1 May 2019
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited
("Chaarat" or the "Company")
Holding in Company
Chaarat (AIM:CGH), the AIM-quoted gold mining company with assets in the Kyrgyz Republic and Armenia, was informed that on 1 May 2019 each of the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") held the following number of ordinary shares of US$0.01 each ("Shares") following their respective subscriptions in the course of the placement announced by the Company on 1 April 2019:
- Artem Volynets held 1,655,333 Shares, representing 0.41% of the issued share capital of the Company following the subscription for 333,333 Shares at a price of 30 pence per share;
- Chris Eger held 405,333 Shares, representing 0.1% of the issued share capital of the Company following the subscription for 255,333 Shares at a price of 30 pence per share;
- Robert Benbow held 125,000 Shares, representing 0.031% of the issued share capital of the Company following the subscription for 125,000 Shares at a price of 30 pence per share;
- Warren Gilman held 350,000 Shares, representing 0.087% of the issued share capital of the Company following the subscription for 350,000 Shares at a price of 30 pence per share;
- Gordon Wylie held 63,833 Shares, representing 0.016% of the issued share capital of the Company following the subscription for 63,833 Shares at a price of 30 pence per share;
- Hussein Barma held 35,000 Shares, representing 0.009% of the issued share capital of the Company following the subscription for 35,000 Shares at a price of 30 pence per share.
Labro Investments Limited held 135,461,924 Shares, representing 33.69% of the issued share capital of the Company following the subscription for 1,914,999 Shares at a price of 30 pence per share. Martin Andersson (the Chairman of Chaarat) is indirectly beneficially interested in the majority of shares in Labro Investments Limited.
Commenting, Executive Chairman Martin Andersson said:
"A majority of Chaarat's key management and Board of Directors have subscribed to the Placing, further aligning their interests with the Company's. I am grateful for their confidence and dedication to the Company."
For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("DTRs"), the issued ordinary share capital of the Company following the admission of Shares issued by the Company in its recent placing will consist of 402,094,578 ordinary shares with voting rights attached (one vote per ordinary share). There are no ordinary shares held in treasury. This total voting rights figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interests in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the DTRs.
Enquiries
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited Artem Volynets (CEO) |
+44 (0)20 7499 2612 |
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info@chaarat.com |
Numis Securities Limited |
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John Prior, Paul Gillam (NOMAD) |
+44 (0) 20 7260 1000 |
James Black (Corporate Broking) |
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Powerscourt |
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Conal Walsh |
+44 (0)20 7250 1446 |
Isabelle Saber Sam Austrums |
About Chaarat
Chaarat is a gold mining company which owns the Kapan operating mine in Armenia as well as Tulkubash and Kyzyltash Gold Projects in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Company has a clear strategy to build a leading emerging markets gold company with an initial focus on Central Asia and the FSU through organic growth and selective M&A.
Chaarat is engaged in active community engagement programmes to optimise the value of the Chaarat investment proposition.
Chaarat aims to create value for its shareholders, employees and communities from its high-quality gold and mineral deposits by building relationships based on trust and operating to the best environmental, social and employment standards. Further information is available at www.chaarat.com.
EU Market Abuse Regulation
The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities |
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a) |
Name |
Artem Volynets |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position / status |
Chief Executive Officer |
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b) |
Initial notification / amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited |
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b) |
LEI |
213800T2A5CV84VTFJ70 |
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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 Identification code |
Ordinary shares of USD 0.01 each VGG203461055 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition by way of a Placing |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
333,333 30 pence |
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e) |
Date of transaction |
26 April 2019 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
XLON |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities |
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a) |
Name |
Chris Eger |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position / status |
Chief Financial Officer |
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b) |
Initial notification / amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited |
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b) |
LEI |
213800T2A5CV84VTFJ70 |
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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 Identification code |
Ordinary shares of USD 0.01 each VGG203461055 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition by way of a Placing |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
255,333 30 pence |
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e) |
Date of transaction |
26 April 2019 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
XLON |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities |
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a) |
Name |
Robert Benbow |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position / status |
Chief Operating Officer |
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b) |
Initial notification / amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited |
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b) |
LEI |
213800T2A5CV84VTFJ70 |
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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 Identification code |
Ordinary shares of USD 0.01 each VGG203461055 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition by way of a Placing |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
125,000 30 pence |
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e) |
Date of transaction |
26 April 2019 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
XLON |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities |
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a) |
Name |
Warren Gilman |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position / status |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
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b) |
Initial notification / amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited |
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b) |
LEI |
213800T2A5CV84VTFJ70 |
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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 Identification code |
Ordinary shares of USD 0.01 each VGG203461055 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition by way of a Placing |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
350,000 30 pence |
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e) |
Date of transaction |
26 April 2019 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
XLON |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities |
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a) |
Name |
Gordon Wylie |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position / status |
Senior Independent Director and Deputy Chairman |
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b) |
Initial notification / amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited |
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b) |
LEI |
213800T2A5CV84VTFJ70 |
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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 Identification code |
Ordinary shares of USD 0.01 each VGG203461055 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition by way of a Placing |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
63,833 30 pence |
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e) |
Date of transaction |
26 April 2019 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
XLON |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities |
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a) |
Name |
Hussein Barma |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position / status |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
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b) |
Initial notification / amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited |
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b) |
LEI |
213800T2A5CV84VTFJ70 |
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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 Identification code |
Ordinary shares of USD 0.01 each VGG203461055 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition by way of a Placing |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
35,000 30 pence |
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e) |
Date of transaction |
26 April 2019 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
XLON |
1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities |
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a) |
Name |
Labro Investments Limited |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position / status |
The notification concerns a person closely associated with Martin Andersson, Chairman |
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b) |
Initial notification / amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited |
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b) |
LEI |
213800T2A5CV84VTFJ70 |
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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 Identification code |
Ordinary shares of USD 0.01 each VGG203461055 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition by way of a Placing |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
1,276,666 30 pence |
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e) |
Date of transaction |
26 April 2019 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
XLON |
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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 Identification code |
Ordinary shares of USD 0.01 each VGG203461055 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition by way of a Placing |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
638,333 30 pence |
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e) |
Date of transaction |
30 April 2019 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
XLON |