Director/PDMR Shareholding

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18 July 2012

AIM: STEL

Stellar Diamonds plc

("Stellar" or the "Company")

Director Shareholding

Stellar Diamonds plc announces that on the 17th July 2012, Lord Daresbury, non-executive Chairman of Stellar, transferred 1,378,340 ordinary 1p shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 3.0p per Ordinary Share from his SIPP to Corporation of Lloyds, Nameco (no. 76), a trust of which Lord Daresbury is a beneficiary ( the "Transfer"). Following the Transfer, Lord Daresbury's beneficial interest in the Company has not changed and remains at 4,938,164 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 1.74 per cent of Stellar's issued share capital.

For further information please contact the following or visit the Company's website at www.stellar-diamonds.com.

Stellar Diamonds plc

Karl Smithson, Chief Executive Tel: +44 (0) 20 7257 2930

Northland Capital Partners Limited

(Nominated Advisor and Broker)

Gavin Burnell, Edward Hutton Tel: +44 (0) 20 7796 8800

Daniel Stewart & Company plc

(Co-Broker)

Martin Lampshire, Antony Legge Tel: +44 (0) 20 7776 6550

Pelham Bell Pottinger

James MacFarlane, Joanna Boon Tel: +44 (0) 20 7861 3232