20 December 2016

Shanta Gold Limited

('Shanta Gold', 'Shanta' or the 'Company')

Director Dealing

Shanta Gold (AIM: SHG), the East Africa-focused gold producer, developer and explorer, was informed on 19 December 2016 that Robin Fryer, Non-Executive Director of Shanta Gold, has sold on the same date, 30,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 9 penceper share.

Following this purchase, Robin Fryer holds 690,000 ordinary shares in the Company which represents 0.12% of the Company's issued share capital.

Enquiries:

Shanta Gold Limited

Toby Bradbury (CEO)

Mark Rosslee (CFO)

+255 (0)22 2601 829

Nominated Adviser and Broker

Peel Hunt LLP

Matthew Armitt / Ross Allister / Chris Burrows

+44 (0)20 7418 8900

Financial Public Relations

Tavistock

Emily Fenton / Jos Simson

+44 (0)20 7920 3150


About Shanta Gold
Shanta Gold is an East Africa-focused gold producer, developer and explorer. It currently has defined ore resources on the New Luika and Singida projects in Tanzania and holds exploration licences over a number of additional properties in the country. Shanta's flagship New Luika Gold Mine commenced production in 2012 and produced 81,873 ounces in 2015. The Company is admitted to trading on London's AIM and has approximately 583 million shares in issue.

This announcement is inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.

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

a.

Name

Robin Fryer

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

Shanta Gold Limited

b.

LEI

N/A

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

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each

GB00BOC6R828

b.

Nature of the transaction

Sale of ordinary shares

c.

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

9p

30,000

d.

Aggregated information

N/A (Single transaction)

Aggregated

volume

Price

e.

Date of the transaction

2016/12/19

f.

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

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