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Petra Diamonds Limited

29 September 2017

This announcement contains inside information

 
 29 September 2017

Petra Diamonds Limited

("Petra" or the "Company")

Update on Labour Relations in South Africa

Petra Diamonds Limited announces that the National Union of Mineworkers at the Kimberley Ekapa Mining JV operation has signed the same three year wage agreement as that already signed by the Company's other South African operations. The mine will now revert to normal operations following conclusion of the labour disruption.

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For further information, please contact:

   Petra Diamonds, London                                         Telephone: +44 20 7494 8203

Cathy Malins cathy.malins@petradiamonds.com

Buchanan Telephone: +44 20 7466 5000

(PR Adviser)

   Bobby Morse                                                               bobbym@buchanan.uk.com 
   Anna Michniewicz                                                       annam@buchanan.uk.com

About Petra Diamonds Limited

Petra Diamonds is a leading independent diamond mining group and an increasingly important supplier of rough diamonds to the international market. The Company has interests in five producing operations: three underground mines in South Africa (Finsch, Cullinan and Koffiefontein), the Kimberley Ekapa Mining joint venture (including the Kimberley Underground mine and extensive tailings retreatment operations) and one open pit mine in Tanzania (Williamson). It also maintains an exploration programme in Botswana and South Africa.

Petra has a core objective to steadily increase annual production to 5.0 - 5.3 million from FY 2019 onwards. The Group has a significant resource base in excess of 300 million carats.

Petra conducts all operations according to the highest ethical standards and will only operate in countries which are members of the Kimberley Process. Petra is quoted with a premium listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker 'PDL' and is a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index. For more information, visit www.petradiamonds.com.

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