Result of Placing and PDMR Dealing

Earnz

12/03/2026 07:00

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Earnz PLC

12 March 2026

 

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For immediate release

12 March 2026

EARNZ plc

("EARNZ", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Result of Placing and PDMR Dealing

 

Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Appendix I of the Placing Announcement (as defined below), unless the context requires otherwise.

EARNZ plc ("EARNZ" or the "Company") (AIM: EARNZ), an energy services company whose objective is to capitalise on the drive for global decarbonisation, is pleased to announce that further to the Company's announcement released at 4.41p.m. on 11 March 2026 ("Placing Announcement"), the Bookbuild has closed and the Company has conditionally raised gross proceeds of £3.5 million, through the successful placing of 70,000,000 Placing Shares at 5 pence per Ordinary Share.

EARNZ proposes to use the net proceeds of the Placing to:

•     satisfy the initial cash consideration payable for ZCG; and

•     provide additional working capital for the Enlarged Group.

EARNZ intends to launch a Retail Offer shortly and intends to use the net proceeds of that Retail Offer to provide additional working capital for the Enlarged Group.

Peter Smith, Chief Executive Officer of EARNZ plc, commented: "We are very pleased to have successfully raised £3,500,000, especially given the current turbulent market conditions. This achievement is a strong endorsement from our investors, reflecting their confidence in our buy and build strategy to deliver innovative and impactful solutions for local authorities and housing associations across the UK."

Director and PDMR Participation

Certain directors of the Company participated in the Fundraising, details of which are outlined below:

Name
Position
Amount (£) subscribed for
Number of New Ordinary Shares subscribed for
Shareholding following Admission
Percentage of enlarged share capital (%)1
Bob Holt
Chairman
54,000
1,080,000
13,480,000
5.76
Peter Smith
CEO
1,000
20,000
1,033,888
0.44
Elizabeth Lake
CFO
220,000
4,400,000
8,219,443
3.35
Sandra Skeete
Non-Executive Director
1,000
20,000
47,221
0.02
John Charlton
Company Secretary (PDMR)
5,000
100,000
1,439,083
0.62

1 The enlarged shareholding is calculated as participation % / (Existing Shares + Placing Shares +

Initial Consideration Shares)

Adult members of the family of Bob Holt, Chairman of the Company, have subscribed for 1,060,000 Placing Shares at the Placing Price.

Elizabeth Lake's participation and resulting shareholding includes members of her family (as this term is defined in the AIM Rules).

John Charlton, Company Secretary, has subscribed for 100,000 Placing Shares at the Placing Price.

Related Party Transactions

The aggregate participation of the Directors and a former Director of the Company, being Bob Holt (and his associated parties), Peter Smith, Elizabeth Lake (and members of her family), Sandra Skeete and John Charlton of 6,680,000 Placing Shares is a related party transaction pursuant to AIM Rule 13. The Director independent of the transaction, Linda Main, considers, having consulted with the Company's nominated adviser, Zeus Capital, that the terms of the directors' participation in the Placing are fair and reasonable insofar as the Shareholders are concerned.

Gresham House and Pentwater Capital have each agreed to subscribe for 28,500,000 Placing Shares. As at 10 March 2026, being the latest practicable date prior to the date of this document, so far as the Company is aware, Gresham House holds 35,436,474 Existing Shares representing 26.46 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital and Pentwater Capital holds 18,452,145 Existing Shares representing 13.78 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. As such, Gresham House and Pentwater Capital are substantial shareholders of the Company and their participation in the Placing is also a related party transaction pursuant to AIM Rule 13. The Directors consider, having consulted with the Company's nominated adviser, Zeus Capital, that the terms of Gresham House and Pentwater Capital's participation in the Placing are fair and reasonable insofar as the Shareholders are concerned.

Admission

Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for admission of 70,000,000 Placing Shares and 30,000,000 Initial Consideration Shares to trading on AIM. It is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings in the Placing Shares and Initial Consideration Shares will commence on AIM at 8.00 a.m. on or around 31 March 2026 (or such later date as may be agreed between the Company and Zeus, but no later than 30 April 2026) ("Admission").

A further announcement will be made following the Retail Offer detailing the number of shares to be admitted under the Retail Offer.

 

Engage with the Earnz PLC management team directly by asking questions, watching video
summaries and seeing what other shareholders have to say. Navigate to our interactive investor
hub here: https://investors.earnzplc.com/link/PnJ98P

 

For further information, please contact: https://investors.earnzplc.com/link/PnJ98P

 

Investor questions on this announcement
We encourage all investors to share questions
on this announcement via our investor hub
https://investors.earnzplc.com/link/PnJ98P
Earnz Plc
Peter Smith/ Elizabeth Lake
Via our investor hub
Nominated Adviser and Broker
Zeus
Investment Banking
Antonio Bossi / Andrew de Andrade / Oscar Stack
Corporate Broking
Dominic King / Alex Bartram
+44 (0) 203 829 5000
Camarco - Financial PR
Ginny Pulbrook/Rachel Scott
+44 (0) 7961 315138
EARNZ@camarco.co.uk

 

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1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
1) Bob Holt
2) Peter Smith
3) Elizabeth Lake
4) Sandra Skeete
5) John Charlton
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
1) Chairman
2) CEO
3) CFO
4) Non-Executive Director
5) Company Secretary
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Earnz plc
b)
LEI
213800YWMHGTNXCWZC33
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 £0.04 each
ISIN: GB00BRC2TB67
b)
Nature of the transaction
Issue of Placing Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
No. of shares
1) 5p
1) 1,080,000
2) 5p
2) 20,000
3) 5p
3) 4,400,000
4) 5p
5) 5p
4) 20,000
5) 100,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A - Single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
12 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

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