25 January 2022
DeepMatter Group Plc
("DeepMatter", the "Company" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Further to the 20 January 2022 announcement confirming approval of the resolutions at the General Meeting, DeepMatter confirms the following Directors [and their Persons Closely Associated ("PCAs")] have purchased a total of 6,606,145 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Placing, Subscription and Open Offer announced on 24 December 2021. In addition, directors have purchased a total of 10,158,824 shares in the market since the fundraising shares were admitted to trading. All transactions outlined below:
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Director | Number of Ordinary Shares held before the Fundraising | Number of Placing Shares being Subscribed for as part of the Fundraising | Number of shares purchased in the market since 21st January | Resultant shareholding after the Fundraising and open market trades | Percentage of Enlarged Share Capital | ||||
| Mark Warne | 3,874,808 | 3,954,130 | 6,908,824 | 14,737,762 | 0.39 | % | |||
| Karen Bach | 500,000 | 2,652,015 | 0 | 3,152,015 | 0.08 | % | |||
| Laurence Ede | 1,601,586 | 0 | 0 | 1,601,586 | 0.04 | % | |||
| Fraser Benson | 0 | 0 | 3,250,000 | 3,250,000 | 0.09% |
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Share options have been granted to the executive directors as part of a new all staff share option grant. The options are subject to performance criteria that include revised share price, time and revenue performance and are subject to a 2-year lock-in. The total number of options granted to all employees is 420,500,000 including to the following PDMRs:
| Director | Position | Number of options granted |
| Mark Warne | CEO | 114,300,000 |
| Fraser Benson | CFO | 38,100,000 |
Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the shareholder Circular unless otherwise stated.
For more information, please contact:
| DeepMatter Group plc | T: 0141 548 8156 |
| Mark Warne, Chief Executive Officer | |
| Canaccord Genuity Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) | T: 020 7523 8000 |
| Bobbie Hilliam Georgina McCooke | |
| Meare Consulting | T: 07990 858548 |
| Adrian Duffield | |
The information below set out in accordance with the requirement of the EU Market Abuse Regulation provides further detail.
| Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a. | Name | Mark Warne | ||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | |||||
| a. | Position/Status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| b. | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a. | Name | DeepMatter Group Plc | ||||
| b. | LEI | 213800WSAEORFSGUAB87
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| 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 0.01p each GB00B29YYY86 | ||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Subscription for Ordinary Shares via participation in the Placing and Open Offer | ||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price | N/A - Single Transaction | ||||
| e. | Date of the transaction | 21 January 2022 | ||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
| Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a. | Name | Karen Bach | ||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | |||||
| a. | Position/Status | Non-Executive Chair | ||||
| b. | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a. | Name | DeepMatter Group Plc | ||||
| b. | LEI | 213800WSAEORFSGUAB87
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| 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 0.01p each GB00B29YYY86 | ||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Subscription for Ordinary Shares via participation in the Placing and Open Offer | ||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price | N/A - Single Transaction
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| e. | Date of the transaction | 21 January 2022 | ||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
| Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||
| a. | Name | Mark Warne | ||||||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | |||||||||
| a. | Position/Status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| b. | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||
| a. | Name | DeepMatter Group Plc | ||||||||
| b. | LEI | 213800WSAEORFSGUAB87
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| 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 0.01p each GB00B29YYY86 | ||||||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Market purchase | ||||||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price |
6,908,824 0.228678 pence | ||||||||
| e. | Date of the transaction | 21 January 2022 | ||||||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||||||
| Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 | ||||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| a. | Name | Fraser Benson | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | |||||||
| a. | Position/Status | Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| b. | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| a. | Name | DeepMatter Group Plc | ||||||
| b. | LEI | 213800WSAEORFSGUAB87
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| 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 0.01p each GB00B29YYY86 | ||||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Market purchase | ||||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price |
3,250,000 0.22469 pence | ||||||
| e. | Date of the transaction | 21 January 2022 / 24 January 2022 | ||||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||||
| Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a. | Name | Mark Warne | ||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | |||||
| a. | Position/Status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| b. | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a. | Name | DeepMatter Group Plc | ||||
| b. | LEI | 213800WSAEORFSGUAB87
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| 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 0.01p each GB00B29YYY86 | ||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options over ordinary shares | ||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price | n/a | ||||
| e. | Date of the transaction | 24 January 2022 | ||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
| Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a. | Name | Fraser Benson | ||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | |||||
| a. | Position/Status | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| b. | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a. | Name | DeepMatter Group Plc | ||||
| b. | LEI | 213800WSAEORFSGUAB87
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| 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 0.01p each GB00B29YYY86 | ||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options over ordinary shares | ||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price |
n/a | ||||
| e. | Date of the transaction | 24 January 2022 | ||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
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