BOTSWANA DIAMONDS PLC

Regulatory Filings • Oct 18, 2016

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RNS Number : 7494M

Botswana Diamonds PLC

18 October 2016

18th October 2016

Botswana Diamonds PLC

("Botswana Diamonds" or the "Company")

Drilling on AK 22 Commences

The Board of Botswana Diamonds (AIM: BOD) wish to announce that, further to the notification of 9 September 2016, drilling has commenced on kimberlite pipe AK 22 on Licence PL 260 in the Orapa area of Botswana.

A further announcement will be made as soon as practicable regarding the commencement of drilling on licence PL 135 in the Gope region.

This release has been approved by Benjamin Mosigi, MSc (Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology), who is a member of the Geological Society of South Africa.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.

Enquiries:

Botswana Diamonds PLC
John Teeling, Chairman	+353 1 833 2833
Jim Finn, Director
Dipti Mehta
Northland Capital Partners Limited
David Hignell/Gerry Beaney (Corporate Finance)	+44 (0) 203 861 6625
John Howes (Broking)
Dowgate Capital Stockbrokers Limited
Jason Robertson	+44 (0) 129 351 7744
Blytheweigh	+44 (0) 207 138 3204
Camilla Horsfall	+44 (0) 781 784 1793
Nick Elwes	+44 (0) 7831 851 855
Rachael Brooks
Jonathan Garfield
PSG Plus
Colm Heatley	+353 (0) 1 661 4055
Alan Tyrrell	+353 (0) 1 661 4055

www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk

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