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Gem Diamonds Limited

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16 March 2023

DISCLAIMER

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information purposes only and accordingly, no Company within the Group, nor any of their respective directors, employees, agents or advisers make any 
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results to differ from these forward-looking statements are discussed in certain slides of this presentation and others can be found by referring to the 
information contained under the heading “Risk Management” in our Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2022 which can be found on our website 
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and no statement in this presentation should be interpreted to mean that earnings per share for the current or future financial years would necessarily match 
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Any securities mentioned herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended and may not be offered, 
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The information contained herein is correct as at 15 March 2023.

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2022 IN REVIEW

Revenue
US$188.9 million

EBITDA
US$43.7 million

Carats recovered
106 704

Basic earnings per share 
7.3 US cents

All injury frequency rate
0.70

Net cash position
US$3.3 million

Decarbonisation target
30% by 2030 

US$ per carat achieved
US$1 755

Dividend & share buyback 
US$4.8 million 

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2022 KEY STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

PRODUCE THE BEST DIAMONDS, IN THE BEST WAY, LEAVING A LASTING LEGACY

EXTRACTING MAXIMUM VALUE 
FROM OUR OPERATIONS

WORKING RESPONSIBLY AND 
MAINTAINING OUR SOCIAL 
LICENCE

PREPARING FOR OUR  FUTURE

• Optimise operating model:
• Reduced waste hauling 

distances

• Maturing organisational safety 

culture continued

• Underground Feasibility Study
• Long-term mine planning  

• Adopted ICMM's Global 

and optimisation

• Implemented steeper slopes 

in Main pit

• Reduced waste tonnes mined
• Short-term mine planning
• Surface miner trials completed

Industry Standard on Tailings 
Management

• Strengthened long-term  

relationships with all 
stakeholders

• Advanced 5-year needs-based 

CSI investment strategy

• External growth opportunities
• Phase 2 of three-year TCFD 

strategy implemented

• Decarbonisation target set
• Renewable energy plan

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DIAMOND MARKET

THE DIAMOND MARKET IMPROVED IN 2022

GLOBAL ECONOMIC BACKDROP

DIAMOND MARKET

• Global economic growth of 3% 

• Strong demand throughout 

2022

• Sanctions on Russia (Alrosa) 

caused diamond supply 
shortage in smaller goods
• Slight softening of diamond 

prices seen in Q4 2022
• Luxury jewellery brands 

performed exceptionally well

in 2022

• Significant impact of the 
Russian/Ukrainian war: 
• Diesel prices
• Supply chains disrupted
• Explosives and other 
consumable prices
• Commodity prices
• Inflation

• China re-opening post COVID in 
Q4 2022 - expected rebound in 
economic activity

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GEM DIAMONDS’ 
MARKET POSITION

• Highest US$ per carat 
kimberlite producer

• Strong prices achieved for large 

high-value diamonds
• Strong demand and 
competitive bidding 
throughout the year

• Price increases for <5 carat 

diamonds seen in 2022
• Opportunities to capture 

downstream value continued

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OUR APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE

• Completed Phase 2 of TCFD roadmap
• Advanced the materiality assessment of relevant physical and transition climate-related risks 
• Developed and adopted carbon-pricing model
• Established Decarbonisation and Energy Committee to:
• Assess lower-carbon and renewable energy sources
• Drive our newly adopted decarbonisation strategy

Outcomes

Scope 1 (fossil fuels)

Scope 2 (grid)

Achievements

• Further reduced waste rock 

hauling distances

• Reduced waste mining volumes 

(steeper slopes)

• 18% net reduction in Scope 1 

carbon emissions 

• Implemented energy use 
efficiency initiatives in 
processing plants 

• Optimised lighting and heating 

energy consumption 

• Improved energy demand 

management

• 24% net reduction in carbon 

emissions

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• 31% reduction in total energy 

consumption
‘Best Climate-Related Reporting 
(Small Cap)’ award 

•

OUR DECARBONISATION STRATEGY

COMMITTED TO 30% REDUCTION BY 2030

• Letšeng accounts for 98% of Group carbon footprint

• Targeting a 30% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 

emissions (against our 2021 footprint)

• Two key levers to achieve this:

• Reduce energy consumption through process and 

equipment efficiencies

• Replace fossil fuel-based energy with lower-carbon 

and renewable energy sources

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ZERO HARM IS A PRIORITY

• Organisational safety maturity strategy advanced 
• Improved safety performance in 2022:

• Zero fatalities and three LTIs 
• AIFR: 0.70

• No major or significant environmental incidents
• No major or significant social incidents
• Aligned to Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management 

• Zero incidents of compromised dam or TSF integrity 

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All injury frequency rate (AIFR)1.450.930.760.930.7020182019202020212022Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR)0.150.280.040.240.132018201920202021202211
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2022 CSR OVERVIEW

• Successful implementation of 2022 CSI strategy:

• Water and sanitation infrastructure
• Tertiary scholarships and improved infrastructure at schools 
• Lesotho Legend egg project operational
• Small and medium enterprise development

• Advanced bioremediation project 

• Retained ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certification (for six consecutive 

years)

• Retained FTSE4Good status for 4th consecutive year

• UN Global Compact member - integration of six adopted UN SDGs

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COMMUNITY MEMBERS

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OPERATIONS REVIEW

• Focus on reducing operating costs and 

decarbonisation

• Reduced waste volumes (steeper slopes in Main pit)
• Reduced waste haulage distances 
• Ore tonnes treated impacted primarily by:

• AV contract expired 30 June
• Electricity grid interruptions
• Lesotho national elections 2-day shutdown

• Carats recovered in line with expected grade from 

treated ore

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Waste tonnes mined (millions)262416191020182019202020212022Ore tonnes treated (millions)6.56.75.46.25.520182019202020212022Carats recovered (thousands)12711410111510720182019202020212022OPERATIONS REVIEW continued

Frequency of large diamond recoveries

2022

2021

2008 – 2021

FY average

4

18

69

108

507

706

6

16

81

122

570

795

8

19

77

114

442

660

Weight category

>100 carats

60 – 100 carats

30 – 60 carats

20 – 30 carats

10 – 20 carats

Total diamonds >10 carats

• Projects:

• Replacement of the PCA - completion date Q2 2023
• Resource and Reserve Statement - completion date Q4 2023
2020 Resource core drilling programme completed
• Underground Feasibility Study - completion date Q4 2023

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LONG-TERM MINE PLAN

• Implementation of steeper slopes and continued mining optimization in the Main pit:

• Reduced waste volumes of c.2.7 million tonnes over LoM
• Increased ore volumes of c.5.3 million tonnes over LoM
• Further reduced waste haulage distances

• Satellite pipe contact position:

• Urgent change in pit design required for safety reasons
• Deferment of c.1.9 million ore tonnes of C5W into C6W / Underground
• C5W mining ends in 2024 (excluding any additional tonnes from end of cutback mining)

• Revised waste mining profile:

• 2023 - decreased to c.10.0 million tonnes p.a. 
• 2024 - ramping up to c.23.0 million tonnes p.a. (subject to trade-off studies below)
• Ore mining remains constant at c.5.6 million tonnes p.a. from 2024 
• Life of mine to 2040

• Underground Feasibility Study commenced in July 2022 scheduled to be completed in Q4 2023
• Resource & Reserve Statement scheduled to be completed by end of 2023
• Open pit vs underground mining trade-off studies to be completed in 2023

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LONG TERM MINE PLAN continued

%

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SALES AND MARKETING

• Achieved US$1 755 per carat
• Sold 4 diamonds greater than 100 carats
• Sold 29 diamonds for more than US$1.0 million
• Sold 83 diamonds for more than US$20 000 per carat
• >10.8 carat diamonds contributed 69% of revenue
• Dubai viewings in March and September
• Targeted supply to premium, luxury brands

%

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Average US$ per carat2 1311 6371 9081 8351 75520182019202020212022Revenue per size fraction691615>10.8cts5-10 cts<5 ctsSIGNIFICANT DIAMOND 
RECOVERIES IN 2022

244 CARAT WHITE DIAMOND

127 CARAT WHITE DIAMOND

99 CARAT WHITE DIAMOND

30 CARAT WHITE DIAMOND 
(HIGHEST WHITE $/CT)

92 CARAT WHITE DIAMOND

10 CARAT PINK DIAMOND
 (HIGHEST $/CT)

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INCOME STATEMENT

US$ million

Revenue from contracts with customers
Royalties and selling costs
Cost of sales
COVID-19 related costs
Corporate expenses
Underlying EBITDA
Depreciation and mining asset amortisation
Other operating expenses
Net finance costs
Non-cash items
Profit before tax for the year
Income tax expense
Profit after tax for the year
Non-controlling interests
Attributable profit

Earnings per share (US cents)
Dividends per share (US cents)

2022

188.9   
(20.3)  
(116.2)  
(0.1)  
(8.6)  
43.7   
(8.4)  
(2.4)  
(4.1)  
1.6   
30.4   
(10.2)  
20.2   
(10.0)  
10.2   

7.3
–

2021*

201.9 
(21.9) 
(113.5) 
(0.7) 
(8.4) 
57.4 
(8.6) 
(3.3) 
(4.0) 
1.5 
43.0 
(15.6) 
27.4 
(12.6) 
14.8 

10.5
2.7

% Variance

 (6) 

 (24) 

 (29) 

 (26) 

 (30) 
 (100) 

*The prior year figures have been re-presented, as Gem Diamonds Botswana (Proprietary) Limited (Ghaghoo Diamond Mine) ceased to be classified as a discontinued operation during the current financial reporting period. 

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LETŠENG COST ANALYSIS

Ore tonnes treated (millions)

Operating Costs

 Direct cash costs¹

 Plant 3 operator costs

Total direct cash operating costs

Non-cash accounting charges²

Total operating cost per tonne treated – LSL

Average foreign exchange rate

Total operating cost per tonne treated – US$

Waste tonnes mined (millions)

Total waste cash costs per waste tonne mined – LSL

Average foreign exchange rate

Total waste cash costs per waste tonne mined – US$

2022

5.5

252.50

10.57

263.07

82.02

345.09

16.37

21.08

10.2

66.74

16.37

4.08

2021

6.2

185.59

15.53

201.12

70.63

271.75

14.79

18.38

18.7

44.44

14.79

3.00

%

Variance

 (11) 

 31 

 27 

 15 

 (46) 

 50 

 36 

1	
2	

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Direct	mine	cash	costs	represent	all	operating	costs,	excluding	royalty	and	selling	costs.
Non-cash	accounting	charges	include	waste	stripping	cost	amortised,	inventory	and	ore	stockpile	adjustments,	finance	lease	costs,	and	excludes	depreciation	and	mining	asset	amortisation.

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FINANCIAL POSITION

US$ million

Non-current assets

IFRS 16 Right of use assets

Current assets

Income tax receivable

Cash

Total assets

Equity attributable to the parent company

Non-controlling interest

Total equity

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (long and short term)

IFRS 16 lease liabilities (long and short term)

Non-current liabilities

Deferred tax liabilities

Current liabilities

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale

Total liabilities

2022

313.6

6.3

35.2

2.3

8.7

366.1

152.6

80.4

233.0

5.9

7.9

17.6

82.0

19.7

–

133.1

2021

312.0

3.1

35.3

1.2

30.9

382.5

159.8

86.9

246.7

11.0

4.8

13.3

82.5

22.2

2.0

135.8

% Variance

 (4) 

 (6) 

 (2) 

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CASH MANAGEMENT

• Group cash of US$8.7 million
• Net cash of US$3.3 million
• Available facilities at year end - US$82.6 million

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Corporate costs (excl depreciation) (US$ millions)10.09.17.58.48.620182019202020212022LETŠENG 2023 GUIDANCE 

Waste stripped (Mt)

Ore treated (Mt)

Satellite pipe ore contribution¹ (Mt)

Carats recovered (Kct)

Carats sold (Kct)

Direct cash costs (before waste) per tonne treated² (Maloti)

Operating costs per tonne treated³ (Maloti)

Mining waste cash costs per tonne of waste mined (Maloti)

Total capital4 (US$ million)

2023

Guidance

9 – 11

5.15 – 5.35

2.8 – 3.0

104 – 107

102 – 105

250 – 270

345 – 365

65 – 70

13 – 15

1			The	contribution	from	Satellite	pipe	material	is	evenly	spread	throughout	the	year.
2			Direct	cash	costs	excludes	royalty	and	selling	costs.
3		Operating	costs	comprise	direct	cash	costs,	waste	stripping	cost	amortised,	inventory	and	ore	stockpile	adjustments,	depreciation	and	mining	asset	amortisation	and	finance	lease	costs.
4		At	an	exchange	rate	of	US$1:	LSL17.50.

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2023 FOCUS AREAS

EXTRACTING MAXIMUM VALUE 
FROM OUR OPERATIONS

WORKING RESPONSIBLY AND 
MAINTAINING OUR SOCIAL 
LICENCE

PREPARING FOR OUR  FUTURE

• Short-term mine planning
• Underground Feasibility Study
• Right-sizing of Letšeng
• PCA replacement project
• Surface miner project

• Phase 3 of TCFD 

recommendations

• Bioremediation project
• 5-year CSI investment strategy
• Organisational safety culture

• Resource & Reserve Statement
• Premium luxury brands
• External growth and expansion 

opportunities
• Decarbonisation
• Lower carbon 
• Renewable energy

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CONTACT US

Gem Diamonds Limited  
Glenn Turner / Susan Wallace  
T: +44 (0) 203 043 0280
IR@gemdiamonds.com

Celicourt Communications  
Mark Antelme / Felicity Winkles
T: +44 (0)20 8434 2643

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APPENDIX A: MARKET INFORMATION

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

Daily average trading volume across all 
platforms in 2022
Shares in issue (excl. treasury shares)
Free float (excl. holders above 5%, 
ESOP and Directors’ holdings) (%)
Share price (15 March 2023)

170k

139 403 591

 30.8 

£0.27

Market capitalisation (millions)

£38/US$46

Major shareholders
Sustainable Capital Limited
Graff Investments Limited
Lansdowne Partners Ltd
Aberforth Partners LLP
Gem Diamonds Holdings Ltd
Hosking Partners LLP
Ruffer LLP
Dimensional Fund Advisors

As at 15 February 
2023
(%)
 21.9 
 15.0 
 13.4 
 12.1 
 6.7 
 3.6 
 2.9 
 2.6 

Company officers

Clifford Elphick

Chief Executive Officer

Glenn Turner

Chief Legal and Commercial Officer 

Michael Michael

Chief Financial Officer

Brandon de Bruin

Chief Operating Officer

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2022 Share price movement Price  Volume 24324048566472800.000.801.602.40