Directors’ interests in the Company’s shares 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") Directors’ interests in the Company’s shares As previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended 31 st December 2018, Brian Gilbertson , a director, held an indirect shareholding in the Company’s shares via an interest in Pallinghurst (Cayman) Founder L.P. On 19th June 2019, 3,397,998 shares in the Company were transferred, off market and at nil cost, from Pallinghurst (Cayman) Founder L.P. to Affinity Trust Ltd (as trustee of the Brian Patrick Gilbertson Discretionary Settlement). As previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended 31 st December 2018, Sean Gilbertson, an executive director, held an indirect shareholding in the Company’s shares via an interest in Pallinghurst (Cayman) Founder L.P. On 19th June 2019, 1,956,423 shares in the Company were transferred, off market and at nil cost, from Pallinghurst (Cayman) Founder L.P. to Sean Gilbertson who now holds those shares directly in his own name. 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 20th June 2019 Sponsor Investec Bank Limited Date: 20/06/2019 05:41:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.