Result of EGM

RNS Number : 8367Q

Gem Diamonds Limited

20 April 2009

 



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20 April 2009

Gem Diamonds Limited

('Gem Diamonds' or the 'Company')

Results of General Meeting

Further to its announcement on 1 April 2009 of a Placing of 75 million New Shares in the Company, Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD) announces that at its General Meeting held on 20 April 2009, each of the resolutions set out in the circular and notice of general meeting to shareholders dated 3 April 2009 was duly passed by way of a poll in accordance with the Company's Articles of Association.

Copies of the resolutions have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority (the 'UKLA') in accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules and will shortly be available for inspection at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

The Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London E14 5HS

The results of the poll on each resolution are as follows: 

		Votes
Resolution		For	%	Against	%	Withheld
1	Increase to number of authorised shares	49,891,901	99.93	32,812	0.07	104,300
2	Authority to allot shares	49,432,408	99.01	492,305	0.99	104,300
3	Disapplication of pre-emption rights	49,430,164	99.01	492,305	0.99	106,544
4	Approval of Placing	49,517,108	99.18	407,705	0.82	104,200
5	Approval of related party transaction	49,516,908	99.18	407,705	0.82	104,400
6	Waiver of mandatory bid requirement	49,432,308	99.01	492,305	0.99	104,400

It is expected that the 75 million New Shares will be admitted to the Official List of the UKLA and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange at 8.00 a.m. on 22 April 2009.

Words and expressions defined in the prospectus dated 3 April 2009 have the same meaning when used in this announcement unless the context requires otherwise.

Notes

1.  Resolutions 1 and 3 were special resolutions and Resolutions 2, 4, 5 and 6 were ordinary resolutions.

2.  A vote 'withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

3. The issued share capital as at 20 April 2009 is 62,977,853 Ordinary Shares.

For further information, please contact:

Gem Diamonds Limited                        

Richard Chetwode, Investor Relations Manager            Tel: [phone]

Pelham PR                            

Candice Sgroi                                                          Tel: [phone]

J.P. Morgan Cazenove                        

Patrick Magee/Neil Passmore                                    Tel: [phone]

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