REG - Ariana Resources PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ariana ResourcesAnnouncement

24/08/2021 07:05

RNS Number : 5309J
  
Ariana Resources PLC
  
24 August 2021
  
 

 
 
 
 
 
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


















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


arianaresources@yellowjerseypr.com



 
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


-     Purchase of shares in SIPP
-     Purchase of shares by Mrs de Villiers
-     




c)


Price(s) and volumes(s)


 



Price(s)


Volumes(s)




4.6675


300,000




4.675


300,000



 
 




d)


Aggregated information


n/a




e)


Date of the transaction


23 August 2021




f)


Place of the transaction


LSX



 

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