14 October 2022
Dev Clever Holdings plc
("Dev Clever", the "Group" or the "Company")
Exercise of Options / PDMR shareholding
Dev Clever, a leading developer of mobile and immersive experiences, announces that the Company has issued 18,593,926 new ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") as a result of an exercise of options under the Company's EMI Share Option Plan, including the exercise of 10,000,000 options by Nicholas Ydlibi and 4,000,000 options by Timothy Heaton, who are directors of the Company.
The Company's shares are currently suspended pending the re-admission of the Company to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange ("Re-admission). The new Ordinary Shares, which will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares, will be admitted to trading upon Re-admission.
Following the issue of the new Ordinary Shares, the Company will have in issue a total of 847,708,200 Ordinary Shares, each with one voting right. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury. Therefore, the Company's total number of ordinary shares and voting rights will be 847,708,200.
The above figure of 847,708,200 may be used by shareholders from admission as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
For more information:
| Dev Clever Holdings plc Christopher Jeffries Joint Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman
Ankur Aggarwal
Nicholas Ydlibi | +44 (0) 1827 930 408 |
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| Novum Securities Limited - Financial Adviser & Joint Broker Colin Rowbury David Coffman | +44 (0) 20 7399 9400 |
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| finnCap Limited - Joint Broker Jonny Franklin-Adams / Abigail Kelly / George Dollemore (Corporate Finance) Richard Chambers / Harriet Ward (ECM) | +44 (0) 20 7220 0500 |
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| Buchanan Communications Chris Lane / Kim van Beeck / Toto Berger | +44 (0) 207 466 5105 |
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Notes to Editors:
About Dev Clever
Dev Clever Holdings plc, together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a software and technology group based in Stafford, United Kingdom, and Noida, India, specialising in the use of lightweight integrations of cloud-based VR and gamification technologies to deliver rich customer engagement experiences across both the education and commercial sectors. In January 2019, Dev Clever listed on the Standard List of the London Stock Exchange. The Group's core focus is the development and commercialisation of its core Educate platforms.
Dev Clever aims to reduce the global skills shortage by delivering an enhanced careers guidance service via its online platforms, Launchmycareer.com and Launchyourcareer.com, and virtual reality software (Victar VR). The business has established a global partnership with Lenovo to roll out its service worldwide, with offerings already on the market in the UK, US, and Canada. Dev Clever is also focused on the Indian market and has partnered with the National Independent Schools Alliance (NISA) to provide a comprehensive service offering within Indian budget private schools. Through this, the business has been developing and has launched a direct-to-consumer offering in India.
For further information, please visit www.devcleverholdingsplc.com
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation.
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Nicholas Abdo Rodney Ydlibi | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Person discharging managerial responsibilities (Director, CEO) | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Dev Clever Holdings plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138006G7ZHS9SD8XY62
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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 1p each | ||||
| | Identification Code | ISIN: GB00BH452L44 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Share purchase on exercise of share option | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information: · Aggregated volume · Price |
10,000,000 shares £100,000 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 11 Oct 2022 | ||||
| f) | Place of the Transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation.
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Timothy Sean Heaton | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Person discharging managerial responsibilities (Non-Executive Director) | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Dev Clever Holdings plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138006G7ZHS9SD8XY62
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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 1p each | ||||
| | Identification Code | ISIN: GB00BH452L44 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Share purchase on exercise of share option | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information: · Aggregated volume · Price |
4,000,000 shares £48,000 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 11 Oct 2022 | ||||
| f) | Place of the Transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
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