RNS Number : 3944V
Finseta PLC
14 August 2025
The 'Director/PDMR Shareholding' announcement released by Finseta plc on 5 August 2025 at 07:00 under RNS No 9315T has been amended as follows:
- In order for William Newton and his spouse to effect a transfer of shares to their respective ISA accounts, Michele Newton, William Newton's spouse, sold 154,240 Finseta Ordinary Shares (as defined below). William Newton and Michele Newton each concurrently bought 75,353 Finseta Ordinary Shares into ISA accounts in their names.
- The original announcement incorrectly stated that William Newton had sold 154,240 Finseta Ordinary Shares and concurrently bought 154,240 Finseta Ordinary Shares into his Self-Invested Personal Pension.
- Accordingly, the details in the table summarising the transaction in the main body of the announcement below have been amended. Additionally, the notification made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("UK MAR") in respect of William Newton has been amended. A further notification in accordance with UK MAR has been added in respect of Michele Newton.
All other details to the original announcement remain unchanged. The amended text is shown below.
Certain information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR") as applied in the United Kingdom. Upon publication of this announcement, this information is now considered to be in the public domain.
14 August 2025
Finseta plc
("Finseta" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Finseta (AIM: FIN), a foreign exchange and payments solutions company offering multi-currency accounts to businesses and individuals through its proprietary technology platform, announces that on 4 August 2025 a number of transactions in the ordinary shares of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") took place, as outlined below.
Director
No. of Ordinary Shares purchased
Price per Ordinary Share purchased
Total no. of Ordinary Shares held post purchase
Percentage of total voting rights post purchase
James Hickman, CEO
20,000
25.74p
223,773
0.39%
Judy Happe, CFO
10,000
26.75p
45,516
0.08%
Simon Bullock, Non-executive Director
25,000
26.75p
175,000
0.30%
Additionally, on 4 August 2025, Michele Newton spouse of William Newton, Chief Information Officer, sold 154,240 Ordinary Shares at a price of 26.48p each from a personal holding, and concurrently Michele Newton and William Newton each purchased 75,353 Ordinary Shares into ISA accounts in their name at a price of 26.5p each.
The transaction is summarised below:
Director
Shares Sold
Shares acquired
Total holding following notification
% of the current issued Ordinary Share Capital
William Newton, CIO, and Michele Newton
154,240
150,706
2,189,253
3.78%
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, provides further detail.
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
James Hickman
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
Finseta plc
b)
LEI
213800O4IL2RXZ2BZ956
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 1 penny each
Identification code
GB00BNG7CD28
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
25.74p
20,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
N/A
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
4 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Judy Happe
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
Finseta plc
b)
LEI
213800O4IL2RXZ2BZ956
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 1 penny each
Identification code
GB00BNG7CD28
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
26.75p
10,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
N/A
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
4 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Simon Bullock
2
Reason for the 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
Finseta plc
b)
LEI
213800O4IL2RXZ2BZ956
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 1 penny each
Identification code
GB00BNG7CD28
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
26.75p
25,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
N/A
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
4 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Michele Newton
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Spouse of Chief Information Officer
b)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Finseta plc
b)
LEI
213800O4IL2RXZ2BZ956
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 1 penny each
Identification code
GB00BNG7CD28
b)
Nature of the transaction
1. Sale of Ordinary Shares from share dealing account 2. Purchase of Ordinary Shares into an ISA
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
26.48p (sale) 26.50p (purchase)
154,240 75,353
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
N/A
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
4 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
William Newton
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Information Officer
b)
Initial notification/amendment
Amendment
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Finseta plc
b)
LEI
213800O4IL2RXZ2BZ956
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 1 penny each
Identification code
GB00BNG7CD28
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of Ordinary Shares into an ISA
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
26.50p
75,353
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
N/A
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
4 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
Enquiries
Finseta plc
+44 (0)203 971 4865
James Hickman, Chief Executive Officer Judy Happe, Chief Financial Officer
Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
+44 (0)207 408 4090
Daniel Bush, Tom Knibbs (Corporate Advisory) Guy Wiehahn (Corporate Broking)
Gracechurch Group (Financial PR)
+44 (0)204 582 3500
Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury, Henry Gamble
About Finseta plc
Finseta plc (AIM: FIN) is a foreign exchange and payments company offering multi-currency accounts and payment solutions to businesses and individuals. Headquartered in the City of London, Finseta combines a proprietary technology platform with a high level of personalised service to support clients with payments in over 165 countries in 150 currencies. With a track record of over 15 years, Finseta has the expertise, experience and expanding global partner network to be able to execute complex cross-border payments. It is fully regulated, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, by the Financial Conduct Authority as an Electronic Money Institution; by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada as a Money Services Business; and by the Dubai Financial Services Authority under a Category 3D licence. www.finseta.com
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