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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Aug 23, 2021
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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements
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RNS Number : 3889J
Ariana Resources PLC
23 August 2021
23 August 2021
AIM: AAU
Exercise of Options under Employee Share Option Plan
Director/PDMR Shareholdings
Total Voting Rights
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 received exercise notices under the Ariana Resources PLC 2018 Employee Share Option Plan (the "Notices") as follows:
Name of option holder Number of Shares
Christopher Sangster, Director 2,000,000
Michael de Villiers, Chairman 3,000,000
William Payne, Director 2,000,000
Accordingly, the Company will issue 7,000,000 new ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 1.55p per share to satisfy the total of 7,000,000 options set out in the Notices ("Option Shares").
Application will be made for the Option Shares, which will rank pari passu with all existing ordinary shares, to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). Admission is expected on or around 27 August 2021.
Directors' Dealings
The Company were also informed of the following:
Michael de Villiers, Chairman on 20 August 2021
- sold a total of 3,800,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 4.68 pence;
- purchased 900,000 ordinary shares in his SIPP at an average price of 4.85 pence.
Mrs de Villiers, wife of Michael de Villiers on 20 August 2021
- purchased 900,000 ordinary shares in her SIPP at an average price of 4.81 pence.
Kerim Sener, Managing Director on 20 August 2021
- purchased 160,000 ordinary shares in his SIPP at 4.78 pence.
Following Admission, and the Directors' Dealings as described above, the Directors shareholdings will be as follows:
Name of Director Number of Shares % of issued share capital
Christopher Sangster 5,927,287 0.54
Michael John de Villiers 59,400,000 5.44
William Payne 11,359,314 1.74
Kerim Sener 20,817,526 1.91
Total Voting Rights
Following Admission, the number of shares in issue will be ordinary shares of 0.1p each and therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 1,091,677,943.
The above statement of voting capital may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Contacts:
| Ariana Resources plc | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3476 2080 |
| Michael de Villiers, Chairman | |
| Kerim Sener, Managing Director | |
| Beaumont Cornish Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 |
| Roland Cornish / Felicity Geidt | |
| Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 |
| James Stearns /Atholl Tweedie | |
| Yellow Jersey PR Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3004 9512 |
| Dom Barretto/Joe Burgess / Henry Wilkinson |
[email protected] |
The following information relating to the transaction has been filed with the FCA in accordance with Article 19(1) of the Market Abuse Regulation.
Christopher Sangster
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Christopher Sangster
2
Reason for notification
a)
Position / status
Director
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
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
Nature of the transaction
- Exercise of Options under Employee Share Option Scheme
c)
Price(s) and volumes(s)
| Price(s) | Volumes(s) |
| 1.55 pence | 2,000,000 |
d)
Aggregated information
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
20 August 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
LSX
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
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
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
Nature of the transaction
- Exercise of Options under Employee Share Option Scheme
- Sale of shares
- Purchase of share by Mrs de Villiers in SIPP
- Purchase of shares in SIPP
c)
Price(s) and volumes(s)
| Price(s) | Volumes(s) |
| 1.55 pence | 3,000,000 |
| 4.68 pence | 3,800,000 |
| 4.81 pence | 900,000 |
| 4.85 pence | 900,000 |
d)
Aggregated information
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
20 August 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
LSX
William Payne
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
William Payne
2
Reason for notification
a)
Position / status
Director
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
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
Nature of the transaction
- Exercise of Options under Employee Share Option Scheme
c)
Price(s) and volumes(s)
| Price(s) | Volumes(s) |
| 1.55 pence | 2,000,000 |
d)
Aggregated information
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
20 August 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
LSX
Kerim Sener
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Kerim Sener
2
Reason for notification
a)
Position / status
Director
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
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
Nature of the transaction
- Purchase of shares in SIPP
c)
Price(s) and volumes(s)
| Price(s) | Volumes(s) |
| 4.78 pence | 160,000 |
d)
Aggregated information
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
20 August 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
LSX
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