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Premier African Minerals Limited
19 January 2017
Premier African Minerals Limited / Ticker: PREM / Index: AIM /
Sector: Mining
For immediate release
19 January 2017
Premier African Minerals Limited
("Premier" or the "Company")
Grant of Options
Premier African Minerals Limited (AIM: PREM), announces that, on
19 January 2017 options for up to 61,000,000 ordinary shares of no
par value in the Company (the "Options") were awarded to Directors.
30,500,000 Options are exercisable at a price of 0.28p per ordinary
share on or after 19 January 2018 and 30,500,000 Options are
exercisable at a price of 0.4 pence per ordinary share on or after
19 January 2019. In aggregate, the new Options issued to the
Directors represent approximately 2.6 per cent. of the Company's
current issued share capital and further details of the Options
awards are set out below:
Director New options Exercise First exercise Expiry date
awarded price date
---------------- ------------ --------- --------------- ------------
19 January 19 January
Russel Swarts 7,000,000 0.28p 2018 2027
19 January 19 January
7,000,000 0.4p 2019 2027
19 January 19 January
Michael Foster 7,000,000 0.28p 2018 2027
19 January 19 January
7,000,000 0.4p 2019 2027
19 January 19 January
Ian Stalker 7,000,000 0.28p 2018 2027
19 January 19 January
7,000,000 0.4p 2019 2027
19 January 19 January
George Roach 9,500,000 0.28p 2018 2027
19 January 19 January
9,500,000 0.4p 2019 2027
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Note:Further details are set out in the Appendix.
In accordance with, and subject to the terms of the Company's
Share Option Scheme, the Options shall vest as to one half on the
first anniversary of the date of grant (the date of grant being 19
January 2017) and the balance on the second anniversary.
In addition, the Company has also issued a further 100,877,130
options to a non-board members and management on similar terms
("Management Options"). 50,438,565 Management Options are
exercisable at a price of 0.28p per ordinary share on or after 19
January 2018 and 50,438,565 Management Options are exercisable at a
price of 0.4 pence per ordinary share on or after 19 January 2019.
The Options and the Management Options will all expire on 19
January 2027.
Following this issue of Options and the Management Options, the
Company has a total of 187,890,534 ordinary shares under option,
equivalent to approximately 9 per cent of the Company's current
issued ordinary share capital.
Enquiries:
Premier African Minerals Tel: +44 (0)7734
Fuad Sillem Limited 922074
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Michael Cornish Beaumont Cornish Tel: +44 (0) 207
/ Roland Cornish Limited 628 3396
(Nominated Adviser)
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Jerry Keen/Edward Shore Capital Stockbrokers Tel: +44 (0) 207
Mansfield Limited 408 4090
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Beaufort Securities Tel: +44 (0) 20
Jon Belliss Limited 7382 8300
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Charles Goodwin/ Yellow Jersey PR Tel: +44 (0) 7747
Harriet Jackson Limited 788221
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Notes to Editors:
Premier African Minerals Limited (AIM: PREM) is a
multi-commodity mining and natural resource development company
focused in Southern and Western Africa with production started at
its flagship RHA project in Zimbabwe.
The Company has a diverse portfolio of projects, which include
tungsten, rare earth elements, gold, lithium and tantalum in
Zimbabwe and Benin, encompassing brownfield projects with near-term
production potential to grass-roots exploration. The Company
recently acquired a 52% controlling stake in Mozambique-based TCT
Industrias Florestais Limitada, which owns a substantial limestone
deposit and forestry business located on rail in the Sofala
Province of Mozambique. In addition, The Company holds 2 million
shares in Circum Minerals Limited ("Circum"), the owners of the
Danakil Potash Project in Ethiopia, which has the potential to be a
world class asset. At present those shares are valued at US$4
million based on the latest price at which Circum has accepted
subscriptions. Premier also has a 4.5% interest in Casa Mining
Limited, a privately-owned exploration company that has a 71.25%
interest in the 1.2 million ounce inferred resource Akyanga gold
deposit in the DRC.
APPIX
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated
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a) Name Michael Foster
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2 Reason for notification
--- ------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position / status Director
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
b) Initial notification Initial
/Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
--- ------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Premier African Minerals
Limited
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
b) LEI Not applicable
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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 Ordinary shares of 0.01 pence
the financial each in Premier African Minerals
instrument, type Limited
of instrument ISIN VGG7223M1005
Identification
code
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
Nature of the Issue of options over Ordinary
transaction Shares
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
Price(s) and Price(s) Volumes(s)
volumes(s) --------- -----------
0.28p 7,000,000
--------- -----------
0.4p 7,000,000
--------- -----------
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
d) Aggregated information n/a
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2017
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
f) Place of the London Stock Exchange, AIM
transaction (XLON)
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated
--- ------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Ian Stalker
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
2 Reason for notification
--- ------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position / status Director
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
b) Initial notification Initial
/Amendment
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
--- ------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Premier African Minerals
Limited
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
b) LEI Not applicable
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
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 Ordinary shares of 0.01 pence
the financial each in Premier African Minerals
instrument, type Limited
of instrument ISIN VGG7223M1005
Identification
code
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
Nature of the Issue of options over Ordinary
transaction Shares
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
Price(s) and Price(s) Volumes(s)
volumes(s) --------- -----------
0. 28p 7,000,000
--------- -----------
0.4p 7,000,000
--------- -----------
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
d) Aggregated information n/a
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2017
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
f) Place of the London Stock Exchange, AIM
transaction (XLON)
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated
--- ------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name George Roach
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
2 Reason for notification
--- ------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position / status Director
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
b) Initial notification Initial
/Amendment
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
--- ------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Premier African Minerals
Limited
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
b) LEI Not applicable
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
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 Ordinary shares of 0.01 pence
the financial each in Premier African Minerals
instrument, type Limited
of instrument ISIN VGG7223M1005
Identification
code
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
Nature of the Issue of options over Ordinary
transaction Shares
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
Price(s) and Price(s) Volumes(s)
volumes(s) --------- -----------
0.28p 9,500,000
--------- -----------
0.4p 9,500,000
--------- -----------
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
d) Aggregated information n/a
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2017
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
f) Place of the London Stock Exchange, AIM
transaction (XLON)
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated
--- ------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Russel Swarts
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
2 Reason for notification
--- ------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position / status Director
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
b) Initial notification Initial
/Amendment
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
--- ------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Premier African Minerals
Limited
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
b) LEI Not applicable
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
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 Ordinary shares of 0.01 pence
the financial each in Premier African Minerals
instrument, type Limited
of instrument ISIN VGG7223M1005
Identification
code
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
Nature of the Issue of options over Ordinary
transaction Shares
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
Price(s) and Price(s) Volumes(s)
volumes(s) --------- -----------
0.28p 7,000,000
--------- -----------
0.4p 7,000,000
--------- -----------
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
d) Aggregated information n/a
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 19 January 2017
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
f) Place of the London Stock Exchange, AIM
transaction (XLON)
--- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
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