BlueRock Diamonds PLC Appointment of Finance Director (0708Y)
December 01 2017 - 1:01AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 0708Y
BlueRock Diamonds PLC
01 December 2017
1 December 2017
BlueRock Diamonds PLC
("BlueRock" or the "Company" or "BRD")
Appointment of Finance Director
BlueRock Diamonds plc, the AIM listed diamond mining company,
which owns and operates the
Kareevlei Diamond Mine in the Kimberley region of South Africa
("Kareevlei"), is pleased to announce the appointment of David
Facey as Finance Director effective immediately.
David is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
England and Wales and has over 20 years experience in Corporate
Finance and Equity Capital Markets. After working at PwC, David
spent 10 years at HSBC Investment Bank, where he specialised in
raising funds in the UK for companies all over the world,
particularly in the EMEA region. Throughout his career David has
advised governments, large corporates and smaller enterprises on
public fund raising, private fund raising and mergers and
acquisitions. In addition, David was a founding partner in SP
Angel, an investment banking boutique specialising in advising SMEs
on raising funds in the London market, both public and private.
Adam Waugh, Chief Executive Officer of BlueRock Diamonds,
commented: "On behalf of the Board I am delighted to announce the
appointment of David as Finance Director. David brings a wealth of
experience and knowledge to the role which will be invaluable to
the Company. We look forward to working more closely with David as
we seek to implement our growth strategy, creating additional value
for our shareholders."
This announcement sets out the disclosures required pursuant to
Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Mr David Alan Facey, aged 55, currently holds or has held the
following directorships and partnerships in the last five
years:
Current Directorships Past Directorships
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Intoware Limited VH Nominees Limited
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PLS Nominees Limited SP Angel Corporate Finance
LLP
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SP Angel & Co Limited
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Bedford Park Dogs LLP
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Mr Facey holds 4,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company through
his SIPP representing 2.86 per cent. of the Company's issued share
capital. Mr Facey has also been granted 4,127,088 options in the
Company.
2,063,544 of these options have an exercise price of 1.25p, a
life of 5 years from 10 August 2017 and vest on the later of 1 year
from the date of grant and the date that the Company's mid-market
share price reaches 3p.
2,063,544 of these options have an exercise price of 2.25p, life
of 5 years from 10 August 2017 and vest on the later of 2 years and
the date that the Company's mid-market share price reaches 3p.
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure
Certain information contained in this announcement would have
been deemed inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 until the release of this
announcement.
For further information, please contact:
BlueRock Diamonds plc
Adam Waugh, CEO
awaugh@bluerockdiamonds.co.uk
SP Angel (NOMAD and Broker)
Stuart Gledhill / Lindsay Mair
+44 (0)20 3470 0470
Yellow Jersey (PR and IR)
Georgia Colkin / Joe Burgess / Katie Bairsto
+44 (0) 7769 325254
About BlueRock Diamonds plc (AIM: BRD)
BlueRock is a diamond mining company with activities in the
Kimberley region of South Africa. BlueRock own a diamond processing
plant and the mining right over the Kareevlei Tenements in South
Africa.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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