TIDMGEMD

RNS Number : 8686K

Gem Diamonds Limited

27 September 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                        Gem Diamonds Ltd 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            YES 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                  Aberforth Partners LLP 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                     Shareholder Shares 
  (if different from 3.) 
                                                                     1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust 
                                                                     plc 5,602,762 
                                                                     2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 
                                                                     929,737 
 
                                                                     4.The National Trust for Places of Historic 
                                                                     Interest or Natural Beauty 476,106 
 
                                                                     Shares are registered in the name of 
                                                                     Nortrust Nominees Ltd 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                23/09/2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                  26/09/2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                                          5% 
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 8. Notified details 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                              Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                               transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number                        Number            Number of     Number of voting       % of voting 
                 of                            of               shares         rights                 rights (x) 
                 Shares                        Voting 
                                               Rights 
-------------  ----------------------------  ----------------  ------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
                                                                                          Indirect   Direct      Indirect 
                                                                                Direct       (xii) 
                                                                                (xi) 
-------------      -----------  -----------      ------------    ----------  ---------  ----------  --------  ----------- 
 
 Ordinary 
 VGG379591065   Below 5%                      Below 5%          7,008,605     N/A        7,008,605   N/A       5.07 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration                  Exercise/         No. of voting rights               % of voting 
 financial           date (xiii)                 Conversion        that may be acquired               rights 
 instrument                                      Period (xiv)      if the 
                                                                   instrument is 
                                                                   exercised/ converted. 
-----------------  --------------------------  ----------------  ---------------------------------  --------------------- 
 N/A                N/A                         N/A               N/A                                NA 
-----------------  --------------------------  ----------------  ---------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Expiration     Expiration       Exercise/       No. of voting rights               % of voting 
 financial        price           date             Conversion      instrument refers                  rights 
 instrument                                        period          to 
---------------  -------------  ---------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  --------------------- 
                                                                                                     Nominal     % 
-------------                   -----------      ------------    ----------                         ----------  --------- 
 N/A              N/A            N/A              N/A             N/A                                N/A         N/A 
---------------  -------------  ---------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  ----------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 7,008,605                                                        5.07 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 Held by Aberforth Partners LLP 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                            N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                      N/A 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                        N/A 
  voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                        Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners 
                                                                           LLP 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                            0131 220 0733 
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