Premier Gold Resources PLC Holding(s) in Company (2093K)

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RNS Number : 2093K

Premier Gold Resources PLC

23 June 2014

Embargoed: 0700hrs 23 June 2014

Premier Gold Resources plc

("Premier Gold" or the "Company")

Holding in Company

Premier Gold (AIM: PGR), the Central Asia-focused gold exploration and development company, was notified on 20 June 2014 of the following share purchase by Mr John Mc Keon:

 
 Date of notification    Date of transaction    Number of shares 
                                                 purchased 
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 20 June 2014            20 June 2014           15,000,000 
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As a result of these purchases Mr Mc Keon's interest in the Company's share capital is now 157,689,063 shares, representing 11.58 per cent. of the issued share capital.

Contacts:

 
 Premier Gold Resources plc 
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 Richard Nolan, CEO                           020 7078 9566 
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 WH Ireland Limited (Nominated Adviser and 
  Broker) 
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 Katy Mitchell                                0113 394 6600 
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 Vigo Communications 
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 Ben Simons / Alex Aleksandrov                020 7016 9570 
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About Premier Gold Resources plc

Premier Gold Resources plc (AIM:PGR) is a gold exploration and development company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Premier Gold is focused on gold opportunities in Central Asia, in particular the Kyrgyz Republic, where the Company's current project, Cholokkaindy, is located.

Cholokkaindy is a 32 square kilometre licence area located in the northern Tien Shan, 20 kilometres south of Kara Balta and 80 kilometres southwest of Bishkek. Geological results from Premier Gold's work programme to date support the view that Cholokkaindy is part of a large mineralising system, displaying several key indicators associated with other large gold deposits in the northern Tien Shan metallogenic belt.

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www.premiergoldresources.com

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