Petra Diamonds Limited · LSE:PDL

Petra Diamonds — Shareholder Meeting (January 2008)

31 slides from Petra Diamonds's shareholder meeting presentation, Jan 24, 2008

  1. Slide 1: Annual General Meeting 24 January 2008

    Annual General Meeting 24 January 2008

  2. Slide 2: Important notice

    Important notice These Presentation Materials do not constitute or form part of any invitation, offer for sale or subscription or any solicitation for any offer to buy or subscribe for any securities in the Company nor shall they or any part of them form the basis of or be relied upon in any manner

  3. Slide 3: Discover Petra

    Discover Petra A diversified and integrated diamond group

  4. Slide 4: Delivering on our Promises

    Delivering on our Promises Objective achieved of becoming a true mid-tier diamond company in 2007 The addition of Cullinan and Even without addition of Cullinan Kimberley is set to make Petra and Kimberley, Kimberley Petra has grown one of the world’s largest to be AIM’s leading diamond diamond comp

  5. Slide 5: 2007 – A Transformational Year

    2007 – A Transformational Year Most gratifying year in company history – propelling Petra into league of world’s significant diamond producers ƒ Petra delivers three acquisitions of major producing assets – Cullinan, Koffiefontein and Kimberley Underground ƒ Acquisitions represent rare opportunity t

  6. Slide 6: A Window to the Diamond Market

    A Window to the Diamond Market Supply Demand in Carats Source: WWW International Diamond Consultants Ltd

  7. Slide 7: Rising Demand

    Rising Demand MATURE MARKETS ƒ Cornerstone US market continues to expand (6% in 2006; 7% in 2005) but its total market share is declining ƒ Global wealth creation driving demand ƒ Democratisation D ti ti off di diamondsd – no longer l jjustt for the wealthy; “aspirational commodity” ƒ New routes to

  8. Slide 8: Petra Operations

    Petra Operations PRODUCTION 2 @ South Africa - Cullinan - Koffiefontein - Kimberley Underground - Helam - Sedibeng ~ Star EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT ® Angola - Alto Cuilo - Luangue ® Sierra Leone - Kono Project @ Botswana - Kalahari Diamonds CUTTING & POLISHING @ South Africa - Calibrated Diamonds »

  9. Slide 9: Production

    Production

  10. Slide 10: Key Developments 2007 – Production

    Key Developments 2007 – Production Cullinan – Acquisition to complete 2008 ƒ Renowned as source of large, high-value diamonds & world’s only significant source of blue diamonds ƒ Major producer – produced 1.15m carats yr to Dec 06 ƒ World’s second largest diamond resource by in-situ value Koffiefont

  11. Slide 11: Trading Update – Sales

    Trading Update – Sales Sales for 6 months to December 2007 ƒ Revenue for the Period: US$31.7 million, a 286% increase on 6 months to 31 December 2006: US$8.2 million ƒ Substantial revenue growth mainly due to Koffiefontein mine coming on stream, supported by strong diamond prices at the fissure mine

  12. Slide 12: Trading Update - Production

    Trading Update - Production Production for 6 months to December 2007 ƒ Production of 101,213 carats, a 17% increase on 6 months to 31 December 2006: 86,396 ƒ Changes made Ch d by b Petra P t i the in th Koffiefontein K ffi f t i treatment t t t plant l t are yielding i ldi hi hl highly encouraging r

  13. Slide 13: Expected Production Growth

    Expected Production Growth 1,100 Carats per annum - ('000) 1,000 Group 900 800 700 600 South Africa 500 400 300 200 100 C 0 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/2010 Management Expectations 13

  14. Slide 14: Reserves & Resources

    Reserves & Resources Total carat base increases 101% to 9.33 million carats attributable (May 2005: 4.64 million carats attributable) May 2005 + 101% November 2007 2.95m carats 1.77m carats 6.38m carats 2.86m carats Reserves Reserves Resources Resources = In-situ In situ value of US$1 US$1.5 5 billi

  15. Slide 15: Exceptional Diamond Sales

    Exceptional Diamond Sales Petra recorded a higher incidence of ‘exceptional’ diamonds during 2007: ƒ August: 60.25 carat diamond (Koffiefontein) reaches $736,000 ƒ September: 74.7 carat diamond (Koffiefontein) reaches $1,012,636 ƒ December: 51.88 carat diamond (Koffiefontein) reaches $780,580 ƒ Dece

  16. Slide 16: Exploration & Development

    Exploration p & Development p

  17. Slide 17: Angola – Alto Cuilo

    Angola – Alto Cuilo Alto Cuilo has the potential to host the world’s next major diamond mine ƒ Joint Venture – for spend of US$60 million, BHP Billiton earns a 75% share of Petra/BHPB ƒ 77 kimberlites identified from 99 targets drilled; surface area of kimberlites > 1,500 hectares; highly encouragin

  18. Slide 18: AC63 NW-SE Section

    AC63 NW-SE SECTION X2 Horizontal Exaggeration (Grades from MBS samples Indicated in black) MBS HOLES KALAHARI/CALONDA 0 CRATER FACIES RVK 35.5 CPHT Over 30m in RVK, or 19 CPHT Over 37m in RVK 22.7CPHT over 90m in RVK 100 CRATER FACIES RVK 200 Metres COUNTRY ROCK BRECCIA RVK KAROO 18

  19. Slide 19: Angola – Project Luangue

    Angola – Project Luangue Petra consolidates position in most prospective diamond belt of Angola Separate JV agreed with BHP Billiton buying into Luangue, neighbouring block to Alto Cuilo – expected to host similar kimberlite geology ƒ August ‘07 - Petra signs Luangue JVA with BHP Billiton; BHPB pay

  20. Slide 20: Botswana – Sekaka Diamonds

    Botswana – Sekaka Diamonds ƒ Petra has 52,000km2 of most prospective ground in Botswana ƒ 34 known kimberlites in licence areas and other highly g yp prospective p anomalies for further investigation ƒ 2 licences granted near Jwaneng mine, holding diamondiferous kimberlites DK4 and DK6 ƒ New generat

  21. Slide 21: Sekaka Licences

    Sekaka Licences ANGOLA ZIMBABWE ORAPA NAMIBIA Y X GOPE KUKAMA SOUTH AFRICA Y X JWANENG DK4 DK6 Other diamond licenses Sekaka licenses 21

  22. Slide 22: Sierra Leone – Kono Project

    Sierra Leone – Kono Project ƒ Kono project in the world renowned Koidu diamond field – historically in excess of 30 million carats produced ƒ 970ct ‘Star of Sierra Leone’ discovered in region – world’s 3rd largest gem diamond ƒ Trial mining at Kono currently underway; grades of 50 – 80 cpht reported

  23. Slide 23: Sierra Leone - Kono Project

    Sierra Leone - Kono Project 23

  24. Slide 24: Cutting & Polishing

    Cutting g & Polishing g

  25. Slide 25: Calibrated Diamonds

    Calibrated Diamonds ƒ Calibrated proprietary laser technology – produces ‘brilliant’ cut diamonds of a very high and consistent standard ƒ Significant value (approx. 50%) is added to rough production through the polishing process ƒ Calibrated has the potential to significantly enhance Petra’s revenu

  26. Slide 26: Corporate

    4 PetraDiamonds Corporate ne ae

  27. Slide 27: The Petra Board

    The Petra Board Adonis Pouroulis Johan Dippenaar David Abery Jim Davidson Chairman CEO Finance Director Technical Director • Successful mining • 19 years experience • Extensive • >20 years experience entrepreneur; in the diamond experience as Chief in mine management; expertise lies in the mining in

  28. Slide 28: Corporate Profile

    Corporate Profile Major Shareholders Listing AIM: PDL % Offices Corporate - Jersey - Saad 29.1 Corporate - Johannesburg - JP Morgan 9.97 Representative - London - Al Rajhi 7.6 Shares in Issue 184 million - Management 6.1 Fully diluted shares in issue 203 million - BHP Billiton 2.2 12 month high/low

  29. Slide 29: The Petra Advantage

    The Petra Advantage Cutting & Polishing Division » Major reserves & resources PetraDiamonds

  30. Slide 30: Our responsibility to diamonds

    Our responsibility to diamonds ƒ Petra only operates in countries which adhere to and abide by the Kimberley Process ƒ Operations adhere to environmental best practice: Detailed studies assess possible environmental impact, including plans for impact mitigation and land rehabilitation ƒ Commitment t

  31. Slide 31: Dedicated to the Future of Diamonds

    Dedicated to the Future of Diamonds Further Enquiries: Cathy Malins; cathym@petradiamonds.com; +44 20 7493 7671 www.petradiamonds.com

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