6 Aug 2020 07:00
6 August 2020
AIM: AAU
Director/PDMR Shareholdings
Ariana Resources plc ("Ariana" or "the Company"), the exploration and development company with gold mining operations in Turkey, announces that it was informed yesterday of the following:
- on 5 August 2020, Dr. Kerim Sener, Managing Director, purchased a total of 238,439 ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at 5.50p per share into his SIPP; and
- also on 5 August 2020, Mrs Sener, wife of Dr Sener, disposed of 250,000 Ordinary Shares held through her company Aslan Capital Limited at 5.43p per share, and subsequently purchased 11,561 Ordinary Shares, again at 5.43p per share.
Following the transactions as described above, Dr. Sener's total shareholding in the Company will be 19,802,691 Ordinary Shares representing 1.89% of the Company's issued share capital, and remains unchanged from his previous holding.
Contacts:
Ariana Resources plc | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7407 3616 |
Michael de Villiers, Chairman |
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Kerim Sener, Managing Director |
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Beaumont Cornish Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 |
Roland Cornish / Felicity Geidt |
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Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 |
James Stearns / Atholl Tweedie |
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Yellow Jersey PR Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3004 9512 |
Dom Barretto / Joe Burgess / Henry Wilkinson | arianaresources@yellowjerseypr.com |
The following information relating to the transaction has been filed with the FCA in accordance with Article 19(1) of the Market Abuse Regulation,
Kerim Sener
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||
a) | Name | Kerim Sener | ||||||||
2 | Reason for notification | |||||||||
a) | Position / status | Managing Director
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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
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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
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| Nature of the transaction | - Purchase of ordinary shares by Dr Sener into his SIPP - Sale of ordinary shares by Mrs Sener - Purchase of ordinary shares by Mrs Sener | ||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volumes(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | n/a | ||||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 5 August 2020 | ||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | LSX | ||||||||
Ariana (AAU)