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Premier African Minerals Limited

31 May 2022

31 May 2022

Premier African Minerals Limited

("Premier" or the "Company")

Grant of Options

Premier African Minerals Limited (AIM: PREM), announces that, on 31 May 2022 options for 1,127,500,000 ordinary shares of no-par value in the Company were awarded to both directors and management ("Options"). Options for up to 317,500,000 ordinary shares of no-par value in the Company (the "Director Options") were awarded to Directors. In addition, the Company has also issued a further 810,000,000 options to a non-board members and management on similar terms ("Management Options").

In aggregate, the award of new Director Options to the Directors represents approximately 1.42 per cent. of the Company's current issued share capital and is therefore not being treated as a Related Party Transaction under AIM Rule 13.

Further details of the Options awards are set out below:

 
 Director        New options   Exercise   First exercise date                Expiry 
                  awarded       price                                         date 
 George Roach     65,000,000   Nil Cost   The sooner of 31 May 2023          31 May 2032 
                                           or completion of the Definitive 
                                           Feasibility Study at the 
                                           Zulu Lithium Project. 
                  65,000,000       0.4p                    1 December 2023   31 May 2032 
                  65,000,000       0.5p                        31 May 2024   31 May 2032 
                  65,000,000       0.5p                    1 December 2024   31 May 2032 
 
 Godfrey          40,000,000   Nil Cost   The sooner of 31 May 2023          31 May 2032 
  Manhambara                               or completion of the Definitive 
                                           Feasibility Study at the 
                                           Zulu Lithium Project. 
 
 Wolfgang         17,500,000   Nil Cost   The sooner of 31 May 2023           19 January 
  Hampel                                   or completion of the Definitive          2027 
                                           Feasibility Study at the 
                                           Zulu Lithium Project. 
 Note: Further details are set out in the Appendix. 
 

Option Schedule

122,500,000 of the Director Options and 202,500,000 Management Options will be exercisable and converted into ordinary shares in the Company at a nil cost on the sooner of 31 May 2023 or completion of the Definitive Feasibility Study at the Zulu Lithium Project.

65,000,000 of the Director Options and 202,500,000 Management Options will be exercisable and converted into ordinary shares in shares in the Company from1 December 2023 at a price 0.4p.

65,000,000 of the Director Options and 202,500,000 Management Options will be exercisable and converted into ordinary shares in shares in the Company from 31 May 2024 at a price 0.5p.

65,000,000 of the Director Options and 202,500,000 Management Options will be exercisable and converted into ordinary shares in shares in the Company from 1 December 2024 at a price 0.5p.

The Director Options and the Management Options will, unless otherwise exercised, all expire on 31 May 2032.

Following this issue of Options, the Company has a total of 1,251,950,860 ordinary shares under option, equivalent to approximately 5.03 per cent of the Company's current issued ordinary share capital.

Enquiries

 
                         Premier African Minerals    Tel: +27 (0) 100 
 George Roach                     Limited             201 281 
 Michael Cornish         Beaumont Cornish Limited    Tel: +44 (0) 20 
  / Roland Cornish          (Nominated Adviser)       7628 3396 
                       ---------------------------  ----------------- 
                        Shore Capital Stockbrokers   Tel: +44 (0) 20 
 John More/Toby Gibbs             Limited             7408 4090 
                                                     Tel: +1 646 495 
 Matthew Bonner              EAS Advisors LLC         2225 
                       ---------------------------  ----------------- 
 

Notes to Editors

Premier African Minerals Limited (AIM: PREM) is a multi-commodity mining and natural resource development company focused on Southern Africa with its RHA Tungsten and Zulu Lithium projects in Zimbabwe.

The Company has a diverse portfolio of projects, which include tungsten, rare earth elements, lithium and tantalum in Zimbabwe and lithium and gold in Mozambique, encompassing brownfield projects with near-term production potential to grass-roots exploration. The Company has accepted a share offer by Vortex Limited ("Vortex") for the exchange of Premier's entire 4.8 per cent interest in Circum Minerals Limited ("Circum"), the owners of the Danakil Potash Project in Ethiopia, for a 13.1 per cent interest in the enlarged share capital of Vortex. Vortex has an interest of 36.7 per cent in Circum.

In addition, the Company holds a 19 per cent interest in MN Holdings Limited, the operator of the Otjozondu Manganese Mining Project in Namibia.

APPIX

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                        George Roach 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for notification 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Position / status                      Director 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   I nitial notification       Initial 
       /Amendment 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of t he issu er, emission allow a n ce m a 
       r k et participan t, au ct ion plat for m, au ction 
       eer or auc tion monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                        Premier African Minerals Limited 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                         Not applicable 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 4    Details of t he t ransact ion (s): section to be re 
       p eated for ( i) e a ch type of instr u m e n t; (ii) 
       each type of transac tion; (iii) each date; and ( iv) 
       each place w h ere transactions have b een condu cted 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Description of the          Ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each 
       financial instrument,       in Premier African Minerals Limited 
       t ype of instrument 
       I d e ntification           ISIN VGG7223M1005 
       code 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
      Nature of the transaction   Issue of options over Ordinary Shares 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
      Price(s) and volumes(s)       Price(s)    Volumes(s) 
                                     Nil Cost    65,000,000 
                                                ----------- 
                                     GBP0.004    65,000,000 
                                                ----------- 
                                     GBP0.005    65,000,000 
                                                ----------- 
                                     GBP0.005    65,000,000 
                                                ----------- 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information      n/a 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction     31 May 2022 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside a trading venue 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                        Godfrey Manhambara 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for notification 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Position / status                      Director 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   I nitial notification       Initial 
       /Amendment 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of t he issu er, emission allow a n ce m a 
       r k et participan t, au ct ion plat for m, au ction 
       eer or auc tion monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                        Premier African Minerals Limited 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                         Not applicable 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 4    Details of t he t ransact ion (s): section to be re 
       p eated for ( i) e a ch type of instr u m e n t; (ii) 
       each type of transac tion; (iii) each date; and ( iv) 
       each place w h ere transactions have b een condu cted 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Description of the          Ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each 
       financial instrument,       in Premier African Minerals Limited 
       t ype of instrument 
       I d e ntification           ISIN VGG7223M1005 
       code 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
      Nature of the transaction   Issue of options over Ordinary Shares 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
      Price(s) and volumes(s)      Price(s)    Volumes(s) 
                                    Nil Cost    40,000,000 
                                               ----------- 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information      n/a 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction     31 May 2022 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside a trading venue 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                        Wolfgang Hampel 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for notification 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Position / status                      Director 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   I nitial notification       Initial 
       /Amendment 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of t he issu er, emission allow a n ce m a 
       r k et participan t, au ct ion plat for m, au ction 
       eer or auc tion monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                        Premier African Minerals Limited 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                         Not applicable 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 4    Details of t he t ransact ion (s): section to be re 
       p eated for ( i) e a ch type of instr u m e n t; (ii) 
       each type of transac tion; (iii) each date; and ( iv) 
       each place w h ere transactions have b een condu cted 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Description of the          Ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each 
       financial instrument,       in Premier African Minerals Limited 
       t ype of instrument 
       I d e ntification           ISIN VGG7223M1005 
       code 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
      Nature of the transaction   Issue of options over Ordinary Shares 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
      Price(s) and volumes(s)       Price(s)    Volumes(s) 
                                     Nil Cost    17,500,000 
                                                ----------- 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information      n/a 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction     31 May 2022 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside a trading venue 
     --------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 

ENDS

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