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2010 Half Y ear Results
24 August 2010
Disclaimer
- The following presentations are being made only t o, and are only directed at, persons t o whom such
present ations may lawfully be communicated (“ relevant persons” ). Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on t hese present ations or any of t heir cont ent s.
- Informat ion in the following presentations relating t o t he price at which relevant invest ment s have been
bought or sold in the past or t he yield on such invest ment s cannot be relied upon as a guide t o the future performance of such invest ment s. These presentations do not constitute an offering of securities or
- t herwise const itute an invitat ion or inducement t o any person t o underwrite, subscribe for or ot herwise
acquire securit ies in any company wit hin t he Group.
- The presentations cont ain forward-looking st atement s which are subj ect t o risks and uncertainties because
t hey relate t o fut ure event s. These forward-looking st atement s include, without limitat ion, st atement s in relation t o t he Group’ s proj ected financial result s of the 2010 financial year. S
- me of the fact ors which may
cause actual result s t o differ from t hese forward-looking statement s are discussed in certain slides of t he present ation and others can be found by referring t o the information contained under the heading “ Key present ation and others can be found by referring t o the information contained under the heading “ Key Group risks 2009” in “ The Chief Financial Officer’ s review” in our Annual Report for t he year ended 2009. The Half-Year Financial Report and Annual Report can be found on our website (www.gemdiamonds.com).
- The presentations also contain certain non-IFRS financial information. The Group’ s management believes
t hese measures provide valuable additional informat ion in understanding the performance of the Group or t he Group’ s businesses because t hey provide measures used by the Group t o assess performance. However, t his addit ional information presented is not uniformly defined by all companies, including those in t he Group’ s indust ry. Accordingly, it may not be comparable with similarly tit led measures and disclosures by
- t her companies.
- Addit ionally, although t hese measures are important in the management of the business, t hey should not be
viewed in isolation or as replacement s for or alternatives t o, but rather as complementary t o, the comparable IFRS measures such as revenue and other items report ed in the consolidated financial st at ements.
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