TIDMAUE
RNS Number : 2497R
Avesoro Resources Inc.
07 December 2016
7 December 2016
Avesoro Resources Inc.
TSX : AUE
AIM : AUE
GRANT OF STOCK OPTIONS TO DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES
Avesoro Resources Inc., ("Avesoro" or the "Company"), the TSX
and AIM listed West African Gold Producer, announces that, pursuant
to its Stock Option Plan, it has granted incentive stock options to
certain directors and employees of the Company as part of its
annual stock option incentive programme. The stock options were
granted on 7 December 2016 over a total of 95,500,000 common
shares, representing approximately 1.79% of the issued share
capital of the Company at an exercise price of 1.575p per share,
being equal to the closing price of the common shares on 6 December
2016 on AIM. The stock options vest and become exercisable as to
50% on the first anniversary of grant and 50% on the second
anniversary of grant, except for those granted to the Non-Executive
Directors, which vest and become exercisable as to 50% on grant and
50% on the first anniversary of grant. The stock options issued are
capable of being exercised up to 6 December 2021. Following this
award of options, the total number of shares under option is
currently 124,620,175 representing 2.34% of the Company's issued
share capital.
The allocation of stock options to Persons Discharging
Managerial Responsibilities was as follows:
Director Position New Options Total Current Current
Issued Options Shareholding Shareholding
Held in Aureus* as percentage
of Current
Issued
Share Capital
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Serhan Umurhan CEO & Director 20,000,000 22,700,000 8,010,000 0.15%
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Geoff Eyre CFO & Director 16,500,000 18,750,000 2,720,000 0.05%
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Non-Executive
David Netherway Director 5,500,000 8,300,000 431,454 <0.01%
---------------- --------------- ----------- ---------- ------------- --------------
Jean-Guy Non-Executive
Martin Director 5,500,000 6,600,000 99,382 <0.01%
---------------- --------------- ----------- ---------- ------------- --------------
Non-Executive
Loudon Owen Director 5,500,000 6,225,000 99,593 <0.01%
---------------- --------------- ----------- ---------- ------------- --------------
*Note: Mr Umurhan and Mr Eyre are both directors of Avesoro
Jersey Limited which holds 3,912,222,429 Shares representing 73.5%
of the Company's issued and outstanding Shares.
Contact Information
Avesoro Resources Inc. Buchanan
Geoff Eyre Bobby Morse / Anna Michniewicz
Tel: +44(0) 20 7010 7690 Tel: +44(0) 20 7466 5000
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Numis Securities Limited
(Aureus Nominated Adviser
and Broker)
John Prior / James Black
/ Paul Gillam
Tel: +44(0) 20 7260 1000
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The information below, set out in accordance with the
requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further
detail on the grant of options to PDMRs.
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS
DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY
ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Serhan Umurhan
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2 Reason for the notification
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Director and Chief Executive
Officer
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b) Initial notification/ Initial notification
Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Avesoro Resources Inc.
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b) LEI N/A
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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 the financial Stock options over common
instrument, shares
type of instrument
Identification ISIN for Avesoro Resources
code Inc. common shares: CA0515471070
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b) Nature of the Grant of stock options
transaction
---- --------------------------- -----------------------------------
c) Price(s) and Price(s) Volume(s)
volume(s) --------- -----------
1.575p 20,000,000
--------- -----------
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d) Aggregated information
* Aggregated volume 22,700,000
1.575p
* Price
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e) Date of the 7 December 2016
transaction
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f) Place of the London Stock Exchange, AIM
transaction
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Geoff Eyre
---- --------------------------- -----------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Director and Chief Financial
Officer
---- --------------------------- -----------------------------------
b) Initial notification/ Initial notification
Amendment
---- --------------------------- -----------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
---- ----------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Avesoro Resources Inc.
---- --------------------------- -----------------------------------
b) LEI N/A
---- --------------------------- -----------------------------------
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 Stock options over common shares
instrument,
type of instrument ISIN for Avsesoro Resources
Identification Inc. common shares: CA0515471070
code
---- --------------------------- -----------------------------------
b) Nature of the Grant of stock options
transaction
---- --------------------------- -----------------------------------
c) Price(s) and Price(s) Volume(s)
volume(s) --------- -----------
1.575p 16,500,000
--------- -----------
---- --------------------------- -----------------------------------
Aggregated
d) information
* Aggregated volume 16,500,000
1.575p
* Price
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e) Date of the 7 December 2016
transaction
---- --------------------------- -----------------------------------
f) Place of the London Stock Exchange, AIM
transaction
---- --------------------------- -----------------------------------
About Avesoro Resources Inc.
The Company's assets include the New Liberty Gold Mine in
Liberia (the "New Liberty Gold Mine," "New Liberty" or the "mine")
which has an estimated proven and probable mineral reserve of 8.5
Mt with 924,000 ounces of gold grading 3.4 g/t and an estimated
measured and indicated mineral resource of 9,796 Kt with 1,143,000
ounces of gold grading 3.63 g/t and an estimated inferred mineral
resource of 5,730 Kt with 593,000 ounces of gold grading 3.2 g/t. A
Definitive Feasibility Study ("DFS") has been completed, the first
gold pour has taken place and commercial production has been
declared. The foregoing mineral reserve and mineral resource
estimates and additional information in connection therewith are
set out in the Company's technical report dated March 25, 2015 and
entitled "New Liberty Gold Project, Bea Mountain Mining Licence
Southern Block, Liberia, West Africa, Definitive Project Plan."
The New Liberty Gold Mine is located within the Southern Block
of the 100% owned Bea Mountain mining licence. This licence covers
478 km(2) and has a 25 year, renewable, mineral development
agreement. The Bea Mountain mining license also hosts additional
gold projects of Ndablama, Gondoja, Weaju and Leopard Rock which
are the focus of exploration programs during 2016. Ndablama has an
indicated mineral resource of 386,000 ounces of gold grading 1.6
g/t and inferred mineral resource of 515,000 ounces of gold grading
1.7 g/t and Weaju has an inferred mineral resource of 178,000
ounces of gold grading 2.1 g/t. The Yambesei (759 km(2) ), Archaen
West (112.6 km(2) ), Mabong (36.6 km(2) ) and Mafa West (15.6 km(2)
) licences will also be subject to preliminary reconnaissance
geological work. The foregoing mineral resource estimates and
additional information in connection therewith are set out in the
Company's technical report dated December 1, 2014 and entitled
"Ndablama and Weaju Gold Projects, Bea Mountain Mining Licence,
Northern Block, Technical Report on Mineral Resources" ("Ndablama
and Weaju Technical Report 2014").
The Company also has a gold exploration permit in Cameroon.
Qualified Persons
The Company's Qualified Person is Mark J. Pryor, who holds a BSc
(Hons) in Geology & Mineralogy from Aberdeen University, United
Kingdom and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London, a
Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists and a registered
Professional Natural Scientist (Pr.Sci.Nat) of the South African
Council for Natural Scientific Professions. Mark Pryor is an
independent technical consultant with over 25 years of extensive
global experience in exploration, mining and mine development and
is a "Qualified Person" as defined in National Instrument 43 -101
"Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects" of the Canadian
Securities Administrators and has reviewed and approves this press
release.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain information contained in this Announcement constitutes
forward looking information. This information may relate to future
events or the Company's future performance. All information other
than information of historical fact is forward looking information.
The use of any of the words "anticipate", "plan", "continue",
"estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "should",
"believe", "predict" and "potential" and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward looking information. This information
involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from
those anticipated in such forward looking information. No assurance
can be given that this information will prove to be correct and
such forward looking information included in this Announcement
should not be unduly relied upon. This information speaks only as
of the date of this Announcement.
Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in
the forward looking information contained in this news release as a
result of the risk factors, including: the risk that the waiver and
standstill agreement will terminate; risks normally incidental to
exploration and development of mineral properties; the inability to
obtain required waivers and amendments from the Company's creditors
in respect of its debt repayment obligations and consequential
risks of default thereon; risks related to operating in West
Africa; health risks associated with the mining workforce in West
Africa; risks related to the Company's title to its mineral
properties; adverse changes in commodity prices; risks related to
current global financial conditions; the inability of the Company
to obtain, maintain, renew and/or extend required licences,
permits, authorizations and/or approvals from the appropriate
regulatory authorities and other risks relating to the legal and
regulatory frameworks in Liberia, including adverse changes in
applicable laws; competitive conditions in the mineral exploration
and mining industry; risks related to obtaining insurance or
adequate levels of insurance for the Company's operations; risks
related to environmental regulations; uncertainties in the
interpretation of results from drilling; risks related to the legal
systems in Liberia; risks related to the tax residency of the
Company; changes in exchange and interest rates; risks related to
the activities of artisanal miners; actions of third parties that
the Company is reliant upon; lack of availability at a reasonable
cost or at all, of plants, equipment or labour, including required
equipment, explosives and other necessary material not being
delivered in the expected time frame, or at all; the inability to
attract and retain key management and personnel; political risks;
and future unforeseen liabilities and other factors.
The forward looking information included in this Announcement is
expressly qualified by this cautionary statement and is made as of
the date of this Announcement. The Company does not undertake any
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking
information except as required by applicable securities laws.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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