Directors' Shareholdings

3 Jul 2006 08:36

Ariana Resources PLC03 July 2006 03 July 2006AIM: AAU DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDING Ariana Resources plc ("Ariana" or "the Company"), the gold exploration companyfocused exclusively on Turkey, has been notified that on 30th June 2006 certaindirectors purchased, directly or through an investment company, ordinary sharesof 1p each in the Company as follows: Director Position Shares Total Percentage Purchased of Issued Average beneficial Share Pence per holding Capital share Steven Poulton Chief Executive 35,000 11.95 2,716,933 * 5.80% Matthew Operations Director 21,000 11.95 1,653,267 ** 3.53%Grainger Michael de Non executive 34,333 12.01 201,000 *** 0.43%Villiers Director Notes: * Includes 239,833 shares held by Mr Poulton's wife ** Includes 49,000 shares held by Mr Grainger's wife *** Includes 166,667 shares held by Mr de Villiers's investment company Contacts: Ariana Resources plcSteven Poulton, Chief Executive Tel: 01235 511 767s.j.poulton@arianaresources.cominfo@arianaresources.com Mobile: 0797 408 6712 Bankside ConsultantsMichael Padley / Susan Scott Tel: 020 7367 8888 About Ariana Resources Ariana is a technology-driven exploration company focused on the discovery ofepithermal gold-silver and porphyry copper-gold deposits with multi-millionounce potential within the Tethyan metallogenic belt of Turkey. The Company hasa portfolio of prospective licences covering approximately 1,000km2, selected onthe basis of its advanced in-house remote sensing database. Ariana's broker isAmbrian Partners Limited and Beaumont Cornish Limited is the Company's nominatedadviser. For further information on Ariana you are invited to visit theCompany's website at www.arianaresources.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange