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Investor Presentation

June 2017

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Disclaimer

The following presentations are confidential and are being made only to, and are only directed at, persons to whom such Presentations may lawfully be communicated (“relevant persons”). Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely

  • n these presentations or any of their contents. Information in the following presentation relating to the price at which relevant

investments have been bought or sold in the past or the yield on such investments cannot be relied upon as a guide to the future performance of such investments. This presentation does not constitute an offering of securities or otherwise constitute an invitation

  • r inducement to any person to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire securities in any company within the Group. Neither this

documentation nor the fact of its distribution nor the making of the presentation constitutes a recommendation regarding any securities. This presentation if for information purposes only. The presentation contains forward-looking statements which are subject to risk and uncertainties because they relate to future events. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements in relation to the Group’s projected growth opportunities. Some of the factors which may cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements are discussed in certain slides of the presentation and others can be found by referring to the information contained under the heading “Principal risks and uncertainties” in “The Strategic Report” in our Annual Report for the year ended 2015. The Annual Report can be found on our website (www.gemdiamonds.com). No statement in this presentation is intended as a profit forecast or profit estimate and no statement in the presentation should be interpreted to mean that earnings per share for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings. The presentation also contains certain non-IFRS financial information. The Group’s management believes these measures provide valuable additional information in understanding the performance of the Group

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Agenda

 Gem Diamonds at a Glance  Operational Overview  Market and Pricing  Financial Highlights  HSSE Overview

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Gem Diamonds

 Leading global producer of high value diamonds  Clear focus on creating value through optimising the Letšeng mine and reviewing

  • perations at the Ghaghoo mine in line with market conditions

 Seeks to maximise revenue through its internal sales operation in Belgium and through capturing additional margin by pursuing the manufacturing of selected high-end value diamonds

Letšeng

  • Located in the Maluti Mountains of Lesotho
  • Famous for large, high quality, exceptional

Type II diamonds

  • Highest achieving average US$ per carat for a

kimberlite mine in the world

  • Three treatment plants with 1.6-1.8 million

tonne annual throughput

  • Two kimberlite pipes: Main pipe 17.0ha; and

Satellite pipe 5.2ha

Ghaghoo

  • Located in the South-East portion of the

Central Kalahari Game Reserve

  • Currently on care and maintenance due to

market conditions for Ghaghoo type goods

  • Kimberlite pipe 10.4ha in size
  • Resource of 20 million carats worth an

estimated USD4b

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Remarkable recoveries from Letšeng

2015 Letšeng Destiny 314ct 2014 Yellow 299ct 2011 Letšeng Star 550ct 2008 2008 Leseli La Letšeng 478ct 2007 2007 Letšeng Legacy 493ct 2006 2006 Lesotho Promise 603ct 2015 Letšeng Dynasty 357ct

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Operational footprint

Gem Diamonds Limited

UK, BVI 2 employees

Gem Diamonds Sales, Marketing and Manufacturing

Belgium 8 employees

Ghaghoo Mine

Botswana 60 employees/contractors

Letšeng Mine

Lesotho 1 431 employees/contractors

Gem Diamond Technical Services

South Africa 24 employees

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Satellite pit at Letšeng open-pit mine

Operations - Letšeng

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Letšeng 2016 operational performance

 Severe 2016 weather impact contained  Revised production targets achieved  1.7 million tonnes Satellite pipe contribution  Recovered grade 1% above reserve grade  Plant 2 upgrade increased throughput

  • bjectives achieved - c12% up

 Resource development

  • Separation of plant front ends
  • Core drilling programme

 Mining support services complex

  • Construction of new workshop
  • Relocating infrastructure out of blast zone

Carats recovered (000’s) Ore treated (tonnes millions) Waste mined (tonnes millions)

17.4 19.1 19.9 24.0 29.8 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 6.6 6.2 6.4 6.7 6.6 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 114 95 109 109 108 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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Delivering value at Letšeng

Initiatives undertaken to unlock additional value

  • Updated open-pit life of mine plan
  • Large diamond recovery and breakage initiative projects
  • Mining optimisation project:
  • Fleet management system
  • Improved mining processes

Improvement in the size and quality of diamonds recovered at Letšeng

  • Three exceptional diamonds recovered: a 114.38 carat, Type II diamond (April 2017), a 80.58

carat, D colour Type II diamond (May 2017) and a 98.42 carat D-colour Type II diamond (May 2017)

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Letšeng 2017 open pit Life of Mine plan

 Increase in ore treated tonnes from 6mtpa to 7mtpa for life of mine  Satellite pipe ore contribution increased from 1.65mtpa to 1.80mtpa up to 2018 and 2.0mtpa from 2019 to 2029  Reduced capital requirement over life of mine  Near term improved cashflows and NPV

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 Waste tonnes mined - millions Ore tonnes treated - millions Total waste mined Satellite pipe tonnes treated Main Pipe tonnes treated Previous ore profile Previous waste profile

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Letšeng resource performance

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 1 2 3 4 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 3 5 7 9 11 1 3 5 7 9 11 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

+ 100 carats annually + 100 carats per month

 Of the 100 highest US$ per carat diamonds produced over the last six years, twelve were recovered in 2016  Large high value diamonds account for 70 - 80% of revenue

77% 14% 10% +10 cts 5-10 cts

  • 5 cts

23 13 13 22 17 12 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Lower volume of large high value diamonds recovered in 2016

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Letšeng capital forecast

Letšeng 5 year capital plan 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 T

  • tal tonnes mined (millions)

38.7 39.0 39.0 45.2 45.0 T

  • nnes treated (million)

7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 Project capital (US$m) 15 11 11 7

  • Stay in business capital (US$m)

6 9 9 9 8 Capital intensity (US$/tonnes mined) 0.55 0.53 0.51 0.36 0.18

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Operations - Ghaghoo

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Ghaghoo operational overview

 Downsizing strategy completed in 2016

  • Production rate reduced to 300 000 tonnes per annum
  • Operating costs reduced

 Operation placed on care and maintenance on 16 February 2017 due to

  • ngoing market constraints
  • Sale of final c13 000 carats to take place during Q2 2017
  • Annualised care and maintenance costs of US$3.0 million

 Nine diamonds greater than 10.8 carats recovered in 2016 (largest 40 carats)  20 million carat resource in ground estimated at a value of approximately US$4 billion  Market for Ghaghoo diamonds remains weak

  • US$210 per carat in early 2015
  • US$142 per carat in late 2016 – 32% down

 Operation will remain under review and restart only when prices for Ghaghoo type diamonds improve

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Diamond Market Sales, Marketing & Manufacturing

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88.43 carat white Letšeng diamond sold for c.US$ 48 000 per carat in 2016

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Diamond market

 Global economic backdrop

  • Continuing macro-economic uncertainty
  • Slower growth in Chinese economy
  • Demonetisation in India
  • Positive economic trends in US

 Diamond market

  • Stabilised demand and high inventory levels in China
  • Continued US recovery
  • Liquidity
  • Polished inventory levels
  • Hong Kong show positive
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Diamond pricing

 Gem Diamonds market position

  • Letšeng prices for high quality diamonds remains firm
  • Market for Ghaghoo commercial goods remains constrained

 Medium to long-term outlook

  • Demand trends expected to grow in real value terms
  • New mines bolster short-term supply, long-term supply declining

1 910 1 899 1 822 1 480 1 494 2 285 2 113 1 867 1 695 1 563

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1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 Q1 2016 H1 2016 Q3 2016 FY 2016 May-17

Letšeng 6 and 12 month rolling $ per carat

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Sales, marketing and manufacturing overview

 Flexible sales strategy to capitalise on opportunities in both the rough and polished markets  Downstream manufacturing and partnering activities continue to maximise value  Robust prices achieved for Letšeng's high quality production in challenging market conditions, but fewer larger diamond recoveries impact the overall average US$ per carat  Letšeng 2016 sale highlights:

  • 35 rough diamonds achieved a value greater than US$1.0 million each
  • Four spectacular diamonds sold, ranked in top 35 of highest value achieved

since 2011

  • Polished sales contributed additional revenue of US$3.1 million

11.78 carat pink (US$ 187 700 per carat) 12.31 carat pink (US$ 109 677 per carat) 93.90 carat white (US$ 56 561 per carat) Third highest US$ per carat since 2011

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Financial Overview

CAT777 truck at Letšeng mine

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Full year 2016 results overview

202 213 271 249 190 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 USD Millions 13.10 16.85 25.76 30.20 12.80 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 US cents (51) 21 61 14 (28) 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 USD Millions

Revenue EBITDA / EBITDA margin (%) Basic EPS (pre exceptional items) Free cash flow from operations

67 79 106 104 63 33% 37% 39% 42% 33%

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40 60 80 100 120

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 USD Millions

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HSSE Overview

Fresh esh water dam at Ghaghoo

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Group HSSE performance

 All injury frequency rate at a Group historical low  Zero

  • Fatalities
  • Major or significant community incidents
  • Major or significant environmental incidents

 Five lost time injuries

0.30 0.13 0.20

  • 0.18

2012 2013 2 014 2015 2016

Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR)

4.45 2.49 3.01 2.87 1.93 2012 2013 2 014 2015 2016

All injury frequency rate (AIFR)

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HSSE Overview - Group CSI initiatives

Local farmers at the Wool and Mohair project Herd-boy participating in the Letšeng Community Grazing Initiative Lephepe Primary school Vegetable Garden project Lephepe landfill waste dumping site Kaudwane Primary school adopted by Ghaghoo Butha Buthe Vegetable project

Lesotho Botswana

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Gem Diamon

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ds Limited IR@gemdiamonds.com Celicou

  • urt Communication
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Joanna Boon / Mark Antelme T: +44 (0) 207 520 9265

www.gemdiamonds.com

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Annexure 1 - Gem Diamonds capital structure

Major shareholders As at 31 May 2017

Graff Diamonds International Limited 15.10% Lansdowne Partners Limited 14.96% Majedie Asset Management 7.93% Gem Diamonds Holdings Limited 6.73% Aberforth Partners LLP 6.63% Lazard Asset Management 4.51% Other Directors’ holdings 1.57%

Gem Diamonds Limited is listed on the Main Board of the London Stock Exchange LSE : GEMD

Daily average trading volume across all platforms (6 months to 31 May 2017) 191 118 Shares in issue (31 May 2017) 138 506 326 Free float

(excl. holders above 5%, ESOP and Directors holdings)

47.08% Share price (31 May 2017) £0.92 Market capitalisation (millions) £127 / $165

Company officers

Clifford Elphick Chief Executive Officer Glenn Turner Chief Legal and Commercial Officer Michael Michael Chief Financial Officer Johnny Velloza Chief Operating Officer

Gem Diamonds share price performance since 31 May 2016

Volume (000's)

SOURCE: FactSet via JPMorgan Cazenove

Share price (p)

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