ASCENT RESOURCES PLC

Director's Dealing • Dec 11, 2020

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Ascent Resources PLC

11 December 2020

11 December 2020

Ascent Resources plc

("Ascent" or the "Company")

Director / PDMR Shareholding

Ascent Resources Plc (LON: AST) the onshore Caribbean, Hispanic American and European energy and natural resources company, announces that James Parsons, the Company's Executive Chairman, purchased through his SIPP a total of 167,800 ordinary shares in the Company at an average price of 5.955p per share.

Following the acquisition Mr Parsons is now interested in 167,800 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 0.176 percent of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Absue regulations, provides further details.

Enquiries:

Ascent Resources plc Andrew Dennan	Via Vigo Communications
WH Ireland, Nominated Adviser & Broker James Joyce / Chris Savidge	0207 220 1666
Novum Securities, Joint Broker John Belliss	0207 399 9400

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

1		Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)		Name		James Parsons
2		Reason for the notification
a)		Position/status		PDMR (Executive Chairman)
b)		Initial notification/Amendment		Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name		Ascent Resources plc
b)	LEI		213800Q8R5GV7DLNEL37
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		Ordinary shares of £0.005 each
	Identification code		GB00BJVH7905
b)	Nature of the transaction		Purchase of ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)		Price(s)		Volume(s)
£0.0592 £0.0599		84,394 83,406
d)	Aggregated information		167,800
	Aggregated volume		£9,992.06
	Price		£0.05955
e)	Date of the transaction		10 December 2020
f)	Place of the transaction		AIMX

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