Directors Share Purchase and TVR

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Trident Royalties PLC.

23 June 2021

 

23 JUNE 2021

Trident Royalties Plc

("Trident" or the "Company")

DIRECTOR SHARE PURCHASE AND TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

Further to its announcement of 18 June 2021 regarding the subscription for 2,500,000 Trident ordinary shares of £0.01 ("Ordinary Shares") by Collingwood Capital Partners AG (a company of which Paul Smith, the new Chairman of Trident, is the sole shareholder), the Company confirms that these shares have today been admitted to trading on AIM.  

Further details of Mr Smith's subscription are set out in the PDMR form below, made in accordance with  the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

Following the subscription, Paul Smith is interested in 2,542,000 Ordinary Shares representing 1.41% of the Company's enlarged issued share capital.

Total Voting Rights

For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority's ("FCA") Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, following Admission, Trident will have 180,710,470 ordinary Shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company in issue with voting rights attached. Trident does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury.

The above figure of 180,710,470 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or of a change to their interest in Trident under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules

Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Persons Closely Associated with them

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	Paul Smith
2.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	Chairman
b.	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	Trident Royalties Plc
b.	LEI	213800V6U8KJ7U2BV956
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 0.01 each  GB00BF7J2535
b.	Nature of the transaction	Issue of Ordinary Shares by way of an annual bonus
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 40.00p/share  2,500,000
d.	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price	N/A Single transaction
e.	Date of the transaction	23 June 2021
f.	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange's AIM Market (XLON)

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Contact details:

Trident Royalties Plc Adam Davidson	www.tridentroyalties.com [phone]
Grant Thornton (Nominated Adviser) Colin Aaronson / Samantha Harrison / Seamus Fricker	www.grantthornton.co.uk [phone]
Tamesis Partners LLP (Financial Adviser and Joint Broker) Richard Greenfield	www.tamesispartners.com [phone]
Shard Capital Partners LLP (Joint Broker) Erik Woolgar / Isabella Pierre	www.shardcapital.com [phone]
St Brides Partners Ltd (Financial PR & IR) Susie Geliher / Catherine Leftley / Charlotte Hollinshead	www.stbridespartners.co.uk [phone]

About Trident

Trident is a growth-focused, diversified mining royalty and streaming company, providing investors with exposure to a mix of base and precious metals, bulk materials (excluding thermal coal) and battery metals.

Key highlights of Trident's strategy include:

· Building a royalty and streaming portfolio to broadly mirror the commodity exposure of the global mining sector (excluding thermal coal) with a bias towards production or near-production assets, differentiating Trident from the majority of peers which are exclusively, or heavily weighted, to precious metals;

· Acquiring royalties and streams in resource-friendly jurisdictions worldwide, while most competitors have portfolios focused on North and South America;

· Targeting attractive small-to-mid size transactions which are often ignored in a sector dominated by large players;

· Active deal-sourcing which, in addition to writing new royalties and streams, will focus on the acquisition of assets held by natural sellers, such as: closed-end funds, prospect generators, junior and mid-tier miners holding royalties as non-core assets, and counterparties seeking to monetise packages of royalties and streams which are otherwise undervalued by the market;  

· Maintaining a low-overhead model which is capable of supporting a larger scale business without a commensurate increase in operating costs; and

· Leveraging the experience of management, the board of directors, and Trident's adviser team, all of whom have deep industry connections and strong transactional experience across multiple commodities and jurisdictions.

The acquisition and aggregation of individual royalties and streams is expected to deliver strong returns for shareholders as assets are acquired on terms reflective of single asset risk compared with the lower risk profile of a diversified, larger scale portfolio. Further value is expected to be delivered by the introduction of conservative levels of leverage through debt. Once scale has been achieved, strong cash generation is expected to support an attractive dividend policy, providing investors with a desirable mix of inflation protection, growth and income.

Forward-looking Statements

This news release contains forward ‐ looking information. The statements are based on reasonable assumptions and expectations of management and Trident provides no assurance that actual events will meet management's expectations. In certain cases, forward ‐ looking information may be identified by such terms as "anticipates", "believes", "could", "estimates", "expects", "may", "shall", "will", or "would". Although Trident believes the expectations expressed in such forward ‐ looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected. Mining exploration and development is an inherently risky business. In addition, factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from the forward-looking information stated herein include any factors which affect decisions to pursue mineral exploration on the relevant property and the ultimate exercise of option rights, which may include changes in market conditions, changes in metal prices, general economic and political conditions, environmental risks, and community and non-governmental actions. Such factors will also affect whether Trident will ultimately receive the benefits anticipated pursuant to relevant agreements. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the forward ‐ looking statements. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.

Third Party Information

As a royalty and streaming company, Trident often has limited, if any, access to non-public scientific and technical information in respect of the properties underlying its portfolio of royalties and investments, or such information is subject to confidentiality provisions. As such, in preparing this announcement, the Company has relied upon information provided by or the public disclosures of the owners and operators of the properties underlying its portfolio of royalties, as available at the date of this announcement.

 

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