24 August 2021
AIM: AAU
Director/PDMR Shareholdings
Ariana Resources plc ("Ariana" or "the Company"), the AIM-listed mineral exploration and development company with joint-venture gold mining operations in Europe, announces that it was informed yesterday that:
Michael de Villiers, Chairman, yesterday
- purchased 300,000 ordinary shares in his SIPP at an average price of 4.6675 pence;
and
Mrs de Villiers, wife of Michael de Villiers, yesterday
- purchased 300,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 4.675 pence.
Mr de Villiers now holds 60,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company, representing a holding of 5.5% of the issued share capital.
Contacts:
| Ariana Resources plc | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3476 2080 |
| Michael de Villiers, Chairman | |
| Kerim Sener, Managing Director | |
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| Beaumont Cornish Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 |
| Roland Cornish / Felicity Geidt | |
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| Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 |
| James Stearns /Atholl Tweedie | |
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| Yellow Jersey PR Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3004 9512 |
| Dom Barretto/Joe Burgess / Henry Wilkinson |
Michael de Villiers
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | Michael de Villiers | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | |||||||
| a) | Position / status | Director
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| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| a) | Name | Ariana Resources plc
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| b) | LEI | 213800LVVY7GZY21LH22 | ||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in Ariana Resources plc
ISIN GB00B085SD50
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| | Nature of the transaction | - Purchase of shares in SIPP - Purchase of shares by Mrs de Villiers - | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volumes(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information | n/a | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 23 August 2021 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | LSX | ||||||
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