Directors Dealings

RNS Number : 5736A

Shanta Gold Limited

20 February 2014

 



Shanta Gold Limited

("Shanta Gold" or the "Company")

Directors Dealings

Shanta Gold Limited, the East African focused gold producing company, has been informed of the following purchase of senior unsecured subordinated convertible loan notes ("Notes") by a Strategic Advisor to the Board of the Company:

Director	Number of Notes Acquired	Average Price of Notes Acquired	Total Number of Notes Held Following Transaction	Total Number of Ordinary Shares currently held	Total Number of Ordinary Shares held upon conversion of Notes (including Ordinary Shares currently held)
Jonathan Leslie	265,000	92 (par value of 100)	6,138,877	16,344,088	22,482,965

Additionally, the Company was today informed of the following purchase of Notes by a Non-Executive Director:

Director	Number of Notes Acquired	Average Price of Notes Acquired	Total Number of Notes Held Following Transaction	Total Number of Ordinary Shares currently held	Total Number of Ordinary Shares held upon conversion of Notes (including Ordinary Shares currently held)
Luke Leslie	105,000	92 (par value of 100)	903,768	3,050,000	3,953,768

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Enquiries:

Shanta Gold Limited Tel:           [phone]
Mike Houston, CEO
Patrick Maseva-Shaywabaya, CFO

Nominated Adviser and Broker
Liberum Capital Limited Tel:        + 44 (0)20 3100 2000
Tom Fyson / Ryan De Franck

Financial Public Relations
FTI Consulting Tel:                       [phone]
Oliver Winters/ Sara Powell

About Shanta Gold Limited

Shanta Gold is an East African focused gold producing company. It currently has defined ore resources on the New Luika and Singida projects in Tanzania and holds exploration licences over a number of additional properties. The Company's flagship New Luika Gold Mine commenced production in 2012 and produced 64,000 ounces in 2013. The Company is admitted to trading on AIM and has approximately 462 million shares in issue. For further information visit the Company's website: www.shantagold.com

 

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