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7 July 2022
Hamak Gold Limited
("Hamak Gold" or the "Company")
Issue of Shares in lieu of directors' fees and grant of Performance Rights
Hamak Gold Limited (LSE: HAMA) announces that it has issued new ordinary shares to the following directors in respect of fees earned for the quarter since admission to the London stock Exchange on 1 March 2022. The shares are expected to be admitted for trading on 12th July 2022.
| Name | No. of Shares |
| Amara Kamara | 145,000 |
| Karl Smithson | 125,000 |
| Julius Baiden | 50,000 |
| Niall Young | 50,000 |
| Walter McCarthy | 50,000 |
| Martin Lampshire | 45,472 |
| Total | 465,472 |
The above fees are in line with the 2,520,000 Fee Shares arrangement that is set out in the Company's Prospectus.
In addition, the Company has granted Performance Rights in accordance with its Unapproved Share Performance Rights Plan to the following directors and to senior management:
| Name | No. of Performance Rights |
| Karl Smithson | 511,163 |
| Julius Baiden | 223,634 |
| Niall Young | 223,634 |
| Walter McCarthy | 223,634 |
| Martin Lampshire | 223,634 |
| Senior management | 724,148 |
| Total | 2,129,847 |
Each Performance Right entitles the holder to acquire one ordinary share. The Performance Rights vest in accordance with the following conditions as set out in the Company's Prospectus:
· 50 per cent. (50%) of the Shares shall vest on the Company's first drill intersection showing significant gold mineralisation (as determined by the Senior Technical Consultant to the Board); and
· the remaining 50 per cent. (50%) of the Shares shall vest on the first date on which the price of the Shares is double that of the price at which Shares are issued in the placing of Shares with certain institutional and retail investors at time of the Listing.
For further information you are invited to view the company's website at www.hamakgold.com or please contact:
| Hamak Gold Limited Amara Kamara Karl Smithson |
+231 (0) 77 005 0005 +44 (0) 77 837 07971 |
| Peterhouse Capital Limited (Broker) Lucy Williams Guy Miller Yellow Jersey PR Tom Randell Annabelle Wills | +44 (0) 20 7469 0930
+44 (0) 20 3004 9512 +44 (0) 7775 194357
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About Hamak Gold Limited
Hamak Gold Limited (LSE: HAMA) is a UK listed company focussed on gold exploration of a portfolio of licences in highly prospective areas of Liberia and its growth strategy considers other exploration and development opportunities in the wider West Africa region.
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