Grant of Share Options

RNS Number : 3603P

Pathfinder Minerals Plc

16 November 2016

 

16 November 2016

Pathfinder Minerals Plc

("Pathfinder" or the "Company")

Grant of Share Options

Pathfinder announces that on 15 November 2016 the Company granted a total of 6,875,000 options over the Company's ordinary shares of 0.1p each ("Options") to directors of the Company as set out below:

Director	No. of Options Granted	Exercise Price	Last Exercise Date
Sir Henry Bellingham	2,750,000	3.0p	15 November 2021
Nicholas Trew	2,750,000	3.0p	15 November 2021
Robert Easby	1,375,000	3.0p	15 November 2021

The number of Options granted represents the total amount of Options held by each of the above-named directors, following the expiry of previous granted Options earlier this year.

Enquiries:

Pathfinder Minerals Plc

Nick Trew, Chief Executive

Tel. [phone]

WH Ireland Limited (Nomad and Broker)

Paul Shackleton or James Bavister

Tel. [phone]

Vigo Communications

Ben Simons or Ali Roper

Tel. [phone]

Email. [e-mail]

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Sir Henry Bellingham
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-executive Chairman, Pathfinder Minerals Plc
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Pathfinder Minerals Plc
b)	LEI	N/A
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 0.1p each GB00BYY0JQ23
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of share options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  3.0p 2,750,000
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	2,750,000 3.0p
e)	Date of the transaction	15 November 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Nick Trew
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer, Pathfinder Minerals Plc
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Pathfinder Minerals Plc
b)	LEI	N/A
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 0.1p each GB00BYY0JQ23
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of share options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  3.0p 2,750,000
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	2,750,000 3.0p
e)	Date of the transaction	15 November 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Robert Easby
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Finance Director, Pathfinder Minerals Plc
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Pathfinder Minerals Plc
b)	LEI	N/A
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 0.1p each GB00BYY0JQ23
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of share options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  3.0p 1,375,000
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	1,375,000 3.0p
e)	Date of the transaction	15 November 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM

Notes to Editors:

Pathfinder Minerals Plc is incorporated in England and is admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.

Companhia Mineira de Naburi S.A.R.L., a subsidiary of Pathfinder Minerals, was issued mining concession licences 760C and 4623C on 13 September 2004 and 13 July 2011 respectively, each for a period of twenty-five years. Taken together, these mining concessions cover approximately 32,000 hectares of land on the Indian Ocean coast of the Zambezia province of Mozambique, known to contain the heavy minerals, ilmenite, rutile and zircon.

As announced on 3 February 2012, ownership of these licences is being disputed.

 

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