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GEMFIELDS GROUP LIMITED
(formerly Pallinghurst Resources Limited)
(Incorporated in Guernsey)
(Guernsey registration Number: 47656)
(South African external company registration number 2009/012636/10)
Share code on the BSX: GML.BH ISIN: GG00BG0KTL52
Share code on the JSE: GML
("Gemfields" or the "Company")
Singapore Emerald Auction Results
Gemfields is pleased to announce the results of an auction of higher quality rough emeralds held in Singapore
from 14 – 17 November 2018. The emeralds were extracted by Kagem Mining Ltd in Zambia (“Kagem”, which is
75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia). The proceeds of this
auction will be fully repatriated to Kagem in Zambia, with all royalties due to the Government of the Republic of
Zambia being paid on the full sales prices achieved at the auction.
Highlights – Emerald Auction
- Auction revenues of USD 28.4 million
- Average price of USD 68.03 per carat
- 74% of the carats offered were sold
- The 30 Kagem auctions held since July 2009 have generated USD 556 million in total revenues
The auction saw 40 companies placing bids and generating total revenues of USD 28.4 million with an overall
average value of USD 68.03 per carat. Improved liquidity in the trade customers in 74% of the offered carats
being sold, versus 56% in the last auction of higher quality emeralds held in Lusaka in May 2018. Of the number
of lots offered, 77% were sold (versus 59% in the May 2018 auction).
Gemfields’ 30 auctions of emeralds and beryl mined at Kagem since July 2009 have generated USD 556 million
in total revenues.
The results of the five most recent higher quality Kagem auctions are summarised in the table below:
AUCTION RESULTS Apr ‘16 Feb ‘17 Oct ‘17 May ‘18 Nov ‘18
(HIGHER QUALITY) AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION
30 Mar-3 Apr 13-17 Feb 2-5 Oct 15-18 May 14-17 Nov
Dates 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018
Location Lusaka Lusaka Lusaka Lusaka Singapore
Type Higher Quality Higher Quality Higher Quality Higher Quality Higher Quality
Carats offered 0.56 million 0.42 million 0.32 million 0.31 million 0.57 million
Carats sold 0.47 million 0.35 million 0.32 million 0.17 million 0.42 million
No. of companies placing bids 33 33 36 31 40
Average no. of bids per lot 9 7 11 8 8
No. of lots offered 18 19 18 17 26
No. of lots sold 16 17 18 10 20
Percentage of lots sold 89% 89% 100% 59% 77%
Percentage of lots sold by weight 84% 84% 100% 56% 74%
Total sales realised at auction USD 33.1 million USD 22.3 million USD 21.5 million USD 10.3 million USD 28.4 million
Average per carat sales value USD 70.68/carat USD 63.61/carat USD 66.21/carat USD 59.55/carat USD 68.03/carat
The specific auction mix and exact quality of the lots offered at each auction vary in characteristics such as size,
colour and clarity on account of variations in mined production and market demand. Therefore the results of
each auction are not always directly comparable.
Adrian Banks, Gemfields’ Managing Director of Product & Sales, commented:
“The results of what was our first Singapore emerald auction in more than three years clearly reflect the emerging
recovery among our trade customers after a protracted period of difficulty. The marked increases in the
percentage of carats and number of lots sold, combined with the uptick in per carat price, bode well for further
improvement in 2019.
‘Inkalamu’, the extraordinary 5,655 carat ‘Lion emerald’ which captured international media attention following
its discovery at Kagem on 2 October 2018, was purchased at the auction by Rajkumar and Rishabh Tongya of
Dia-Color, specialists in high-value gems. Gemfields, in furthering its support of wildlife conservation, is donating
10% of the proceeds of ‘Inkalamu’ to its conservation partners the Zambian Carnivore Programme
(www.zambiancarnivores.org) and the Niassa Carnivore Project (www.niassalion.org). The Inkalamu emerald
will deploy fully customised Gübelin ‘Provenance Proof’ nano-tagging, allowing the “descendants” of Inkalamu
(or Inkalamu’s own ‘pride of lions’) to be traced directly to not only the mine of origin, but the gem of origin.
As always, we thank both our customers and the Zambian government for their support, and give credit to every
member of the loyal and hard-working teams at Gemfields and the Kagem emerald mine.”
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.
Further information on Gemfields Group Limited can be found at www.gemfieldsgroup.com.
For any press enquiries please contact us on investor.relations@gemfields.com.
Guernsey
19 November 2018
Sponsor
Investec Bank Limited
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