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DiamondCorp Plc

[JSE share code: DMC & AIM share code: DCP]

ISIN: GB00B183ZC46

(Incorporated in England and Wales)

(Registration number 05400982)

(SA company registration number 2007/031444/10)

  ('DiamondCorp' or 'the Company')

Appointment of a Director

The Board of DiamondCorp is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Robin Leonard Henshall (48) to the Board of the Company as a non-executive Director, effective 14 November 2008.

Mr Henshall has more than 22 years experience as an investment banker, mainly with UBS, SG Barr Devlin, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette/Credit Suisse and County NatWest. He is currently Head of Private Equity and Corporate Advisory at European Islamic Investment Bank plc, which is a 26.09% shareholder in DiamondCorp.

Additional information required by the AIM Rules:

Current and past directorships of Mr Henshall held within the last five years are set out below:

Current Directorships            Past Directorships  

   

Soft Connection OY            City Capital Corporation Limited

Petrasol OY

Priory Gardens (Malvern) Limited

There are no other matters that are required to be announced with the regard to this appointment under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.

14 November 2008

London

Sponsor:

Investec Bank Limited

For further information, please contact:

Paul Loudon

DiamondCorp plc

+44 20 7256 2651 

www.diamondcorp.plc.uk

Joe Nally/Liz Bowman

Cenkos Securities plc

+44 20 7397 8900

Robert Smith/Tanis Crosby

Investec Bank Limited

+27 11 286 7662

Charmane Russell

Russell & Associates

+27 11 880 3924

Gareth Tredway/Jos Simson/Jane Stacey

Conduit PR

+44 20 7429 6612/+44 7785 974 264

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