Sirius Minerals Plc Director Dealing and Option Exercise (8221H)
March 18 2015 - 11:43AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 8221H
Sirius Minerals Plc
18 March 2015
18 March 2015
Sirius Minerals Plc
Director Dealing and Option Exercise
The Directors of Sirius Minerals Plc (AIM: SXX, OTCQX: SRUXY)
("Sirius" or "the Company") were notified late yesterday that
Broadscope Pty Ltd as trustee for the Catlow Family Trust of which
Mr Christopher Catlow is a beneficiary, sold 3,987,000 of the
Company's 0.25p ordinary shares during 16 and 17 March ("Sale
Shares") at an average price of 7.46p each.
The net proceeds from the Sale Shares will be used by Broadscope
Pty Ltd as trustee for the Catlow Family Trust of which Christopher
Catlow is a beneficiary, to exercise 6,200,000 options ("Options")
granted in April 2010 and due to expire in April 2015, and in
relation to which the Company has today received an exercise
notice. The Options are exercised at 4.5p per share, raising a
total of GBP279,000 and the monies will be used for general working
capital purposes.
An application will be made for the 6,200,000 shares to be
issued pursuant to the exercise of the Options ("Option Shares"),
which will rank pari passu with the Company's existing ordinary
shares, to be admitted to trading on AIM with admission expected to
take place from 8am on 24 March 2015.
Following the sale of the Sale Shares and issue of the Option
Shares, Mr Catlow will have an increased indirect beneficial
interest of 102,213,000 shares representing 4.77% of the Company's
issued share capital.
Following the placement of shares completed on 11 March 2015 the
Company was in an open period where directors and employees could
buy or sell Sirius shares. The Company has now returned to a close
period as it moves towards, what Sirius expects to be, a more
intense period of activity in relation to the current approval
process for the York Potash Project's mine and mineral transport
system.
In addition, as a result of the placing of shares announced on
11 March 2015, Christopher Fraser, Managing Director & Chief
Executive Officer, retains a direct and indirect beneficial
interest of 122,628,314 shares, which now represents 5.72% of the
Company's issued share capital.
Following the issue of the Option Shares, the Company's issued
share capital will consist of 2,142,461,436 ordinary shares. This
figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the
denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if
they are required to notify their interest in, or a change of
interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial
Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Sirius Minerals Plc
Investor Relations Email: ir@siriusminerals.com Tel: +44 845
524 0247
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Joint Brokers
Liberum Capital Limited Clayton Bush Tel: +44 20 3100
2222
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Ken Fleming, Nick Tel: +44 20 3037
Limited (NOMAD) Harland, Nick Stamp 2000
WH Ireland Adrian Hadden Tel: +44 20 7220
1666
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Media Enquiries Jos Simson, Mike Tel: +44 20 7920
Tavistock Bartlett, 3150
Emily Fenton
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Warrant Trading Enquiries
Liberum Capital Limited Simon Smith Tel: +44 20 3100
2171
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About Sirius Minerals Plc
Sirius Minerals is a potash development company with properties
in the United Kingdom (North Yorkshire) and the United States
(North Dakota). Its primary focus is the development of the York
Potash Project which has the world's largest and highest grade
deposit of polyhalite, a multi-nutrient form of potash containing
potassium, sulphur, magnesium and calcium. Incorporated in 2003,
Sirius Minerals' shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange's
AIM market. Its shares are also traded in the United States on the
OTCQX through a sponsored ADR facility. Further information on the
Company can be found at www.siriusminerals.com.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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