and
- KPMG Inc. Chartered Accountants were appointed as Auditors of the Company for 2013.
Changes to the Board of Directors:
The board wishes to thank David Copeland and Sandile Zungu, who did not seek re-election to the
board, for their contribution to the strategic direction of the Company during their tenure. In particular,
the board is grateful to David Copeland for his role as founding Chairman of Rockwell and his
immense contribution to the Company during the last six years.
The Nominating and Governance Committee of the board is in the process of overseeing the
appointment of two additional directors. The objective is to appoint a representative of the new Black
Economic Empowerment (“BEE”) partner, once this transaction has been finalized, as well as an
independent director with a strong industry background to contribute to the strategic direction of the
Company. Further announcements in this regard will be made in due course.
For further information on Rockwell and its operations in South Africa, please contact
James Campbell
CEO
+27 (0)83 457 3724
Stéphanie Leclercq
Investor Relations
+27 (0)83 307 7587
About Rockwell Diamonds:
Rockwell is engaged in the business of operating and developing alluvial diamond deposits, with a
goal to become a mid-tier diamond mining company. The Company has three existing operations,
which it is progressively optimizing, two development projects and a pipeline of earlier stage properties
with future development potential. Rockwell is also at an advanced stage of completing the acquisition
of the Tirisano property.
Rockwell also evaluates merger and acquisition opportunities which have the potential to expand its
mineral resources and production profile and would provide accretive value to the Company.
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in this news release.
Forward Looking Statements
Except for statements of historical fact, this news release contains certain "forward-looking information" within the
meaning of applicable securities law. Forward-looking information is frequently characterized by words such as
"plan", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate" and other similar words, or statements that
certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in
such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of
future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include
uncertainties and costs related to exploration and development activities, such as those related to determining
whether mineral resources exist on a property; uncertainties related to expected production rates, timing of
production and cash and total costs of production; uncertainties related to the ability to obtain necessary licenses,
permits, electricity, surface rights and title for development projects; operating and technical difficulties in
connection with mining development activities; uncertainties related to the accuracy of our mineral resource
estimates and our estimates of future production and future cash and total costs of production. In particular there
can be no assurance that refinancing funds will be available to Rockwell on acceptable terms or any terms at all.
For further information on Rockwell, Investors should review Rockwell's annual Form 20-F filing with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission www.sec.com and the Company's home jurisdiction filings that are
available at www.sedar.com.
Johannesburg
31 August 2012
Sponsor
Sasfin Capital (a division of Sasfin Bank Limited)
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