Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8562S

Ariana Resources PLC

19 March 2021

 

19 March 2021

AIM: AAU

Director/PDMR Shareholdings

Ariana Resources plc ("Ariana" or "the Company"), the AIM-listed exploration and development company operating in Europe, announces that it has been informed of the following transactions:

· on 18 March 2021, Dr. Kerim Sener, Managing Director, purchased into his SIPP 581,632 ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at 4.9p per share;

· and, on 18 March 2021, Dr. Sener purchased into his SIPP 368 Ordinary Shares at 4.8p per share.

Accordingly, further to the purchase of a total of 582,000 Ordinary Shares as set out above, Dr. Sener now has interests in 20,675,526 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing a holding of 1.91% of the issued share capital.

The following information relating to the transaction has been filed with the FCA in accordance with Article 19(1) of the Market Abuse Regulation,

Ahmet Kerim Sener

1	Details of the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	Ahmet Kerim Sener
2	Reason for notification
a)	Position / status	Managing Director
b)	I nitial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Detailsoftheissuer, emissionallowancemarketparticipant,auctionplatform, auctioneerorauctionmonitor
a)	Name	Ariana Resources plc
b)	LEI	213800LVVY7GZY21LH22
4	Detailsofthetransaction(s): sectiontoberepeatedfor(i)eachtypeofinstrument; (ii)eachtypeoftransaction;(iii)eachdate;and(iv)eachplace wheretransactions havebeenconducted
a)	Description  of  the financial instrument, type ofinstrument I d e ntification code	Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in Ariana Resources plc ISIN GB00B085SD50
	Nature of the transaction	-  Purchase of ordinary shares by Dr Sener -  Purchase of ordinary shares by Dr Sener
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)	Price(s) Volumes(s) 4.9p 581,632 4.8p 368
d)	Aggregated information	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	18 March 2021 18 March 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	LSX

Contacts:

Ariana Resources plc	Tel: [phone]
Michael de Villiers, Chairman
Kerim Sener, Managing Director
Beaumont Cornish Limited	Tel: [phone]
Roland Cornish / Felicity Geidt
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited	Tel: [phone]
John Prior / Hugh Rich / Atholl Tweedie
Yellow Jersey PR Limited	Tel: [phone]
Dom Barretto / Joe Burgess / Henry Wilkinson	[e-mail]

Editors' Note:

About Ariana Resources:

Ariana is an AIM-listed mineral exploration and development company operating in Europe with an exceptional track-record of creating value for its shareholders through its interests in active mining projects and investments in exploration companies. Its current interests include gold exploration, development and production in Turkey and copper-gold exploration and development projects in Cyprus. 

The Company holds a 23.5% interest in Zenit Madencilik San. ve Tic. A.S. a joint venture with Özaltin Holding A.S. and Proccea Construction Co. in Turkey which contains a depleted total of c. 2.1 million ounces of gold and other metals (as at July 2020). The joint venture comprises the Kiziltepe Mine and the Tavsan and Salinbas projects. 

The Kiziltepe Gold-Silver Mine is located in western Turkey and contains a depleted JORC Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resource of 227,000 ounces gold and 0.7 million ounces silver (as at April 2020). The mine has been in profitable production since 2017 and is expected to produce at a rate of c. 20,000 ounces of gold per annum to at least the mid-2020s.  A Net Smelter Return ("NSR") royalty of 2.5% on production is being paid to Franco-Nevada Corporation.

The Tavsan Gold Project is located in western Turkey and contains a JORC Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resource of 253,000 ounces gold and 3.7 million ounces silver (as at June 2020). The project is being progressed through permitting and an Environmental Impact Assessment, with the intention of developing the site to become the joint venture's second gold mining operation. A NSR royalty of up to 2% on future production is payable to Sandstorm Gold. 

The Salinbas Gold Project is located in north-eastern Turkey and contains a JORC Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resource of 1.5 million ounces of gold (as at July 2020). It is located within the multi-million-ounce Artvin Goldfield, which contains the "Hot Gold Corridor" comprising several significant gold-copper projects, including the 4 million ounce Hot Maden project, which lies 16km to the south of Salinbas. A NSR royalty of up to 2% on future production is payable to Eldorado Gold Corporation.

Ariana is also earning-in to 50% of UK-registered Venus Minerals Ltd ("Venus") and has to date earned into an entitlement to 16%. Venus is focused on the exploration and development of copper-gold assets in Cyprus which contain a combined JORC Inferred Resource of 9.5Mt @ 0.65% copper (excluding additional gold, silver and zinc).

Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited is broker to the Company and Beaumont Cornish Limited is the Company's Nominated Adviser and Broker.

For further information on Ariana you are invited to visit the Company's website at www.arianaresources.com .

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