Strategic Minerals : Directors Exercise 15,000,000 30 June 2018 Options

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30 January 2018

Strategic Minerals plc

('Strategic Minerals', 'SML' or the 'Company')

Directors Exercise 15,000,000 30 June 2018 Options

Strategic Minerals plc (AIM: SML; USOTC: SMCDY), the diversified mineral development and production company, is pleased to announce that its three Directors, Alan Broome, Peter Wale and John Peters have exercised a total of 15,000,000 vested options.

Application will be made for the shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and admission is expected to take place on or around 06 February 2018.

The breakdown of the options exercised/shares and Directors' holdings post the issuance are:

	Options Exercised	Total Holding	Percentage on Issue**
Peter Wale	2,000,000	48,364,000	3.62%
Alan Broome	3,000,000	3,147,319	0.23%
John Peters	10,000,000	30,500,000	2.28%
	15,000,000	82,011,319	6.13%

** Adjusted shares issued 1,337,492,227

The exercise of these options completes all vested options expiring 30 June 2018. A further 25,000,000 vested options exist, all held by the Company's three Directors, with an expiry date of 30 June 2019.

Managing Director of Strategic Minerals, Mr John Peters, commented:

'The exercise of the options by all Directors shows the high level of confidence we all have in the future performance of the Company. The three Directors are committed long term holders and, like our shareholders, expect to fully participate in the significant expected growth in the company.

'In line with recent shareholder approvals, the Board hopes to announce, in the near future, the formation of new options with higher vesting prices.'

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Peter Wale
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	Strategic Minerals Plc
b)	LEI	213800DICA5NPVOJT776
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	Options over ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company
	Identification code	GB00B4W8PD74
b)	Nature of the transaction	Issue of ordinary shares as a result of the exercise of unlisted options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			1 pence	2,000,000
d)	Aggregated information	N/A Single transaction
	- Aggregated volume	Price(s) Volume(s) 1 pence 2,000,000
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	30 January 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Alan Broome
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Chairman
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Strategic Minerals Plc
b)	LEI	213800DICA5NPVOJT776
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	Options over ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company
	Identification code	GB00B4W8PD74
b)	Nature of the transaction	Issue of ordinary shares as a result of the exercise of unlisted options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			1 pence	3,000,000
d)	Aggregated information	N/A Single transaction
	- Aggregated volume	Price(s) Volume(s) 1 pence 3,000,000
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	30 January 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	John Peters
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Strategic Minerals Plc
b)	LEI	213800DICA5NPVOJT776
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	Options over ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company
	Identification code	GB00B4W8PD74
b)	Nature of the transaction	Issue of ordinary shares as a result of the exercise of unlisted options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			1 pence	10,000,000
d)	Aggregated information	N/A Single transaction
	- Aggregated volume	Price(s) Volume(s) 1 pence 10,000,000
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	30 January 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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Notes to Editors

Strategic Minerals Plc is an AIM-quoted, diversified mineral development and production company with projects in the United States of America, the UK and Australia. The Company is focused on acquiring and developing cash generative, high quality projects which meet local market demand for commodities and utilising this cash flow to undertake value added exploration.

In September 2011, Strategic Minerals purchased its first cash-generating asset; the Cobre magnetite tailings dam project in New Mexico, USA which it brought into production in 2012 and which continues to provide a revenue stream for the Company. The portfolio was expanded in January 2016 with the acquisition of shares in Central Australian Rare Earths Pty Ltd, which holds tenements in Western Australia that are prospective for cobalt, gold, nickel sulphides and rare earth elements. The Company has since acquired all shares in Central Australian Rare Earths Pty Ltd. In May 2016, an additional exploration asset was acquired when the Company entered into an agreement with New Age Exploration Limited to acquire up to 50% of the Redmoor Tin/Tungsten project in Cornwall, UK. This 50% acquisition was completed in February 2017 and the first drilling programme at the project has been completed. The Company has also exchanged contracts for the acquisition of the Leigh Creek Copper Mine, situated in the copper rich belt of South Australia, which is subject to Conditions Precedent.