SIRIUS MINERALS PLC - ADRs (bundles of 500 shares) (SRUXY)

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Directors’ Dealings - Very good news.

http://www.siriusminerals.com/directors%e2%80%99-dealings/

For immediate release: 18 JANUARY 2011

Sirius Minerals Plc

(“Sirius” or the “Company”)

Directors’ Dealings

The Board of Sirius Minerals, the globally diversified potash mining company, was notified on 17 January 2011 that Andrew Lindsay, Chief Financial Officer and Finance Director of the Company, purchased 582,352 ordinary shares in the Company at an average price of 17 pence per share on 17 January 2011. Mr Lindsay now holds a total of 582,352 ordinary shares in the Company representing 0.07% of the Company’s issued share capital.

For further information, please contact:


Sirius Minerals Plc
Chris Fraser
(MD & CEO) Tel: [phone] or+61 404073288 Richard Poulden
(Deputy Chairman) Tel: [phone]

NOMAD Joint Brokers Media Enquiries
Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nomad) XCAP Securities Plc Daniel Stewart & Company Plc Gth Media Relations
Roland Cornish John Grant, Karen Kelly, David Newton Christopher Theis / Emma Earl Toby Hall/Christian Pickel
Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone] Tel: + 44 20 7776 6550 Tel: + 44 20 3103 3903

About Sirius Minerals Plc

Sirius Minerals is a globally diversified potash development company. Its primary focus is to bring on stream major potash mining facilities through the acquisition and development of projects overlying recognized potash deposits. Today it holds properties in the United Kingdom (Yorkshire), North America (North Dakota), and Australia (Queensland and Western Australia).

The Company is additionally progressing ongoing Research and Development initiatives into the secondary uses of salt and potash beds for energy storage and carbon dioxide sequestration.

Incorporated in 2003, Sirius Minerals’ shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market. Its shares are also traded in North America on the OTCQX through the use of a sponsored ADR facility. Further information on the Company can be found at http://www.siriusminerals.com/