BlueRock Diamonds PLC / AIM: BRD / Sector: Natural Resources
24 February 2023
BlueRock Diamonds PLC ('BlueRock' or the 'Company')
Trading suspension
The Board of BlueRock Diamonds Plc (BRD), the AIM listed diamond producer, which owns and operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine ('Kareevlei') in the Kimberley region of South Africa, announces that it has requested that trading in the Company's shares on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange be suspended due to financial uncertainty resulting from its principal operating subsidiary, Kareevlei Mining (pty) Limited, being placed into Business Rescue. The Company expects to provide a further update shortly.
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ('MAR'). Upon the publication of this announcement via Regulatory Information Service ('RIS'), this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
**ENDS**
For further information, please visit BlueRock's website www.bluerockdiamonds.co.uk or contact:
| BlueRock Diamonds Victor Dingle, CEO |
v.dingle@bluerock.co.uk |
| SP Angel (NOMAD and Broker) Stuart Gledhill / Harry Davies-Ball |
Tel: +44 (0)20 3470 0470 |
| St Brides Partners Ltd (Financial PR) Isabel de Salis / Charlotte Page |
bluerock@stbridespartners.co.uk |
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