Proposed Sale of Stake in Sedibelo Platinum 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") Proposed Sale of Stake in Sedibelo Platinum LONDON, 13 NOVEMBER 2020 Gemfields Group Limited (“Gemfields”) announces that it has commenced a sale process for its 23.65% equity holding in Pallinghurst Ivy Lane Capital S.à r.l, a company incorporated in Luxembourg (“Ivy Lane”). Ivy Lane in turn owns 27.64% of Sedibelo Platinum Mines Limited (“SPM”) giving Gemfields an effective and indirect interest in SPM of approximately 6.54%. As previously announced, SPM is not considered a core part of Gemfields’ strategy. SPM is a public (unlisted) company incorporated in Guernsey and owns and operates the Pilanesburg Platinum Mines located in South Africa’s Bushveld Igneous Complex. In its financial year ending 31 December 2019, SPM dispatched and sold approximately 127,000 4E ounces (comprising platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold) and generated EBITDA of approximately USD 13 million. More information about SPM can be found at www.sedibeloplatinum.com Interested parties should contact Liberum Capital Limited, who have been appointed by Gemfields to manage the sale. Gemfields Group Limited, Royal Chambers, St Julian’s Avenue, St Peter Port, GY1 4HP, Guernsey T +44 (0)1481 731 554 gemfieldsgroup.com Further information on Gemfields Group Limited can be found at: GEMFIELDSGROUP.COM To join our investor mailing list, contact us on: companysecretary@gemfields.com For any press enquiries please contact us on: gemfields@camarco.co.uk ENQUIRIES GEMFIELDS Sean Gilbertson / David Lovett / Mark Lawrie T: +44(0) 20 7518 3400 SPONSOR (JSE) Investec Bank Limited SEDIBELO SALE PROCESS Liberum Nehal Patel T: +44(0) 20 3100 2222 NOMINATED ADVISER finnCap (AIM) & JOINT BROKER Christopher Raggett / Tim Redfern / Edward Whiley T: +44(0) 20 7220 0500 JOINT BROKER Liberum Clayton Bush / Scott Mathieson / Kane Collings T: +44(0) 20 3100 2222 FINANCIAL PR/ IR Camarco Gordon Poole / Jennifer Renwick / Nick Hennis T: +44(0) 20 3757 4980 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON GEMFIELDS Gemfields is a world-leading supplier of responsibly sourced 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 licenses 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, 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 and has played an important role in the growth of the global coloured gemstone sector. Date: 13-11-2020 09:00:00 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.