RNS Number : 2996X
Gresham House PLC
19 December 2023
 

19 December 2023

 

Gresham House plc

 

("Gresham House" or the "Company")

 

 

Issue of Shares to Employee Benefit Trust and PDMR Dealings

 

Issue of shares to employee benefit trust

 

As announced earlier today, the scheme of arrangement circular published on 4 August 2023 to implement the acquisition of Gresham House by Seed Bidco Limited pursuant to Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 ("Scheme") is now Effective. Capitalised terms used by not otherwise defined in this announcement shall have the meanings given to them in the Scheme.

 

As announced on 8 December 2023, the Company has applied to AIM for a block listing of 4,157,529 new ordinary shares of £0.25 each in the Company.

 

In order to satisfy the vesting of awards granted pursuant to the Gresham House plc Bonus Share Matching Plan 2018 which occurred automatically upon the Scheme becoming Effective, the Company's Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") has subscribed for 1,382,747 new ordinary shares in the Company ("New Ordinary Shares") at their par value of £0.25 each, at an aggregate cost to the EBT of £345,686.75. The Company gifted £345,686.75 to the EBT to fund its subscription for the New Ordinary Shares.

 

Accordingly, the Company has today allotted the New Ordinary Shares to the EBT and such shares  rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of £0.25 each in the Company. The New Ordinary Shares will be admitted to trading on AIM today ("Admission").

 

Following Admission and in accordance with Rule 2.9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the Company confirms that the Company's issued share capital will comprise 42,431,525 ordinary shares of £0.25 each, which figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.

 

The International Securities Identification Number for Gresham House's ordinary shares is GB0003887287.

Director/PDMR dealings

 

Upon the Scheme becoming effective, awards granted pursuant to the Gresham House plc Bonus Share Matching Plan 2018 to the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities vested automatically.

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

 

Anthony Dalwood

2

Reason for the 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

 

Gresham House plc

b)

LEI

 

N/A

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

 

 

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of £0.25 in Gresham House plc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISIN: GB0003887287

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Vesting of awards pursuant to the Gresham House plc Bonus Share Matching Plan 2018

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

nil

75,131

 

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

 

-        Aggregated volume

 

-      Price

 

 

 

 

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

 

19 December 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside trading venue

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

 

Rupert Robinson

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

 

Managing Director, Gresham House Asset Management Limited

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

 

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

Name

 

Gresham House plc

b)

LEI

 

N/A

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

 

 

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of £0.25 in Gresham House plc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISIN: GB0003887287

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Vesting of awards pursuant to the Gresham House plc Bonus Share Matching Plan 2018

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

nil

75,131

 

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

 

-        Aggregated volume

 

-      Price

 

 

 

 

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

 

19 December 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside trading venue

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

 

Kevin Acton

2

Reason for the 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

 

Gresham House plc

b)

LEI

 

N/A

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

 

 

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of £0.25 in Gresham House plc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISIN: GB0003887287

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Vesting of awards pursuant to the Gresham House plc Bonus Share Matching Plan 2018

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

nil

75,131

 

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

 

-        Aggregated volume

 

-      Price

 

 

 

 

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

 

19 December 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside trading venue

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

 

Samee Khan

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

 

Chief Legal Officer

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

 

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

Name

 

Gresham House plc

b)

LEI

 

N/A

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

 

 

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of £0.25 in Gresham House plc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISIN: GB0003887287

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Vesting of awards pursuant to the Gresham House plc Bonus Share Matching Plan 2018

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

nil

22,000

 

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

 

-        Aggregated volume

 

-      Price

 

 

 

 

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

 

19 December 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside trading venue

 

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

 

Andrew Hampshire

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

 

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

 

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

Name

 

Gresham House plc

b)

LEI

 

N/A

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

 

 

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of £0.25 in Gresham House plc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISIN: GB0003887287

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Vesting of awards pursuant to the Gresham House plc Bonus Share Matching Plan 2018

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

nil

35,863

 

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

 

-        Aggregated volume

 

-      Price

 

 

 

 

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

 

19 December 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside trading venue

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

 

Ben Guest

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

 

Managing Director and Head of the Gresham House New Energy division

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

 

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

Name

 

Gresham House plc

b)

LEI

 

N/A

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

 

 

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of £0.25 in Gresham House plc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISIN: GB0003887287

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Vesting of awards pursuant to the Gresham House plc Bonus Share Matching Plan 2018

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

nil

75,131

 

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

 

-        Aggregated volume

 

-      Price

 

 

 

 

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

 

19 December 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside trading venue

 

 

 

-Ends-

 

For more information contact:

Gresham House plc    

 

Kevin Acton, Chief Financial Officer  

 

+44 (0)20 3837 6270    

Houston - media and analysts     

Kay Larsen

Alex Clelland

Kelsey Traynor

 

+44 (0)20 4529 0549 

Canaccord Genuity Limited - Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker    

 

Bobbie Hilliam    

Harry Pardoe

 

+44 (0)20 7523 8000    

 

Jefferies International Limited - Joint Broker and Financial Adviser 

 

Paul Nicholls

James Umbers

 

+44 (0)20 7029 8000

 

 

 

 

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