Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them

This form is required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	SOFIA BIANCHI
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	KENMARE RESOURCES PLC
b)	LEI	635400ETHWP1EKJMDO16
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	Ordinary Shares of €0.001 each
	Identification code	IE00BDC5DG00
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of shares from Acquamela S.A.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Not applicable - no cash consideration paid	31,217
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	31,217 Ordinary Shares of €0.001 each; price not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-10-04
f)	Place of the transaction	OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE
g)	Additional Information	No pricing information as acquisition of Ordinary Shares from Acquamela S.A. as made for no cash consideration but as part of the distribution of the assets of Acquamela S.A. to Sofia Bianchi in connection with the proposed winding-up of Acquamela S.A.   Sofia Bianchi is the sole beneficial shareholder of Acqumela S.A., the acquisition of which was subject to an earlier Article 19 notification.

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Source: Kenmare Resources via Globenewswire