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VANE Minerals Plc

("VANE" or the "Company")

Director dealings

The directors of VANE have been notified that on 20 June 2012 that Mr Matthew Idiens, a non-executive director of the Company, purchased 1,000,000 of the Company's ordinary shares ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 0.645p each. Following this transaction, Mr Idiens has a beneficial interest in 16,805,880 shares representing 3.79% of the Company's issued share capital.

In addition, the directors were also notified that on 20 June 2012 that, through his self invested pension plan, Mr David Newton, CEO of the Company, purchased 80,528 of the Company's ordinary shares ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 0.624p. Following this transaction, Mr Newton, through his self invested pension plan, has a beneficial interest in 808,043 shares representing 0.18% of the Company's issued share capital.

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VANE Minerals plc