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RNS Number : 4696Z Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited 15 May 2023
15 May 2023
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited
("Hipgnosis" or the "Company")
Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities (PDMRs)
The Company announces that it has been advised that Andrew Sutch, a Director
of the Company, has acquired 972 ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary
Shares") following the automatic reinvestment of dividend proceeds. Following
this transaction, Mr Sutch holds a total of 63,027 Ordinary Shares, which
equates to 0.005% of the issued share capital.
Details of the transaction can be found in the Notification of Dealing Form
below.
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Andrew Sutch
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Director
b) Initial notification /Amendment Initial Notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited
b) LEI 213800XJIPNDVKXMOC11
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 HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED, ORDINARY SHARES
Identification code
GG00BFYT9H72
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
86.3186 pence
972
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 972
- Price 86.3186
- Principal amount £839.02
e) Date of the transaction 12 May 2023
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, Main Market
For further information please contact:
Hipgnosis Song Management
Merck Mercuriadis
Giles Croot (Media) +44 (0)20 4542 1511
Rufina Pavry (Investors) +44 (0)20 4542 1530
Singer Capital Markets - Joint Corporate Broker +44 (0)20 7496 3000
James Moat / James Maxwell / Alex Emslie (Corporate Finance)
Alan Geeves / James Waterlow / Sam Greatrex (Sales)
J.P. Morgan Cazenove - Joint Corporate Broker +44 (0)20 7742 4000
William Simmonds / Jérémie Birnbaum (Corporate Finance)
James Bouverat (Sales)
RBC Capital Markets - Joint Corporate Broker +44 (0)20 7635 4000
Elliot Thomas / Max Avison (Corporate Finance)
Lisa Tugwell / Anastasia Mikhailova (Sales)
Ocorian - Company Secretary & Administrator +44 (0) 28 9693 0222
Lorna Zimny
The Outside Organisation +44 (0)7711 081 843
Alan Edwards / Nick Caley
All US music publicity enquiries +1 917 767 5255
Fran Defeo
Notes to Editors
About Hipgnosis Songs Fund
Hipgnosis, which was founded by Merck Mercuriadis, is a Guernsey registered
investment company established to offer investors a pure-play exposure to
songs and associated musical intellectual property rights. The Company has
raised a total of almost £1.3 billion (gross equity capital) through its
Initial Public Offering on 11 July 2018, and subsequent issues in April
2019, August 2019, October 2019, July 2020, September 2020, February
2021 and July 2021. In September 2019, Hipgnosis transferred its entire
issued share capital to the Premium listing segment of the Official List of
the FCA and to the London Stock Exchange's Premium segment of the Main
Market, and in March 2020 became a constituent of the FTSE 250
Index. Since April 2021, the Company has been resident in the UK for tax
purposes and is recognised as an investment trust under applicable HMRC
regulations.
About Hipgnosis Song Management Limited
The Hipgnosis Songs Fund's Investment Adviser is Hipgnosis Song Management
Limited, which was founded by Merck Mercuriadis, former manager of globally
successful recording artists, such as Elton John, Guns N' Roses, Morrissey,
Iron Maiden and Beyoncé, and hit songwriters such as Diane Warren, Justin
Tranter and The-Dream, and former CEO of The Sanctuary Group plc. The
Investment Adviser has assembled an Advisory Board of highly successful
music industry experts which include award winning members of the artist,
songwriter, publishing, legal, financial, recorded music and music management
communities, all with in-depth knowledge of music publishing. Members
of Hipgnosis Song Management Limited Advisory Board include Nile Rodgers,
The-Dream, Giorgio Tuinfort, Starrah, David A. Stewart, Poo Bear, Bill
Leibowitz, Ian Montone and Rodney Jerkins.
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