Dominion Diamond Corporation Announces Election of Directors

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Dominion Diamond Corporation

16 Jul, 2014, 21:00 GMT

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, July 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Dominion Diamond Corporation (TSX:DDC, NYSE:DDC) (the "Company") today announced that the nominees listed in the management information circular for the 2014 Annual and Special meeting of shareholders were elected as directors of the Company at its Annual and Special Meeting held on July 16th, 2014. The results of the votes are as follows:

                                                                                      % of
                                                                                     Votes
    Nominee                              Votes For % of Votes For Votes Withheld  Withheld
    Graham G. Clow                      60,468,176          92.71      4,757,150      7.29
    Robert A. Gannicott                 59,604,436          91.38      5,620,890      8.62
    Daniel Jarvis                       60,265,527          92.40      4,959,799      7.60
    Tom Kenny                           60,468,276          92.71      4,757,050      7.29
    Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa-Oliveira 60,413,045          92.62      4,812,281      7.38
    Fiona Perrott-Humphrey              60,407,945          92.61      4,817,381      7.39
    Chuck Strahl                        60,416,366          92.63      4,808,960      7.37

About Dominion Diamond Corporation 
Dominion Diamond Corporation is a Canadian diamond mining company with ownership interests in two major producing diamond mines. Both mines are located in the low political risk environment of the Northwest Territories in Canada.  

The Company operates the Ekati Diamond Mine through its 80% ownership as well as a 58.8% ownership in the surrounding areas containing additional resources, and also owns 40% of the Diavik Diamond Mine. It supplies rough diamonds to the global market through its sorting and selling operations in Canada, Belgium and India and is the world's third largest producer of rough diamonds by value. 

For more information, please visit http://www.ddcorp.ca

For further information:
Mr. Richard Chetwode, Vice President, Corporate Development - +44(0)7720-970-762 or rchetwode@ddcorp.ca
Ms. Kelley Stamm, Manager, Investor Relations - +1(416)205-4380 or kstamm@ddcorp.ca