TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS--(Marketwired - Dec 17, 2015) - Atlas Mara Limited ("Atlas Mara" or the "Company") (LSE: ATMA) has been notified that certain Directors and members of the Executive Committee, acquired ordinary shares of no par value in the Company as set out below, at an average price of $5.30 on 15 December 2015.

The acquisition of these ordinary shares was undertaken by each individual pursuant to the irrevocable non-discretionary trading plans previously entered into by the Company's founders and selected members of the Company's management, by way of nominated brokers, to whom they have granted discretion.

Name of Director / PDMR		Number of shares acquired		Total beneficial holding following notification		Total percentage holding following notification
Bob Diamond		2,410		1,754,032		2.49%
John F. Vitalo		1,930		363,054		0.51%
Arina McDonald		1,440		208,354		0.30%
Beatrice Hamza Bassey		1,440		116,465		0.17%
Bradford Gibbs		1,440		121,827		0.17%
Ashish J. Thakkar		1,340		93,760		0.13%

These disclosures are made pursuant to the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4 R. The transactions took place in the UK.

About Atlas Mara
Atlas Mara was listed on the London Stock Exchange in December 2013. Atlas Mara's vision is to create sub-Saharan Africa's premier financial services institution through a combination of its experience, expertise and access to capital, liquidity and funding. Its goals are to combine the best of global institutional knowledge with extensive local insights and to support economic growth and financial inclusion in the countries in which the Company operates.