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Chaarat Gold Holdings Ltd

28 December 2018

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR").

Not for release, publication or distribution to United States newswire services or for release, publication or dissemination in the United States and does not constitute an offer of the securities herein.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. Any securities described in this press release have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration except in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, registration under the US Securities Act and applicable US state securities laws. There is no public offering of the securities in the United States expected.

28 December 2018

Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited

("Chaarat" or the "Company")

Holding in Company

Chaarat (AIM:CGH), the AIM-quoted exploration and development company with assets in the Kyrgyz Republic, was informed that on 27 December 2018 Labro Investments Limited ("Labro") held 133,021,925 ordinary shares of US$0.01 each ("Shares"), representing 33.66% of the issued share capital of the Company following the purchase of 600,000 Shares between 20 December 2018 and 27 December 2018 as follows:

   --     175,000 Shares at an aggregate share price of 24.11 pence per share on 20 December 2018; 
   --     50,000 Shares at an aggregate share price of 24.00 pence per share on 21 December 2018; 
   --     250,000 Shares at an aggregate share price of 26.64 pence per share on 24 December 2018; and 
   --     125,000 Shares at an aggregate share price of 29.54 pence per share on 27 December 2018. 

Martin Andersson (the Chairman of Chaarat) is indirectly beneficially interested in the majority of the shares in Labro.

The Concert Party holding following the purchases referred to above is now 150,373,966 Shares representing 38.05% of Chaarat's issued share capital.

In accordance with the Company's announcement dated 20 December 2018, up to a total of 5,000,000 Shares may be acquired by members of the Concert Party (as defined in that announcement), split as to up to 2,000,000 Shares in the case of Labro, and up to 1,500,000 Shares in the case of each of Martin Wiwen-Nilsson and Willem De Geer/Deer Invest AB together, up to 15 January 2019 without triggering a requirement to make a mandatory offer under the Articles of Association of the Company.

Enquiries

 
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited 
 Artem Volynets (CEO                +44 (0)20 7499 2612 
                                  info@chaarat.com 
Numis Securities Limited 
John Prior, Paul Gillam (NOMAD)   +44 (0) 20 7260 1000 
James Black (Corporate Broking) 
Powerscourt 
Conal Walsh                       +44 (0)20 7250 1446 
Isabelle Saber                    chaarat@powerscourt-group.com 
 Sam Austrums 
 

About Chaarat Gold

Chaarat Gold is an exploration and development company operating in the Kyrgyz Republic with a large, high grade resource - the Chaarat Gold Project. The Company's key objective is to become a low-cost gold producer generating significant production from the development of the Chaarat Gold Project.

On 30 October 2018, Chaarat announced that it had entered into a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire the Kapan mine in Armenia from Polymetal, for a consideration of US$55 million, subject to adjustments (the "Kapan Acquisition"). On 14 December 2018, the Company issued the Readmission Document relating to the Kapan Acquisition.

Chaarat is engaged in an active community engagement programme to optimise the value of the Chaarat investment proposition.

Chaarat aims to create value for its shareholders, employees and communities from its high-quality gold and mineral deposits in the Kyrgyz Republic by building relationships based on trust and operating to the best environmental, social and employment standards.

Further information is available at www.chaarat.com.

NOTICE

This announcement includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "envisages", "estimates", "anticipates", "projects", "expects", "intends", "may", "will", "could", "seeks" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Company's and the Directors' current intentions, beliefs or expectations concerning, amongst other things, investment strategy, financing strategy, performance, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and the industry in which the Group (which, where used in this announcement, shall have the meaning given to that term in the Readmission Document) will operate.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks (including unknown risks) and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are not an assurance of future performance. The Company's actual performance, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and dividend policy and the development of the business sector in which the Group will operate, may differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement. In addition, even if the Company's performance, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and dividend policy and the development of the industry in which the Group will operate, are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this document, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.

Any forward-looking statements in this announcement reflect the Company's and the Directors' current view with respect to future events and are subject to risks relating to future events and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the matters referred to above. Other than in accordance with the Company's obligations under the AIM Rules for Companies, the Company does not undertake to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                               Labro Investments Limited 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position / status                  Person/Entity closely associated 
                                           with the Chairman 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification               Initial notification 
        / amendment 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                               Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)    Legal entity identifier            213800T2A5CV84VTFJ70 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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                 Ordinary shares of US$0.01 each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
       Identification code                VGG203461055 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the transaction          Acquisition of ordinary shares in 
                                           the market 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)    Currency                           GBp 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 d)    Price(s) and volume(s)                     Price(s)       Volume(s) 
      ---------------------------------          -------------  ------------- 
                                                  25.50          50,000 
                                                   19.90          50,000 
                                                   26.00          75,000 
  ---------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  --- 
 e)    Aggregated information              175,000 
    *    Aggregated volume             24.114286 pence 
     GBP 42,200.00 
 
    *    Aggregated price 
 
 
    *    Aggregated total 
 -----------------------------------------  -------------------------------------- 
 f)    Date of the transaction            20 December 2018 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 g)    Place of the transaction           XLON 
      ---------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 
 
            1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
                  / person closely associated 
 a)              Name                                   Labro Investments Limited 
                -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 2               Reason for the notification 
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)              Position / status                      Person/Entity closely associated 
                                                         with the Chairman 
                -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)              Initial notification                   Initial notification 
                  / amendment 
                -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 3               Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
                  auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
                ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)              Name                                   Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited 
                -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)              Legal entity identifier                213800T2A5CV84VTFJ70 
                -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 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                     Ordinary shares of US$0.01 each 
                  financial instrument, 
                  type of instrument 
                 Identification code                    VGG203461055 
                -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)              Nature of the transaction              Acquisition of ordinary shares in 
                                                         the market 
                -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 c)              Currency                               GBP 
                -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 d)              Price(s) and volume(s)                  Price(s)           Volume(s) 
                -------------------------------------   -----------------  ----------------- 
                                                         0.2400              50,000 
  ----------------------------------------------------  -----------------  ----------------- 
 e)              Aggregated information                  50,000 
    *    Aggregated volume                 24.0000 pence 
     GBP 12,000.00 
 
    *    Aggregated price 
 
 
    *    Aggregated total 
 --------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
 f)              Date of the transaction                21 December 2018 
                -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 g)              Place of the transaction               XLON 
                -------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 
 
            1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
                  / person closely associated 
 a)              Name                               Labro Investments Limited 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 2               Reason for the notification 
                --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)              Position / status                  Person/Entity closely associated 
                                                     with the Chairman 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)              Initial notification               Initial notification 
                  / amendment 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 3               Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
                  auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
                --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)              Name                               Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)              Legal entity identifier            213800T2A5CV84VTFJ70 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 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                 Ordinary shares of US$0.01 each 
                  financial instrument, 
                  type of instrument 
                 Identification code                VGG203461055 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)              Nature of the transaction          Acquisition of ordinary shares in 
                                                     the market 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 c)              Currency                           GBP 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)              Price(s) and volume(s)                    Price(s)        Volume(s) 
                ---------------------------------         --------------  ------------ 
                                                           0.2550          50,000 
                                                            0.2550          50,000 
                                                            0.2550          41,603 
                                                            0.2800          8,397 
                                                            0.2750          50,000 
                                                            0.2880          50,000 
 ------------------------------------------------  -----  --------------  ------------  --- 
 e)              Aggregated information              250,000 
                   *    Aggregated volume             26.6440 pence 
                                                      GBP 66,609.93 
 
    *    Aggregated price 
 
 
    *    Aggregated total 
 ------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)              Date of the transaction            24 December 2018 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 g)              Place of the transaction           XLON 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
            1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
                  / person closely associated 
                --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)              Name                               Labro Investments Limited 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 2               Reason for the notification 
                --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)              Position / status                  Person/Entity closely associated 
                                                     with the Chairman 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)              Initial notification               Initial notification 
                  / amendment 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 3               Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
                  auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
                --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)              Name                               Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)              Legal entity identifier            213800T2A5CV84VTFJ70 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 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                 Ordinary shares of US$0.01 each 
                  financial instrument, 
                  type of instrument 
                 Identification code                VGG203461055 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)              Nature of the transaction          Acquisition of ordinary shares in 
                                                     the market 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 c)              Currency                           GBP 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)              Price(s) and volume(s)                    Price(s)        Volume(s) 
                ---------------------------------         --------------  ------------ 
                                                           0.3069796       25,000 
                                                            0.2900          50,000 
                                                            0.2950          50,000 
 ------------------------------------------------  -----  --------------  ------------  --- 
 e)              Aggregated information              125,000 
    *    Aggregated volume                            29.5396 pence 
                                                      GBP 36,924.49 
 
    *    Aggregated price 
 
 
    *    Aggregated total 
 ------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)              Date of the transaction            27 December 2018 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 g)              Place of the transaction           XLON 
                ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 

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