6 August 2020
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited
("Chaarat" or the "Company")
Holding in Company
Chaarat (AIM:CGH), the AIM-quoted gold mining Company with an operating mine in Armenia and assets at various stages of development in the Kyrgyz Republic, has been informed that Labro Investments Limited ("Labro"), the majority of shares in which the Company's Chairman, Martin Andersson, is indirectly beneficially interested, has made the following market purchases of ordinary shares of US$0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares"):
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on 4 August 2020, 150,000 Ordinary Shares at an aggregate price of approximately 33.0 pence per Ordinary Share; and |
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on 5 August 2020, 39,173 Ordinary Shares at an aggregate price of 35.2 pence per Ordinary Share. |
Following these purchases, Labro now holds 203,017,615 Ordinary, representing 38.70% of the Company's issued share capital. The combined holding of Labro and Martin Andersson is now 208,847,611 Ordinary Shares representing 39.81% of the Company's issued share capital.
Enquiries |
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Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited |
+44 (0)20 7499 2612 |
Artem Volynets (CEO) |
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Numis Securities Limited |
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Paul Gillam (NOMAD) |
+44 (0) 20 7260 1000 |
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SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP |
+ 44 (0) 20 3470 0470 |
Ewan Leggat (Joint Broker) |
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finnCap Limited |
+44 (0)20 7220 0500 |
Christopher Raggett (Joint Broker) |
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Camille Gochez (Joint Broker) |
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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/ .
Appendix - PDMR forms
1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Labro Investments Limited |
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2. |
Reason for the notification |
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Position / status |
Person/Entity closely associated with the 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) |
Legal entity identifier |
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 |
Ordinary shares of US$0.01 each |
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Identification code |
VGG203461055 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition of ordinary shares in the market |
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c) |
Currency |
GBP |
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d) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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0.3270000 0.3350000 0.3280000 |
30,546 50,000 69,454 |
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e) |
Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Aggregated price · Aggregated total |
150,000 33.01297 pence £ 49,519.45 |
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f) |
Date of the transaction |
4 August 2020 |
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g) |
Place of the transaction |
XLON |
1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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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 |
Person/Entity closely associated with the 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) |
Legal entity identifier |
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 |
Ordinary shares of US$0.01 each |
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Identification code |
VGG203461055 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition of ordinary shares in the market |
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c) |
Currency |
GBP |
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d) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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0.3550000 0.3496529 |
16,200 22,973 |
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e) |
Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Aggregated price · Aggregated total |
39,173 35.18643 pence £ 13,783.58 |
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f) |
Date of the transaction |
5 August 2020 |
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g) |
Place of the transaction |
XLON |