Holding(s) in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are at- tached ii:

Newmont Ventures Limited

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

X

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify) iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv

Name

Newmont Ventures Limited

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808, USA

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v

Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi:

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights at- tached to shares (to- tal of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instru- ments

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights held

in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

4.03%

-

4.03%

75,065,387

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

2.52%

-

2.52%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

(DTR5.1)

Indirect

(DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(DTR5.1)

Indirect

(DTR5.2.1)

Ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the capital of Ariana Resources plc

GB00B085SD50

75,065,387

-

4.03%

-

SUBTOTAL 8. A

75,065,387

4.03%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)

Type of financial in- strument

Expiration date x

Exercise/ Conversion Period xi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if

the instrument is exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date x

Exercise/ Conversion Pe-

riod xi

Physical or cash

Settlement xii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL

8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) xiv

x

Name xv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial in- struments if it equals

or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Newmont Corp.

4.03%

-

4.03%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder