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RNS Number : 6952G ATOME PLC 02 October 2024
02 October 2024
ATOME PLC
("ATOME", "the Company", or "the Group")
Director / PDMR shareholding
As announced on 26 September 2024, certain Directors of the Company
subscribed for Subscription shares at the Placing Price. Further to this
announcement, following admission of the Subscription Shares to trading on AIM
today, the participating Directors' interests are now as follows:
Enlarged shareholding Interest in enlarged issued share capital
Directors
Peter Levine* 8,593,629 17.93%
Olivier Mussat 1,749,899 3.65%
Nikita Levine 195,030 0.41%
James Spalding 542,955 1.13%
Mary-Rose De Valladares 230,354 0.48%
Robert Sheffrin 133,672 0.28%
*The Ordinary Shares shown against Peter Levine's name include his direct
holding of 2,504,733 Ordinary Shares, 2,530,000 Ordinary Shares held by Alpha
Energies Invest GmbH and 3,558,896 Ordinary Shares held by PLLG Investments
Limited but excludes a further 2,038,038 Ordinary Shares held under option by
IYA Global Limited and any other parties' holdings in the Concert Party which
includes Peter Levine other than as mentioned above.
Further details of the Directors' participation in accordance with the
requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation are set out in the Appendix to
this announcement.
A copy of this announcement is available on the Company's website, at
https://www.atomeplc.com (http://www.atomeplc.com/)
For more information, please visit https://www.atomeplc.com
(https://www.atomeplc.com/) or contact:
ATOME PLC +44 (0) 113 337 2210
Nikita Levine, Investor Relations info@atomeplc.com (mailto:info@atomeplc.com)
Beaumont Cornish (Nominated Adviser) +44 (0) 20 7628 3396
Roland Cornish, Michael Cornish
SP Angel (Broker) +44 (0) 20 3490 0470
Richard Hail, Caroline Rowe
FTI Consulting Limited (Communications Adviser) +44 (0) 20 3727 1000
Elizabeth Adams, Ben Brewerton atome@fticonsulting.com (mailto:atome@fticonsulting.com)
About ATOME
ATOME PLC is an AIM listed company targeting green fertiliser production with
445-megawatt of projects in Paraguay and a further pipeline of potential
projects in Central America.
The first project is at Villeta in Paraguay. Villeta benefits from a 145MW
renewable power purchase agreement and 30 hectares of land in a tax free zone.
Front End Engineering Design studies have been completed and Heads of Terms
signed with Yara, the leading international fertiliser company for offtakeof
all of Villeta's production. The Company is now in the advanced stages of
negotiating the project finance with a view to closing that and declaring FID
before end 2024. There is a further 300MW of renewable power reserved for
ATOME in Paraguay.
In Costa Rica, The National Ammonia Corporation S.A. was formed in 2022 with
local partner Cavendish S.A. based in Costa Rica to develop green fertiliser
projects for the region. As well as straddling the Pacific and Atlantic
Oceans, Costa Rica is a democratic Central American country. In agriculture,
Costa Rica is the second largest supplier of pineapples in the world and is in
the top ten banana growers.
All power for ATOME is from 100% renewable sources and all chosen sites are
located close to the power and water sources and export facilities to serve
significant domestic and then international demand.
The Company has a green-focused Board which is supported by major shareholders
including Peter Levine, Schroders, a leading fund manager, and Baker Hughes, a
global technology company operating in the energy and industry sectors.
APPENDIX
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Peter Levine
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chairman
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name ATOME PLC
b) LEI 213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51
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 0.2 pence each
Identification code
ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
75.0p 666,667
d) Aggregated information n/a (single transaction)
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 02 October 2024
f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
02 October 2024
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Olivier Mussat
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status CEO
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name ATOME PLC
b) LEI 213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51
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 0.2 pence each
Identification code
ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
75.0p 133,333
d) Aggregated information n/a (single transaction)
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 02 October 2024
f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
02 October 2024
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Nikita Levine
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Director
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name ATOME PLC
b) LEI 213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51
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 0.2 pence each
Identification code
ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
75.0p 70,000
d) Aggregated information n/a (single transaction)
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 02 October 2024
f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
02 October 2024
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name James Spalding
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status 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 ATOME PLC
b) LEI 213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51
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 0.2 pence each
Identification code
ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
75.0p 77,000
d) Aggregated information n/a (single transaction)
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 02 October 2024
f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
02 October 2024
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Mary-Rose de Valladares
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Independent 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 ATOME PLC
b) LEI 213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51
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 0.2 pence each
Identification code
ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
75.0p 24,000
d) Aggregated information n/a (single transaction)
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 02 October 2024
f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
02 October 2024
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Robert Sheffrin
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Finance Director
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name ATOME PLC
b) LEI 213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51
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 0.2 pence each
Identification code
ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
75.0p 12,000
d) Aggregated information n/a (single transaction)
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 02 October 2024
f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
02 October 2024
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont Cornish"), which is authorised and
regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA and is a member of the London Stock
Exchange, is the Company's nominated adviser for the purposes of the AIM
Rules. Beaumont Cornish is acting exclusively for the Company and will not
regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement) as a
client and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for
providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in
relation to the contents of this announcement or any other matter referred to
herein. Beaumont Cornish's responsibilities as the Company's nominated adviser
under the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers are owed to the London Stock
Exchange and not to any other person and in particular, but without
limitation, in respect of their decision to acquire Ordinary Shares in
reliance on any part of this announcement. Beaumont Cornish has not authorised
the contents of this announcement for any purpose and no liability whatsoever
is accepted by Beaumont Cornish nor does it make any representation or
warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy of any information or opinion
contained in this announcement or for the omission of any information.
Beaumont Cornish expressly disclaims all and any responsibility or liability
whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which it might otherwise have
in respect of this announcement.
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