Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 9144F
AFC Energy Plc
23 April 2025
23 April 2025
AFC Energy PLC
("AFC Energy" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
AFC Energy (AIM: AFC), a leading provider of hydrogen power generation technologies, confirms that John Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, today purchased 386,353 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 5.69 pence and Sophie Wilson, the spouse of John Wilson, today purchased 312,365 Ordinary Shares at a price of 5.90 pence.
Following the above transactions, Mr. Wilson is now interested in 1,723,718 Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company, representing 0.20% of the Company's issued share capital.
Total voting rights
As at 23 April 2025, the Company's issued and outstanding share capital is 855,476,796 Ordinary Shares, each with voting rights, and this number may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.
The following notification, made pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associate | |||||||
| a) | Name | John Wilson | ||||||
| 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 | AFC Energy Plc | ||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800SRJST19GNS9U35 | ||||||
| 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 0.1 pence each in the Company | ||||||
| Identification code | ISIN: GB00B18S7B29 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated Information Volume Price | Volume: 386,353 ordinary shares Price: as set out above | ||||||
| e) | Date of transaction | 23 April 2025 | ||||||
| f) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associate | |||||||
| a) | Name | Sophie Wilson | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | Person Closely Associated with the Company's 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 | AFC Energy Plc | ||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800SRJST19GNS9U35 | ||||||
| 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 0.1 pence each in the Company | ||||||
| Identification code | ISIN: GB00B18S7B29 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated Information Volume Price | Volume: 312,365 ordinary shares Price: as set out above | ||||||
| e) | Date of transaction | 23 April 2025 | ||||||
| f) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||||
| AFC Energy plc John Wilson (Chief Executive Officer) Karl Bostock (Chief Financial Officer) | +44 (0) 14 8327 6726 investors@afcenergy.com |
| Peel Hunt LLP- Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker Richard Crichton / Georgia Langoulant / Emily Bhasin | +44 (0) 207 418 8900 |
| Zeus- Joint Broker David Foreman / James Hornigold (Investment Banking) Dominic King (Corporate Broking) / Rupert Woolfenden (Sales) | +44 (0) 203 829 5000 |
| RBC Capital Markets -Joint Broker Matthew Coakes / Teri Su Eduardo Famini / Jack Wood FTI Consulting - Financial PR Advisors Ben Brewerton / Chris Laing / Evie Taylor | +44 (0) 20 7653 4000 +44 (0) 203 727 1000 afcenergy@fticonsulting.com |