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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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