Director/PDMR Shareholding

For immediate release 17 October 2011

Allied Gold Mining Plc

("Allied Gold" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

1. Name of Issuer

Allied Gold Mining Plc

2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with LR 9.8.6R(1) or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006)

(i)

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director.

Mark Caruso - Director and Chairman

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person.

Relates to Zurich Bay Holdings Pty Ltd and Regional Management Pty Ltd, both connected persons of Mark Caruso

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest.

In respect to a holding of the person named in 3.

6. Description of Shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares.

Orindary Shares of 10p each

7. Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them

Regional Management Pty Ltd (924,999 shares)

Zurich Bay Holdings Pty Ltd ( 702,670 shares)

Mark Caruso ( 632,361 shares)

8. State the nature of the transaction

Exercise of Options at GBP1.26 per share as follows:

Regional Management Pty Ltd - 783,333 Options exercised

Zurich Bay Holdings Pty Ltd - 195,833 Options Exercised

9. Number of shares, debentures of financial instruments relating to the shares acquired.

979,166 ordinary shares in total.

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

0.485%

11. Number of shares, debentures of financial instruments relating to the shares disposed.

N/A

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

13. Price per share or value of transaction.

126 pence

14. Date and place of transaction

13 October 2011

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding folloing notification (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage).

2,260,030 (1.12%)

16. Date Issuer informed of transaction.

14 October 2011

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the folloiwing:

17. Date of grant

30 June 2011 (Balance of holding upon Listing)

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

§ 500,000 Unlisted Options exercisable at 1.26 GBP expiring 30 November 2011 vesting upon the Company's Share price trading above 2.56 GBP for 5 consecutive days.

§ 979,166 Unlisted Options exercisable at 1.26 GBP expiring 30 November 2011

§ 3,333,333 Unlisted Options exercisable at 1.80 GBP expiring 31 December.

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of option

Nil

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

Fully paid ordinary shares

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or identifiaction that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

126 pence and 180pence (see 18 above for details)

22. Total Number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification.

§ 500,000 Unlisted Options exercisable at 1.26 GBP expiring 30 November 2011 vesting upon the Company's Share price trading above 2.56 GBP for 5 consecutive days.

§ 3,333,333 Unlisted Options exercisable at 1.80 GBP expiring 31 December 2013.

Name of authorised offiicial of issuer responsible for making notifications

Peter Torre, Company Secretary

Date of Notification

17 October 2011

ENDS