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Vast Resources plc / Ticker: VAST / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining

23 October 2017 
Vast Resources plc
("Vast" or the "Company")

Holdings in Company 
The Board of Vast announces that the Company has received the following TR-1
notification, which is set out below without amendment.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):                                                                                                            Vast Resources Plc.                                                    
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Non-UK issuer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          X             
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Other (please specify) (iii):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Name                                                                                                                                                                      St Anne's Trustees Limited                                                                                               
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                     Guernsey                                                                                                                 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Name                                                                                                                                                                      Forest Nominees Limited                                                                                                  
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                     Guernsey                                                                                                                 
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi):                                                                                                               20 (th)October 2017                                                                                                      
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                                            20 (th)October 2017                                                                                                      
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)    % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)    Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights of issuer (vii)     
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  3,942,728                                              0                                                                              Below 3%                        4,683,686,978                                     
 Position of previous notification (if  applicable)                         181,198,514                                            0                                                                              3.87%                                                                             

 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (viii)                                                                                                                                                                                          
 A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Class/type of                                    Number of voting rights (ix)                                                                                                    % of voting rights                                                                                                      
 shares  ISIN code (if possible)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                    Direct  (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)            Indirect  (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)                  Direct  (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        Indirect  (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)  
 GB00B142P698                                     3,942,728                                                                                                                       Below 3%                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                                                                               3,942,728                                                                                                                   Below 3%                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Type of financial instrument                     Expiration                 Exercise/                                                            Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  exercised/converted.         % of voting rights                                      
                                                  date (x)                   Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                             SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))                                                                                                                                                                             
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration                                    Exercise/                                       Physical or cash  settlement (xii)                                                   Number of voting rights         % of voting rights                                      
                               date (x)                                      Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             SUBTOTAL 8.B.2                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the  applicable box with an "X")                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (xiii)                                                                                                                         
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv )(please add additional rows as necessary)                                                                                                        
                           Name (xv)                            % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                 Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Name of the proxy holder                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 The number and % of voting rights held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 The date until which the voting rights will be held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 11. Additional information (xvi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 Place of completion  Guernsey             
 Date of completion   23 (rd)October 2017  

-ENDS-

For further information visit www.vastresourcesplc.com or please contact:

 Vast Resources plc Roy Pitchford (Chief Executive Officer)                    www.vastresourcesplc.com +44 (0) 20 7236 1177   
 Beaumont Cornish - Financial & Nominated Adviser Roland Cornish James Biddle  www.beaumontcornish.com                         
                                                                               +44 (0) 020 7628 3396                           
 Brandon Hill Capital Ltd - Joint Broker Jonathan Evans                        www.brandonhillcapital.com +44 (0)20 3463 5016  
 Peterhouse Corporate Finance Ltd - Joint Broker Duncan Vasey                  www.pcorpfin.com +44 (0) 20 7469 0936           
 St Brides Partners Ltd Susie Geliher Charlotte Page                           www.stbridespartners.co.uk                      
                                                                               +44 (0) 20 7236 1177                            

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to
constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations
(EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR").
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