27 December 2017
AIM: AAU
DIRECTOR'S DEALINGS
The Company announces that Michael de Villiers, the Company's Chairman, on 22 December 2017 purchased 2,400,000 ordinary shares in the Company at 1.25 pence per ordinary share. Further to this purchase, Mr de Villiers' holding is now as described below:
| Name | Number of ordinary shares purchased | Total Shareholding further to the purchase | Percentage of enlarged share capital |
| Michael de Villiers | 2,400,000 | 39,080,000 | 3.69% |
Market Abuse Regulation
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 ("MAR").
Contacts:
| Ariana Resources plc | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7407 3616 |
| Michael de Villiers, Chairman | |
| Kerim Sener, Managing Director | |
| Beaumont Cornish Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 |
| Roland Cornish / Felicity Geidt | |
| Beaufort Securities Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7382 8300 |
| Jon Belliss | |
| Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 |
| Adam James / Tom Salvesen | |
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail in respect of the Director's Dealings.
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Michael de Villiers
2
Reason for notification
a)
Position / status
Director
b)
Initial notification
/Amendment
Initial
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Ariana Resources plc
b)
LEI
213800LVVY7GZY21LH22
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 0.1 pence each in Ariana Resources plc
ISIN GB00B085SD50
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of new ordinary shares as described above
c)
Price(s) and volumes(s)
| Price(s) | Volumes(s) |
| 1.25 pence | 2,400,000 |
d)
Aggregated information
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
22 December 2017
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue