San Leon Energy : 1. Director's Dealing and Shareholding

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RNS Number : 1167Q

San Leon Energy PLC

24 November 2016

24 November 2016

San Leon Energy plc ('San Leon' or the 'Company')

Director's Dealing and Shareholding

San Leon Energy, the AIM listed company focused on oil and gas development and appraisal in Africa and Europe, announces that it was informed today that Mr Kristian Ewen Ainsworth, the Finance Director of the Company sold 66,666 ordinary shares of no par value in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') held in his own name at a price of 42.5 pence per Ordinary Share on 24 November 2016.

On 24 November 2016, Mr Ainsworth then acquired an interest in 66,666 Ordinary Shares, which are held in his Stocks and Shares ISA in the registered name Mr Kristian Ewen Ainsworth, at a price of 42.55 pence per Ordinary Share.

Following the sale and purchase above, and allowing for dealing costs, Mr Ainsworth's total beneficial interest in the issued Ordinary Share capital now consists of 66,666 Ordinary Shares (which represents approximately 0.02% of the Company's issued Ordinary Share capital), held in the following registered name[s]:

66,666 Ordinary Shares are registered in the name of Mr Kristian Ewen Ainsworth and held in a Stocks and Share ISA;

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure

The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail on the directors' participation in the Placing.

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

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a)   Name:                              Kristian Ewen Ainsworth

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2.   Reason for the notification

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a)   Position/status:                   Finance Director

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b)   Initial notification/Amendment:    Initial notification

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3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance

market participant, auction platform, auctioneer

or auction monitor

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a)   Name:                              San Leon Energy

Plc

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b)   LEI:

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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

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a)   Description of the financial       Ordinary shares

instrument, type of instrument:    of EUR 0.01

Identification code:               IE00BWVFTP56

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b)   Nature of the transaction:         Sale of shares

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c)   Price(s) and volume(s):              Price(s)      Volume(s)

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42.5 pence     66,666

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d)   Aggregated information:            Single transaction

Aggregated volume:                 as in 4 c) above Price(s)      Volume(s)

Price:                             ------------  ----------

42.5 pence     66,666

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e)   Date of the transaction:           2016-11-24

15.34 hrs UTC

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f)   Place of the transaction:          London Stock Exchange,

AIM

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1.   Details of the person discharging managerial

responsibilities/person closely associated

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a)   Name:                              Kristian Ewen Ainsworth

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2.   Reason for the notification

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a)   Position/status:                   Finance Director

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b)   Initial notification/Amendment:    Initial notification

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3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance

market participant, auction platform, auctioneer

or auction monitor

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a)   Name:                              San Leon Energy

Plc

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b)   LEI:

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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

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a)   Description of the financial       Ordinary shares

instrument, type of instrument:    of Euro 0.01

Identification code:               IE00BWVFTP56

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b)   Nature of the transaction:         Purchase of shares

through ISA

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c)   Price(s) and volume(s):              Price(s)    Volume(s)

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42.55

pence       66,666

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d)   Aggregated information:            Single transaction

Aggregated volume:                 as in 4 c) above Price(s)    Volume(s)

Price:                             ----------  ----------

42.55

pence       66,666

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e)   Date of the transaction:           2016-11-24

15.34 hrs UTC

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f)   Place of the transaction:          London Stock Exchange,

AIM

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**ENDS**

Enquiries:

San Leon Energy plc

Oisin Fanning, Executive

Chairman                      +353 1291 6292

Brandon Hill Capital

Limited

Joint Broker

Oliver Stansfield             +44 (0) 20

Jonathan Evans                 3463 5000

SP Angel Corporate Finance

LLP

Nominated Adviser and

Joint Broker

Ewan Leggat                   +44 (0) 20

Richard Morrison               3470 0470

Whitman Howard Limited

Joint Broker

Nick Lovering                 +44 (0) 20

Francis North                  7659 1234

Vigo Communications

Financial Public Relations

Chris McMahon                 +44 (0) 20

Alexandra Roper                7830 9700

Plunkett Public Relations      +353 (0) 1

Sharon Plunkett                280 7873

www.sanleonenergy.com

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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