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RNS Number : 8526H GS Chain PLC 17 November 2025
THE 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, AS AMENDED WHICH, BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
(WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018, FORMS PART OF UK LAW. ON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE ("RIS"), THIS INSIDE
INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
GS CHAIN PLC
("GS Chain" or the "Company")
Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities (PDMRs) / Holdings in the Company by PDMRs and others
The Company announces the following transactions by PDMRs and Holdings in the
Company by those PDMRs and others.
For further information please contact:
GS Chain plc
www.gschain.world (http://www.gschain.world)
Leon Filipovic, Executive Chairman leon@gschain.world (mailto:leon@gschain.world)
Bowsprit Partners Limited, Financial Adviser +44 (0) 203 833 4430
1. PDMR Notification - Leon Filipovic
1. Details of the person discharging material responsibilities or person
closely associated
(a) Name Leon Filipovic
(b) Position or status Director
(c) Initial notification or amendment Initial notification
2. Reason for the notification
(a) Position or status Person discharging managerial responsibilities
(b) Initial notification or amendment Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer
(a) Name GS Chain Plc
(b) LEI 984500K398M8C508B642
4. Details of the transaction or transactions
(a) Description of the final instrument Ordinary shares of £0.000167 each
ISIN: GB00BP38X172
(b) Nature of the transaction Sale of ordinary shares
(c) Price and volume
Price Volume
£0.005 30,000,000
£0.005 30,000,000
(d) Aggregated information
Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume
£300,000 60,000,000
(e) Date of the transaction 11 November 2025
(f) Place of the transaction Sale via Registrar
(g) Additional Information N/A
(d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume
£300,000 60,000,000
(e)
Date of the transaction
11 November 2025
(f)
Place of the transaction
Sale via Registrar
(g)
Additional Information
N/A
2. PDMR Notification - Sebastien Guerin
1. Details of the person discharging material responsibilities or person
closely associated
(a) Name Sebastien Guerin
(b) Position or status Director
(c) Initial notification or amendment Initial notification
2. Reason for the notification
(a) Position or status Person discharging managerial responsibilities
(b) Initial notification or amendment Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer
(a) Name GS Chain Plc
(b) LEI 984500K398M8C508B642
4. Details of the transaction or transactions
(a) Description of the final instrument Ordinary shares of £0.000167 each
ISIN: GB00BP38X172
(b) Nature of the transaction Sale of ordinary shares
(c) Price and volume
Price Volume
£0.005 59,500,000
(d) Aggregated information
Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume
£297,500 59,500,000
(e) Date of the transaction 11 November 2025
(f) Place of the transaction Sale via Registrar
(g) Additional Information N/A
(d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated Price Aggregated Volume
£297,500 59,500,000
(e)
Date of the transaction
11 November 2025
(f)
Place of the transaction
Sale via Registrar
(g)
Additional Information
N/A
3. TR-1: Standard Form for Notification of Major Holdings - Leon Filipovic
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to GS CHAIN PLC
which voting rights are attached.
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X"
if appropriate)
Non-UK Issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with
an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name Leon Filipovic
City and country of registered office (if applicable) N/A
4. Full name of shareholder or shareholders (if different from 3.)
Name N/A
City and country of registered office (if applicable) N/A
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 11/11/2025
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY) 14/11/2025
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B1 + 8.B2) Total of both in % Total number of voting rights of issuer
(8.A + 8.B)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 13.30% 13.30% 53,205,988
Position of previous notification (if 28.30% 28.30% 113,205,988
applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class / type of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
ISIN code (if possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BP38X172 53,205,988 Nil 13.30% Nil
Subtotal 8.A 53,205,988 13.30%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is % of voting rights
Conversion Period
exercised/converted
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Subtotal 8.B 1 N/A N/A
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ Physical or cash settlement Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Conversion Period
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Subtotal 8.B 2 N/A N/A
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural X
person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as
necessary)
Name % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
N/A N/A N/A N/A
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder N/A
The number and % of voting rights held N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held N/A
11. Additional information
Sales of shares shown as 11/11/2025 and report and confirmation received
13/11/2025
Place of completion Zlatka Sulentica 2a, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Date of completion 14/11/2025
4. TR-1: Standard Form for Notification of Major Holdings - Sebastien Guerin
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to GS CHAIN PLC
which voting rights are attached.
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X"
if appropriate)
Non-UK Issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with
an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name Sebastien Guerin
City and country of registered office (if applicable) N/A
4. Full name of shareholder or shareholders (if different from 3.)
Name N/A
City and country of registered office (if applicable) N/A
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 11/11/2025
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY) 14/11/2025
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B1 + 8.B2) Total of both in % Total number of voting rights of issuer
(8.A + 8.B)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 13.43% 13.43% 53,700,000
Position of previous notification (if 28.30% 28.30% 113,200,000
applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class / type of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
ISIN code (if possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BP38X172 53,700,000 Nil 13.43% Nil
Subtotal 8.A 53,700,000 13.43%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is % of voting rights
Conversion Period
exercised/converted
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Subtotal 8.B 1 N/A N/A
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ Physical or cash settlement Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Conversion Period
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Subtotal 8.B 2 N/A N/A
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural X
person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as
necessary)
Name % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
N/A N/A N/A N/A
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder N/A
The number and % of voting rights held N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held N/A
11. Additional information
Sales of shares shown as 11/11/2025 and report and confirmation received
13/11/2025
Place of completion St Pere Marc en Poulet
Date of completion 14/11/2025
5. TR-1: Standard Form for Notification of Major Holdings - Tunch Kashif
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to GS CHAIN PLC
which voting rights are attached.
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X"
if appropriate)
Non-UK Issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with
an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name Tunch Kashif
City and country of registered office (if applicable) London, United Kingdom
4. Full name of shareholder or shareholders (if different from 3.)
Name N/A
City and country of registered office (if applicable) N/A
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 11/11/2025
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY) 14/11/2025
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B1 + 8.B2) Total of both in % Total number of voting rights of issuer
(8.A + 8.B)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 7.63% 7.63% 30,500,019
Position of previous notification (if 0.13% 0.13% 500,019
applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class / type of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
ISIN code (if possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BP38X172 30,500,019 Nil 7.63% Nil
Subtotal 8.A 30,500,019 7.63%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is % of voting rights
Conversion Period
exercised/converted
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Subtotal 8.B 1 N/A N/A
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ Physical or cash settlement Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Conversion Period
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Subtotal 8.B 2 N/A N/A
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural X
person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as
necessary)
Name % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
N/A N/A N/A N/A
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder N/A
The number and % of voting rights held N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held N/A
11. Additional information
Acquisition of 30,000,000 shares.
Place of completion London, United Kingdom
Date of completion 14/11/2025
6. TR-1: Standard Form for Notification of Major Holdings - Patrick Kelly
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to GS CHAIN PLC
which voting rights are attached.
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X"
if appropriate)
Non-UK Issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with
an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name Patrick Kelly
City and country of registered office (if applicable) N/A
4. Full name of shareholder or shareholders (if different from 3.)
Name N/A
City and country of registered office (if applicable) N/A
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 11/11/2025
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY) 14/11/2025
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B1 + 8.B2) Total of both in % Total number of voting rights of issuer
(8.A + 8.B)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 7.50% Nil 7.50% 30,000,000
Position of previous notification (if Nil Nil Nil Nil
applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class / type of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
ISIN code (if possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BP38X172 30,000,000 Nil 7.50% Nil
Subtotal 8.A 30,000,000 7.50%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is % of voting rights
Conversion Period
exercised/converted
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Subtotal 8.B 1 N/A N/A
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ Physical or cash settlement Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Conversion Period
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Subtotal 8.B 2 N/A N/A
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural X
person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as
necessary)
Name % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
N/A N/A N/A N/A
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder N/A
The number and % of voting rights held N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held N/A
11. Additional information
Purchase of shares shown as 11/11/2025.
Report and confirmation received from Registrars 13/11/2025.
Place of completion 32 Carrer del Pilar LOC-1, 08330 Premia de Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Date of completion 14/11/2025
7. TR-1: Standard Form for Notification of Major Holdings - Riyada Investment
Holdings Ltd
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to GS CHAIN PLC
which voting rights are attached.
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X"
if appropriate)
Non-UK Issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with
an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name Riyada Investment Holdings Ltd
City and country of registered office (if applicable) London, United Kingdom
4. Full name of shareholder or shareholders (if different from 3.)
Name Habibullah Ebrahim Akudi
City and country of registered office (if applicable) N/A
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 11/11/2025
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY) 14/11/2025
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B1 + 8.B2) Total of both in % Total number of voting rights of issuer
(8.A + 8.B)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 14.88% Nil 14.88% 59,500,000
Position of previous notification (if Nil Nil Nil Nil
applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class / type of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
ISIN code (if possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BP38X172 59,500,000 Nil 14.88% Nil
Subtotal 8.A 59,500,000 14.88%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is % of voting rights
Conversion Period
exercised/converted
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Subtotal 8.B 1 N/A N/A
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ Physical or cash settlement Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Conversion Period
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Subtotal 8.B 2 N/A N/A
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural
person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or X
the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as
necessary)
Name % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
Riyada Investment Holdings Ltd (owned 100% by sole shareholder Habibullah 14.88% N/A 14.88%
Ebrahim Akudi Esq)
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder N/A
The number and % of voting rights held N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held N/A
11. Additional information
Purchase of shares shown as 11/11/2025.
Report and confirmation received from Registrars 13/11/2025.
Place of completion 71-75 Shelton St, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom
Date of completion 14/11/2025
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