AGM Statement (5272Y)
December 23 2010 - 6:52AM
UK Regulatory
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Firestone Diamonds PLC
23 December 2010
Firestone Diamonds plc
Results of Annual General Meeting
LONDON: 23 December, 2010
Firestone Diamonds plc ("Firestone" or "the Company"), the
AIM-quoted diamond mining and exploration company (ticker:
AIM:FDI), announces that at the annual general meeting of the
Company (the "AGM") held earlier today, all resolutions were duly
passed.
Completion of placing
On 3 December 2010 Firestone announced that it had placed
52,000,000 new ordinary shares of 20 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")
in the Company (the "Placing Shares") at a price of 25 pence per
Placing Share to raise GBP13 million before expenses (the
"Placing").
Of the Placing Shares, 27,215,000 Ordinary Shares (the "First
Placing Shares") were allotted and admitted to trading on AIM on 9
December 2010. The balance of the Placing Shares, comprising
24,785,000 Ordinary Shares (the "Second Placing Shares"), were
placed conditional, inter alia, on the Company securing approval
from its shareholders at the AGM for resolutions relating to the
general allotment of securities and disapplication of pre-emption
rights (the "Resolutions"), and upon the Second Placing Shares
being admitted to trading on AIM. Following the passing of the
Resolutions, it is expected that admission of the Second Placing
Shares to AIM will become effective on at 8.00 am on Friday 24
December 2010 ("Admission").
The Second Placing Shares will represent approximately 9 per
cent. of the Company's enlarged issued share capital immediately
following Admission. Following Admission the total issued ordinary
share capital of the Company will be 320,743,291 Ordinary Shares,
all of which have voting rights.
Resignation of directors
As stated in the announcement of 24 November 2010, Mr James F
Kenny and Mr Hugh Jenner-Clarke have resigned as directors of the
Company. Mr Kenny and Mr Jenner-Clarke have both been directors
since the Company listed on AIM in 1998 and the Board would like to
record its appreciation for their significant commitment and
contribution to the Company's development. A number of potential
non-executive director candidates have been identified to replace
them and the Company expects to be able to announce new
appointments in due course. Mr Michael Hampton will act as Chairman
on an interim basis until a replacement has been selected.
For further information, visit the Company's web site at
www.firestonediamonds.com or contact:
+44 20 8834 1028/+44 7831
Philip Kenny, Firestone Diamonds 324 645
Rob Collins / Tim Redfern, Evolution
Securities (Joint Broker) +44 20 7071 4300 / 4312
Rory Scott, Mirabaud Securities
(Joint Broker) +44 20 7878 3360
Alexander Dewar, Brewin Dolphin
(Nominated Adviser) +44 131 529 0276
Jos Simson / Leesa Peters, Conduit +44 20 7429 6603/+44 7899
PR 870 450
Background information on Firestone Diamonds:
Firestone Diamonds plc is an international diamond mining and
exploration company with operations focused on Lesotho and
Botswana. Firestone operates the Liqhobong Mine in Lesotho and the
BK11 Mine in Botswana. Firestone is also the largest holder of
mineral rights in Botswana's diamondiferous kimberlite fields,
controlling approximately 10,000 square kilometres around the major
Orapa and Jwaneng mines and the entire Tsabong kimberlite field. In
addition to Liqhobong and BK11, Firestone has 108 kimberlites in
its portfolio, of which 30 have been proven to be
diamondiferous.
Lesotho is emerging as one of Africa's significant new diamond
producers and hosts Gem Diamonds' Letseng Mine, Firestone's
Liqhobong Mine as well as the Kao and Mothae development projects.
Botswana is the world's largest and lowest cost producer of
diamonds, with annual production worth over $2.5 billion, and is
considered to be one of the most prospective countries in the world
to explore for diamonds.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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