Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 9880E

Thor Mining PLC

25 July 2016

 

25 July 2016

THOR MINING PLC

APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Board of Thor Mining Plc ("Thor" or the "Company") (AIM, ASX: THR), is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Gervaise Heddle as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, with immediate effect.

Sydney-based Mr Heddle is an experienced investor and market commentator, an Executive Director of Greatland Gold PLC and the Founder and Managing Director of Bletchley Economics, through which he provides investment consulting services.  Mr Heddle was a Division Director of Macquarie Bank and a Fund Manager and Director at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. Gervaise is a CFA charterholder and has extensive financial markets experience.

Mr Heddle currently holds no interest in the ordinary share capital, or other securities, of Thor.

Mr Mick Billing, Executive Chairman of Thor commented: "Gervaise Heddle adds significant commercial and finance sector depth to the board of Thor.  We look forward to his contribution as our Company moves towards the development of its projects."

Award of director options

As part of the terms of his engagement, and subject to approval at the next General Meeting of shareholders, Mr Heddle and each of the existing directors of Thor, will be awarded options over 100 million ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each in the capital of the Company, with an exercise price of 0.05 pence, expiring 3 years from the date of this announcement.

Gervaise Robert John Heddle (aged 43) is, or has been, a director or partner of the following companies or partnerships during the past five years:

Current directorships and partnerships	Past directorships and partnerships
Greatland Gold Plc	Ares Capital Management Pty Limited
Bletchley Economics	Ares Capital Management International Pty Limited
	Macquarie Alternative Property Holdings Pty Limited
	Macquarie Investment Management Australia Limited
	MQ Capital Pty Limited
	MQ Specialist Investment Management Limited
	Macquarie Income Investments Pty Limited

There are no further disclosures required in accordance with Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Enquiries:

Mick Billing	[phone]	Thor Mining PLC	Executive Chairman
Ray Ridge	[phone]	Thor Mining PLC	CFO/Company Secretary
Colin Aaronson/ Daniel Bush/ Richard Tonthat	[phone]	Grant Thornton UK LLP	Nominated Adviser
Gerry Beaney/ David Hignell John Howes	[phone]	Northland Capital Partners Limited	Broker
Tim Blythe/ Camilla Horsfall	[phone]	Blytheweigh	Financial PR

Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on Thor's website, www.thormining.com,

which includes a facility to register to receive these updates by email.

 

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