ROCKWELL DIAMONDS INCORPORATED - Rockwell Postpones Annual Meeting Of Shareholders To October 2, 2017

Rockwell Postpones Annual Meeting Of Shareholders To October 2, 2017

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 TSXV: RDI
CUSIP Number: 7743W103


Rockwell postpones annual meeting of shareholders to October 2, 2017

July 25, 2017, Toronto, ON -- Rockwell Diamonds Inc. ("Rockwell" or the "Company") (TSX: RDI; JSE:
RDI) announces that it has postponed its annual meeting of shareholders (“AGM”) scheduled for August
23, 2017 to October 2, 2017.

The key reason for the postponement is that the business rescue plan relating to the Company’s South
African subsidiaries which are being managed under the South African Business Rescue Provisions
has to be filed by September 30, 2017.

The record date for the AGM is set at Friday, August 25, 2017 in respect of the Company’s Canadian
register; only shareholders on record as of Friday, August 25 are entitled to receive notice of the meeting
and entitled to vote at the meeting.

In respect of the Company’s South African register, only shareholders on record as of Friday, August
25, 2017 are entitled to receive notice of the meeting and only shareholders on record as of Friday,
September 22, 2017 are entitled to vote at the meeting, with the last day to trade being Tuesday
September 19, 2017.

For further information on Rockwell and its operations in South Africa, please contact

 Stephen Le Roux           Operations Manager MOR                  +27 (0)82 300 4184

 David Tosi                PSG Capital – JSE Sponsor               +27 (0)21 887 9602

About Rockwell Diamonds
Rockwell is engaged in the business of operating and developing alluvial diamond deposits. The
Company also evaluates consolidation opportunities that have the potential to expand its mineral
resources and production and provide accretive value to the Company.

Rockwell has set a strategic goal to become a mid-tier diamond production company with specific focus
on the Middle Orange River region in South Africa.

As at the date of this document, Rockwell’s subsidiary in South Africa (Rockwell Resources RSA Pty
Limited) and its two subsidiaries (HC van Wyk Diamonds Limited and Saxendrift Mine Pty Limited) were
being operated under Business Rescue Management as ordered by the Court, following an application
by creditors of the three South African subsidiaries on May 18, 2017.

Rockwell’s common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the JSE Ltd under the symbol
“RDI”. Trading of Rockwell’s shares is currently suspended initially at the request of the Company,
pending clearance of the above uncertainty.


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 the transaction and the ability of each
party to satisfy the conditions precedent in a timely manner or at all, 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 and milling; 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 and diminishing quantities or grades of mineral resources;
uncertainties related to unexpected judicial or regulatory procedures or changes in, and the
effects of, the laws, regulations and government policies affecting our mining operations;
changes in general economic conditions, the financial markets and the demand and market
price for mineral commodities    such as diesel fuel, steel, concrete, electricity, and other forms
of energy, mining equipment, and fluctuations in exchange        rates, particularly with respect to
the value of the US dollar, Canadian dollar and South African Rand; changes in accounting
policies and methods that we use to report our financial condition, including uncertainties
associated with critical accounting assumptions and estimates; environmental issues and
liabilities associated with mining and processing; geopolitical uncertainty and political and
economic instability in countries in which we operate; and labour strikes, work stoppages, or
other interruptions to, or difficulties in, the employment of labour in markets in which we opera te
our mines, or environmental hazards, industrial accidents or other events or occurrences,
including third party interference that interrupt operation of our mines or development projects.

For further information on Rockwell, Investors should review Rockwell's home jurisdiction filings
that are available at www.sedar.com.

Date: 25/07/2017 08:30:00 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.