REG - Directa Plus PLC - Directors’ Participation in Fundraising
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RNS Number : 4236U Directa Plus PLC 28 June 2024
28 June 2024
Directa Plus plc
("Directa Plus", the "Group" or the "Company")
Directors' Participation in Fundraising
Total Voting Rights
Directa Plus (AIM: DCTA) (the "Company"), a leading producer and supplier of
graphene nanoplatelets based products for use in consumer and industrial
markets, is pleased to confirm that, further to the Company's announcement on
11 June 2024, the Directors' Intended Participation has now been effected and
the following Directors have subscribed for a total of 555,555 New Ordinary
Shares at the Issue Price of 18 pence each.
Director New Ordinary Shares Subscribed For Total Number of Ordinary Shares Held % of Enlarged Issued Share Capital
Giulio Cesareo, CEO 344,446 4,302,674 4.12%
Richard Hickinbotham, Chair 166,666 266,666 0.26%
Giorgio Bonfanti, CFO 16,666 16,666 0.02%
Sarah Cope, NED 27,777 27,777 0.03%
Accordingly, the Company has, conditionally, raised gross proceeds of
approximately £6.9 million through the successful placing of, and
subscription for, a total of 38,361,106 New Ordinary Shares.
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary
Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that Admission will
become effective, and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence
on AIM, at 8.00 a.m. on 1 July 2024. The Enlarged Issued Share Capital, as
increased by the New Ordinary Shares, immediately following Admission (and
excluding any issues of shares pursuant to the exercise of any employee share
incentives or options between the date of this Announcement and Admission)
will be 104,418,755 Ordinary Shares.
The New Ordinary Shares, when issued, will be credited as fully paid and will
rank on Admission pari passu in all respects with each other and with the
Existing Ordinary Shares, including the right to receive all dividends and
other distributions declared, made or paid after the date of issue.
Capitalised terms not otherwise defined in the text of this Announcement have
the meanings given in the Circular published on 11 June 2024.
Directa Plus plc +39 02 36714458
Giulio Cesareo, CEO
Giorgio Bonfanti, CFO
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) +44 131 220 6939
Neil McDonald
Adam Rae
Singer Capital Markets Securities Limited (Joint Broker) +44 20 7496 3069
Rick Thompson
Phil Davies
Alma Strategic Communications +44 20 3405 0205
Justine James directaplus@almastrategic.com
Hannah Campbell
Kinvara Verdon
Notes to Editors
Directa Plus (www.directa-plus.com) is one of the largest producers and
suppliers of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial
markets. The Company's graphene manufacturing capability uses proprietary
patented technology based on a plasma super expansion process. Starting from
natural graphite, each step of Directa Plus' production process - expansion,
exfoliation and drying - creates graphene-based materials and hybrid graphene
materials ready for a variety of uses and available in various forms such as
powder, liquid and paste.
This proprietary production process uses a physical process, rather than a
chemical process, to process graphite into pristine graphene nanoplatelets,
which enables Directa Plus to offer a sustainable, non-toxic product, without
unwanted by-products.
Directa Plus' products are made of hybrid graphene materials and graphene
nano-platelets. The products (marketed as G+(R)) have multiple applications
due to its properties. These G+(R) products can be categorised into various
families, with different products being suitable for specific practical
applications.
Directa Plus was established in 2005 and is based in Lomazzo (Como, Italy) and
has been listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange since May 2016.
Directa Plus holds the Green Economy Mark from London Stock Exchange which
recognises companies that contribute to the global green economy.
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Richard Hickinbotham
2 Reason for 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 Directa Plus Plc
b) LEI 213800X2DQST3K5ND898
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 0.25 pence each
Identification code
AIM: DCTA
b) Nature of the transaction Conditional agreement to subscribe for ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
18p 166,666
d) Aggregated information N/A
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 28 June 2024
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, AIM
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
28 June 2024
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Giulio Cesareo
2 Reason for 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 Directa Plus Plc
b) LEI 213800X2DQST3K5ND898
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 0.25 pence each
Identification code
AIM: DCTA
b) Nature of the transaction Conditional agreement to subscribe for ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
18p 344,446
d) Aggregated information N/A
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 28 June 2024
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, AIM
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
28 June 2024
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Giorgio Bonfanti
2 Reason for notification
a) Position/Status CFO
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial Notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Directa Plus Plc
b) LEI 213800X2DQST3K5ND898
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 0.25 pence each
Identification code
AIM: DCTA
b) Nature of the transaction Conditional agreement to subscribe for ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
18p 16,666
d) Aggregated information N/A
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 28 June 2024
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, AIM
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
28 June 2024
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Sarah Cope
2 Reason for notification
a) Position/Status 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 Directa Plus Plc
b) LEI 213800X2DQST3K5ND898
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 0.25 pence each
Identification code
AIM: DCTA
b) Nature of the transaction Conditional agreement to subscribe for ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
18p 27,777
d) Aggregated information N/A
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 28 June 2024
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, AIM
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
28 June 2024
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
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