30 October 2024
METALS EXPLORATION PLC
Director / PDMR Dealings
Significant Shareholding
Metals Exploration plc (AIM: MTL) ("Metals Exploration" or the "Company"), a gold producer in the Philippines, has been notified of the sales of the Company's ordinary shares of £0.0001 each ("Ordinary Shares") by Mike Langoulant, Chief Financial Officer and a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") of the Company, and Andrew Chubb, Non-Executive Director of the Company, the majority of which were purchased by an entity associated with the Company's second largest shareholder, Drachs Investments No 3 Limited ("Drachs").
Mike Langoulant sold 2,166,000 Ordinary Shares at an average price of £0.0652 per share and Andrew Chubb sold 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares at £0.0675 per share. The table below details Messrs Langoulant and Chubb's sales of Ordinary Shares and their resultant interests in the voting share capital of the Company:
| Director/PDMR | Number of Ordinary Shares sold
| Resulting number of Ordinary Shares held | % of voting share capital |
| Mike Langoulant | 2,166,000 | 5,498,306 | 0.32 |
| Andrew Chubb | 2,500,000 | 4,100,000 | 0.24 |
The Company has been advised that an associate entity of Drachs has acquired 4,000,000 Ordinary Shares taking the total shareholding of Drachs and its associates to 321,532,143 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 18.6% of the Company's voting share capital.
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (as applied in UK law), provides further detail on the transaction.
For further information please visit or contact:
| Metals Exploration PLC |
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| Via Tavistock Communications Limited | +44 (0) 207 920 3150 |
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| Nominated & Financial Adviser: | STRAND HANSON LIMITED |
| James Spinney, James Dance, Rob Patrick | +44 (0) 207 409 3494 |
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| Financial Adviser & Broker: | HANNAM & PARTNERS |
| Matt Hasson, Franck Nganou | +44 (0) 207 907 8500 |
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| Public Relations: | TAVISTOCK COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED |
| Jos Simson, Nick Elwes | +44 (0) 207 920 3150 |
Web: www.metalsexploration.com
Twitter: @MTLexploration
LinkedIn: Metals Exploration
PDMR Notification Forms
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | Mike Langoulant | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer (PDMR) | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| a) | Name | METALS EXPLORATION PLC | ||||||
| b) | LEI | 2138006CFXWG2OPRV987 | ||||||
| 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 | Ordinary Shares of £0.0001 each in the Company | ||||||
| Identification code | ISIN for Ordinary Shares: GB00B0394F60 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the Transaction | Sale of Ordinary Shares | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 28 October 2024 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | AIM | ||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Andrew Chubb | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | METALS EXPLORATION PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138006CFXWG2OPRV987 | ||||
| 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 | Ordinary Shares of £0.0001 each in the Company | ||||
| Identification code | ISIN for Ordinary Shares: GB00B0394F60 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the Transaction | Sale of Ordinary Shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | N/A (Single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 28 October 2024 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | AIM | ||||
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