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RNS Number : 7428O

Botswana Diamonds PLC

02 February 2023

2 February 2023

Botswana Diamonds PLC

("Botswana Diamonds" or the "Company")

Total Voting Rights

Director / PDMR shareholding

Admission became effective and dealings commenced today in the 87,262,120 new ordinary shares issued pursuant to the issue of the second tranche of consideration shares due following completion of the acquisition of Vutomi and following an exercise of warrants, details of which were announced on 27 January 2023 ("Announcement").

For the purposes of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, the Company announces the following:

Following Admission, Botswana Diamonds will have 1,043,877,899 Ordinary Shares in issue which will also represent the total number of voting rights in the Company. The above figure should be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Certain of the Directors exercised warrants and received second tranche consideration shares, details of which were set out in the Announcement and in the Appendix below, disclosure of which is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

A copy of this announcement is available on the Company's website, www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk

Enquiries:

 
Botswana Diamonds PLC 
 John Teeling, Chairman                  +353 1 833 2833 
 James Campbell, Managing Director       +27 83 457 3724 
 Jim Finn, Director                      +353 1 833 2833 
Beaumont Cornish - Nominated Adviser 
 Michael Cornish 
 Roland Cornish                         +44 (0) 020 7628 3396 
Beaumont Cornish Limited - Broker 
 Roland Cornish 
 Felicity Geidt                        +44 (0) 207 628 3396 
First Equity Limited - Joint Broker 
 Jason Robertson                       +44 (0) 207 374 2212 
BlytheRay - PR                         +44 (0) 207 138 3206 
 Megan Ray                              +44 (0) 207 138 3553 
 Rachael Brooks                         +44 (0) 207 138 3206 
 Said Izagaren                          +44 (0) 207 138 3206 
Teneo 
 Luke Hogg                               +353 (0) 1 661 4055 
 Alan Tyrrell                            +353 (0) 1 661 4055 
 

www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk

APPENDIX

The following disclosure is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1    / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                 James Campbell 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
      Reason for the notification 
  2 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/            Managing Director 
       status 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial              Initial Notification 
       notification 
       /Amendment 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3    auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                 Botswana Diamonds PLC 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                  213800UEF1WVQZIZRA91 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
      Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
  4    for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
       (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
       have been conducted 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description          Ordinary Shares of 0.025p each ("Ordinary Shares") 
       of the financial 
       instrument, 
       type of 
       instrument 
 
      Identification       GB00B5TFC825 
       code 
 
 b)   Nature of            Issued as consideration 
       the transaction 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s)                Director          Issue price    Volume(s) 
       and volume(s)          ----------------  -------------  ---------- 
                               James Campbell     GBP0.0085     4,745,977 
                            --------------------------------------------------- 
 
 d)   Aggregated 
       information 
 
      - Aggregated         4,745,977 Ordinary Shares 
       volume 
 
      - Price              UKGBP0.0085 
 
 e)   Date of              2 February 2023 
       the transaction 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of             Outside a trading venue 
       the transaction 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1    / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                      1. John Teeling 
                                 2. James Finn 
                                 3. James Campbell 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
      Reason for the notification 
  2 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/                 1. Executive Chairman 
       status                    2. Finance Director 
                                 3. Managing Director 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial              Initial Notification 
       notification 
       /Amendment 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3    auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                 Botswana Diamonds PLC 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                  213800UEF1WVQZIZRA91 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
      Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
  4    for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
       (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
       have been conducted 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description          Ordinary Shares of 0.025p each ("Ordinary Shares") 
       of the financial 
       instrument, 
       type of 
       instrument 
 
      Identification       GB00B5TFC825 
       code 
 
 b)   Nature of            Exercise of warrants 
       the transaction 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s)                Director          Issue price    Volume(s) 
       and volume(s)          ----------------  -------------  ----------- 
                               John Teeling       GBP0.0060     10,000,000 
                               James Finn         GBP0.0060     4,590,910 
                               James Campbell     GBP0.0060      412,545 
                            --------------------------------------------------- 
 
 d)   Aggregated 
       information 
 
      - Aggregated         15,003,455 Ordinary Shares 
       volume 
 
      - Price              UKGBP0.0060 
 
 e)   Date of              2 February 2023 
       the transaction 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of             Outside a trading venue 
       the transaction 
     -------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 

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