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Ariana Resources PLC
18 August 2025
 

 

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18 August 2025

 

AIM: AAU

 

                                          DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

 

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

 

   

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

M de Villiers

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director/PDMR

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

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

 

CDIs representing 10 underlying shares of underlying Ordinary shares in the Company of 0.1p each

GB00B085SD50

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of CDIs

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price

Volume

A$0.28

178,599

d)

Aggregated information

 

 

 

Price

Volume

A$0.28

178,599

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction

12 August 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Off market

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

K Sener

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director/PDMR

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

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

 

CDIs representing 10 underlying shares of underlying Ordinary shares in the Company of 0.1p each

GB00B085SD50

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of CDIs

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price

Volume

A$0.28

157,062

d)

Aggregated information

 

 

 

Price

Volume

A$0.28

157,062

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction

12 August 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Off market

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

W Payne

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director/PDMR

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

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

 

CDIs representing 10 underlying shares of underlying Ordinary shares in the Company of 0.1p each

GB00B085SD50

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of CDIs

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price

Volume

A$0.28

142,857

d)

Aggregated information

 

 

 

Price

Volume

A$0.28

142,857

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction

12 August 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Off market

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

M Atkins

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director/PDMR

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

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

 

CDIs representing 10 underlying shares of underlying Ordinary shares in the Company of 0.1p each

GB00B085SD50

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of CDIs

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price

Volume

A$0.28

90,000

d)

Aggregated information

 

 

 

Price

Volume

A$0.28

90,000

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction

12 August 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Off market

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

C Sangster

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director/PDMR

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

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

 

CDIs representing 10 underlying shares of underlying Ordinary shares in the Company of 0.1p each

GB00B085SD50

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of CDIs

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price

Volume

A$0.28

35,719

d)

Aggregated information

 

 

 

Price

Volume

A$0.28

35,719

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction

12 August 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Off market

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Ariana Resources plc

Michael de Villiers, Chairman

Kerim Sener, Managing Director


Tel: +44 (0) 20 7407 3616




Beaumont Cornish Limited

(Nominated Adviser)

Roland Cornish / Felicity Geidt


Tel: +44 (0) 20 7628 3396

 



Zeus Capital   (Joint Broker)

Harry Ansell / Katy Mitchell

 

Fortified Securities (Joint Broker)

Guy Wheatley

 

Yellow Jersey PR Limited (Financial PR )

Dom Barretto / Shivantha Thambirajah /

Bessie Elliot


Tel: +44 (0) 203 829 5000

 

 

Tel: +44 (0) 203 411 7773

 

 

Tel: +44 (0) 7983 521 488

arianaresources@yellowjerseypr.com

 

Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont Cornish") is the Company's Nominated Adviser and is authorised and regulated by the FCA. Beaumont Cornish's responsibilities as the Company's Nominated Adviser, including a responsibility to advise and guide the Company on its responsibilities under the AIM Rules for Companies and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers, are owed solely to the London Stock Exchange. Beaumont Cornish is not acting for and will not be responsible to any other persons for providing protections afforded to customers of Beaumont Cornish nor for advising them in relation to the proposed arrangements described in this announcement or any matter referred to in it.

 

About Ariana Resources:

Ariana is an AIM-listed mineral exploration and development company 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 a major gold development project in Zimbabwe, gold-silver production in Türkiye and copper-gold-silver exploration and development projects in Cyprus and Kosovo.

 

Ariana owns 100% of the Dokwe Gold Project ("Dokwe") in Zimbabwe. Dokwe is made up of the Dokwe North and Dokwe Central gold deposits which are located in the Tsholotsho District near the city of Bulawayo. The deposits have a combined in-pit JORC Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resource of over 1.42 million ounces of gold (as at March 2025) and the project represents the largest undeveloped gold project in Zimbabwe. A Net Smelter Return ("NSR") royalty of 0.5% on future production is payable to Yataghan Investments (Private) Limited .

 

The Company holds 23.5% interest in   Zenit Madencilik San. ve Tic. A.S.   a joint venture with Ozaltin Holding A.S. and Proccea Construction Co. in Türkiye which contains a depleted total of c. 2.2 million ounces gold equivalent (as at March 2024, using a price ratio of 90 Ag to 1 Au). The joint venture comprises the Kiziltepe and Tavsan mines and the Salinbas project.

 

The   Kiziltepe Gold-Silver Mine   is located in western Türkiye and contains a depleted JORC Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resource of 171,700 ounces gold and 3.3 million ounces silver (as at March 2024). The mine has been in profitable production since 2017 and has producted at an average rate of c.21,500 ounces of gold per annum. A NSR royalty of 2.5% on production is being paid to Franco-Nevada Corporation.

 

The   Tavsan Gold Mine   is located in western Türkiye and contains a JORC Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resource of 311,000 ounces gold and 1.1 million ounces silver (as at March 2024). The Tavsan processing plant achieved operational status in July 2025 and will become the second gold mining operation in Türkiye. A NSR royalty of up to 2% on future production is payable to Sandstorm Gold.

The   Salinbas- Ardala Gold Project   is located in north-eastern Türkiye and contains a JORC Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resource of 598,000 ounces of gold at the Salinbaş project and 939,000 ounces of gold at the Ardala project (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 and a separate private NSR royalty of 1.5% is payable with respect to the Ardala project specifically .

Ariana owns 76% of UK-registered   Western Tethyan Resources Ltd   ("WTR"), which operates across south-eastern Europe and is based in Pristina, Republic of Kosovo. The company is targeting its exploration on major copper-gold deposits across the porphyry-epithermal transition. WTR has earnt a 51% interest in the Slivova Gold-Silver Project. Certain exploration activities of WTR are being funded through a five-year Alliance Agreement with Newmont Ventures Limited (www.newmont.com).

 

Ariana owns 61% of UK-registered   Venus Minerals Limited   ("Venus") which is focused on the exploration and development of copper-gold projects in Cyprus, some of which are in application, containing a combined JORC Indicated and Inferred Resource of 16.6Mt @ 0.45% to 0.80% copper (excluding additional gold, silver and zinc).

 

Ariana owns several investments in listed and private companies via its Australian subsidiary   Asgard Metals Pty. Ltd.   ("Asgard"), which also provides technical input into the various investee company exploration programmes. Investments have been made in high-value potential, discovery-stage mineral exploration companies located across the Eastern Hemisphere and within easy reach of Ariana's operational hubs in Australia, Türkiye, UK and Zimbabwe. Its most advanced interest is through a 4.9% holding of Panther Metals Limited (ASX: PNT).

 

Zeus Capital Limited, Fortified Securities and Shaw and Partners Limited are the brokers to the Company and Beaumont Cornish Limited is the Company's Nominated Adviser.

 

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

 

Ends.

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