Notice to Noteholders regarding the Operational Update and Suspension of the DiamondCorp Plc Shares - DMCCB Soapstone Investment Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 2006/011940/06) Soapstone stock code: DMCCB ISIN: ZAE000180204 DiamondCorp share code: DMC (“Soapstone”) NOTICE TO NOTEHOLDERS REGARDING THE OPERATIONAL UPDATE AND SUSPENSION OF THE DIAMONDCORP PLC SHARES Noteholders are advised of the Stock Exchange News Service (“SENS”) announcement released, on the alternative exchange of the JSE Limited (“the JSE”) in terms of the Diamond Corp PLC (“DiamondCorp” or “the Company”) Operational Update and Suspension of Shares on 14 November 2016 whereby DiamondCorp, the Guarantor to the Soapstone ZAR40,000,000.00 14% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Convertible Registered Bonds, provided an operational update in terms of DiamondCorp’s Lace Mine and the flooding which has occurred due to the weather conditions. Noteholders are further advised that DiamondCorp has requested suspension of the Company’s shares from trading on both the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and on the Alternative Exchange of the JSE Limited with effect from 07:30 a.m. UK time and 09:00 a.m. SA time, respectively. Soapstone wishes to advise note holders that the above mentioned announcement does not affect the terms and conditions of the Guarantee. 15 November 2016 Debt Sponsor Rand Merchant Bank (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited) Date: 16/11/2016 01:45:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.