Last checked at 2 Nov 2017 14:36
2 November 2017
THOR MINING PLC
("Thor" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
The Company was informed by Paul Johnson, Non-executive Director of Thor, on 2 November 2017 that he had acquired 500,000 ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 1.555 pence each on 2 November 2017.
Following the above mentioned acquisition, Paul Johnson and his closely associated persons are beneficially interested in 27,002,649 Ordinary Shares, representing 5.82 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company, in addition to 11,200,000 warrants.
Paul Johnson has also agreed to subscribe for 3,125,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.8p each, pursuant to the conditional placing announced on 20 October 2017. Subject to the Company receiving shareholder approval for the placing at the Annual General Meeting to be convened shortly, following the completion of the placing, Paul Johnson and his closely associated persons will be beneficially interested in 30,127,649 Ordinary Shares, representing 5.97 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of the Company, in addition to 14,325,000 warrants (excluding the 10,000,000 options referred to in the announcement made earlier today, which is also conditional on shareholder approval at a forthcoming General Meeting).
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Australian Securities Exchange, provide further detail.
Enquiries:
Mick Billing | +61 (8) 7324 1935 | Thor Mining PLC | Executive Chairman |
Ray Ridge | +61 (8) 7324 1935
| Thor Mining PLC | CFO/Company Secretary |
Colin Aaronson/ Daniel Bush/ Richard Tonthat | +44 (0) 207 383 5100
| Grant Thornton UK LLP
| Nominated Adviser |
Elliot Hance | +44 (0) 207382 8300 | Beaufort Securities Limited | Joint Broker |
Nick Emerson / Andy Thacker | +44 (0) 1483 413 500 | SI Capital Ltd | Joint Broker |
Tim Blythe/ Camilla Horsfall | +44 (0) 207 138 3222 | Blytheweigh | Financial PR |
Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on the Thor Mining website; www.thormining.com, which includes a facility to register to receive these updates by email, and on the Company's twitter page @ThorMining.
Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Persons Closely Associated with them
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| Paul Johnson | |||
2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Non-Executive Director | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| Thor Mining Plc | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800WO61Y9GPALD478 | |||
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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each | |||
Identification code | GB00BD0NBV71 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Purchase of shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
1.555 pence | 500,000 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | Aggregate volume: 500,000 Average price: 1.555 pence Aggregate total: £7,775.00 | ||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2 November 2017 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange's AIM Market | |||