Director/PDMR Shareholding
Oriole Resources PLC announced that on April 24, 2026, Executive Director Claire Bay sold 2,941,618 ordinary shares at 0.34 pence each and purchased 2,939,132 shares at the same price for her ISA, resulting in her beneficial ownership of 16,293,763 shares (0.33% of issued capital). Concurrently, Chief Financial Officer Robert Smeeton sold 5,882,795 ordinary shares at 0.34 pence each and bought 5,879,867 shares at 0.34 pence each for his ISA, leaving him with 46,999,190 shares (0.96% of issued capital). These transactions were conducted as 'Bed and ISA' arrangements on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market.
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Oriole Resources PLC (AIM: ORR), the AIM quoted gold exploration and development company focused on Central and West Africa, announces that, on 24 April 2026, the following transactions were completed by Directors of the Company:
- In order to effect a 'Bed and ISA' transaction, Claire Bay, Executive Director, Exploration, has sold 2,941,618 Ordinary Shares in the Company at a price of 0.34 pence per share from her personal holding and immediately purchased 2,939,132 shares at a price of 0.34 pence per share into her Individual Savings Account.
- In order to effect a 'Bed and ISA' transaction, Robert Smeeton, Chief Financial Officer, has sold 5,882,795 Ordinary Shares in the Company at a price of 0.34 pence per share from his personal holding and immediately purchased 5,879,867 shares at a price of 0.34 pence per share into his Individual Savings Account.
Following these transactions, which are further detailed in the PDMR Notification Forms below, Robert Smeeton's ultimate beneficial ownership is 46,999,190 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.96% of the Company's issued share capital, and Claire Bay's ultimate beneficial ownership is 16,293,763 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.33% of the Company's issued share capital.
Enquires:
| Oriole Resources PLC Martin Rosser / Bob Smeeton / Claire Bay | Tel: +44 (0)23 8065 1649 | |
| Strand Hanson (Nomad & Broker) Christopher Raggett / James Spinney / Edward Foulkes | Tel: +44 (0)20 7409 3494 | |
| IFC Advisory Ltd (Financial IR & PR) Tim Metcalfe / Graham Herring / Florence Staton | Tel: +44 (0)20 3934 6632 oriole@investor-focus.co.uk | |
| ANNEX - PDMR notifications | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Robert Smeeton |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Oriole Resources PLC |
| b) | LEI | 213800X32GJR5AGAR511 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the capital of the Company |
| Identification code | Ordinary share ISIN: GB00B0T29327 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Sale of Ordinary Shares 2. Purchase of Ordinary Shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 1. 0.34p | 5,882,795 | |
| 2. 0.34p | 5,879,867 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | Aggregate share purchases: N/A - single transaction | |
| Aggregate share sales: N/A - single transaction | ||
| - Price | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 24 April 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Claire Bay |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Executive Director, Exploration |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Oriole Resources PLC |
| b) | LEI | 213800X32GJR5AGAR511 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the capital of the Company |
| Identification code | Ordinary share ISIN: GB00B0T29327 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Sale of Ordinary Shares 2. Purchase of Ordinary Shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 1. 0.34p | 2,941,618 | |
| 2. 0.34p | 2,939,132 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | Aggregate share purchases: N/A - single transaction | |
| Aggregate share sales: N/A - single transaction | ||
| - Price | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 24 April 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM |
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