VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 4, 2009) - BRAZILIAN DIAMONDS LIMITED (TSX VENTURE:BDY)(AIM:BDY) ("Brazilian Diamonds" or "the Company") announces that at its Annual and Special Meeting ("Meeting") to be held on August 31, 2009, the Company proposes to seek shareholder approval for the cancellation of its admission to trading on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange ("AIM"). Assuming shareholder approval is received by a 75% majority of the votes cast at the Meeting, it is proposed that the cancellation would take effect from 7.00 a.m. (BST) on September 8, 2009 (the "Cancellation Date").
The proposal to cancel trading of the Company's shares on AIM is being implemented in conjunction with other cost reduction measures the Company has taken in response to the impact of recent volatility in capital markets which has created difficulties for the junior exploration sector generally in raising capital to fund mineral exploration.
Cancellation of the AIM quotation will assist the Company to conserve its limited financial resources by eliminating the duplication of costs and management resources involved in maintaining the AIM quotation as well as the Company's principal listing on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV").
UK shareholders wishing to trade the Company's common shares after the Cancellation Date will be able to do so through the TSXV.
Brazilian Diamonds does not expect the liquidity or marketability of the Company's common shares to be materially affected by the cancellation of the AIM listing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Brazilian Diamonds Limited
Kenneth P. Judge
Chairman
+ 44-7733 001 002
Brazilian Diamonds Limited
Stephen Fabian
President & CEO
+ 55 31 8444 0475
Brazilian Diamonds Limited
Jon Bey
Investor Relations
1-866-689-2599
jbey@braziliandiamonds.com
www.braziliandiamonds.com
Hanson Westhouse Limited
Tim Feather / Matthew Johnson
+ 44 113 246 2610
