REG - TMT Investments - PDMR Shareholdings
RNS Number : 3501WTMT Investments PLC22 April 202122 April 2021
TMT INVESTMENTS PLC
("TMT" or the "Company")
PDMR Shareholdings
TMT Investments Plc (AIM: TMT.L), the venture capital company investing in high-growth technology companies, announces that it was notified today that, on 21 April 2021, Artemii Iniutin, TMT's Head of Investments, acquired from German Kaplun, TMT's Head of Strategy, an indirect interest of approximately 1.84% of the issued ordinary shares of no par value each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of US$9.13 per Ordinary Share (the "Acquisition").
The Acquisition results from the sale by Mr. Kaplun to Mr. Iniutin of 7.88% of the issued share capital of MacMillan Trading Company Limited which holds an interest of 23.36% in the issued share capital of TMT.
As a result of the Acquisition, and following the settlement of the previous acquisitions by Mr. Iniutin of 863,647 Ordinary Shares announced on 6 April 2021 (expected to settle in the coming weeks) (the "Previous Acquisitions"), Mr. Iniutin will be interested in, in aggregate, 3,509,096 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 12.02% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.
Accordingly, as a result of the Acquisition, Mr. Kaplun becomes interested in, in aggregate, 6,724,857 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 23.04% of the Company's issued share capital.
Following the Acquisition and settlement of the Previous Acquisitions, the TMT shareholdings of the members of the concert party, as defined in the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"), which currently exists in the Company, will change as follows (based on the latest information available to the Company and assuming no other changes in the shareholdings of the members of the concert party will take place before the settlement of the Previous Acquisitions):
Shareholder (legal holder)
Beneficial holder
(if different to legal holder)
No. of Ordinary Shares
% of issued share capital
Macmillan Trading Company Limited
Alexander Morgulchik 45.05%, German Kaplun 29.28%, Artemii Iniutin 17.78%, Nelli Morgulchik 7.88%
6,817,063
23.36%
Ramify Consulting Corp. ("Ramify")
German Kaplun
4,728,576
16.20%
Wissey Trade & Invest Ltd ("Wissey")
Andrey Kareev
5,000,000
17.13%
Eclectic Capital Limited ("Eclectic")
Nika Kirpichenko
1,800,000
6.17%
Menostar Holdings Limited ("Menostar")
Dmitry Kirpichenko
1,790,000
6.13%
Merit Systems Inc.
Artemii Iniutin
2,054,865
7.04%
Natalia Inyutina (Adult daughter of Artemii Iniutin)
727,156
2.49%
Vlada Kaplun (Adult Daughter of German Kaplun)
363,578
1.25%
Marina Kedrova (Adult Daughter of German Kaplun)
363,578
1.25%
Artemii Iniutin
241,939
0.83%
Total
23,886,755
81.84%
Since September 2013, when the Company became subject to the Code, the concert party has been interested in, in aggregate, more than 50% of the Company's issued share capital at all times.
As a result of the Acquisition and upon settlement of the Previous Acquisitions, the total direct and indirect interest in TMT by the concert party's beneficial holders will be as follows (assuming than no other changes in shareholdings of the members of the concert party will take place before the settlement of the Previous Acquisitions):
Beneficial holder
No. of Ordinary Shares
% of issued share capital
German Kaplun
6,724,857
23.04%
Andrey Kareev
5,000,000
17.13%
Alexander Morgulchik
3,071,087
10.52%
Artemii Iniutin
3,509,096
12.02%
Nika Kirpichenko
1,800,000
6.17%
Dmitry Kirpichenko
1,790,000
6.13%
Natalia Inyutina
727,156
2.49%
Nelli Morgulchik
537,403
1.84%
Vlada Kaplun
363,578
1.25%
Marina Kedrova
363,578
1.25%
Total
23,886,755
81.84%
The relevant shareholders' individual notification forms are copied below.
For further information contact:
TMT Investments Plc
Alexander Selegenev
Executive Director
+44 (0)1534 281 800
(Computershare - Company Secretary)
alexander.selegenev@tmtinvestments.com
Strand Hanson Limited
(Nominated Adviser)
James Bellman / James Dance
+44 (0)20 7409 3494
Cenkos Securities plc
(Joint Broker)
Russell Cook / Ben Jeynes
+44 (0)20 7397 8900
Hybridan LLP
(Joint Broker)
Claire Louise Noyce
+44 (0)20 3764 2341
Kinlan Communications
David Hothersall
+44 (0)20 7638 3435
About TMT Investments Plc
TMT Investments Plc invests in high-growth technology companies across a number of core specialist sectors and has a significant number of Silicon Valley investments in its portfolio. Founded in 2010, TMT has invested in over 65 companies to date and has net assets of US$178 million as of 31 December 2020. The Company's objective is to generate an attractive rate of return for shareholders, predominantly through capital appreciation. The Company is traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. www.tmtinvestments.com.
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
German Kaplun
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
PDMR (Head of Strategy)
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
TMT Investments Plc
b)
LEI
213800UGZLGI4R6YW964
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Ordinary shares of no par value each
Identification code
JE00B3RQZ289
b)
Nature of the transaction
an indirect disposal of ordinary shares in the issuer through a disposal of shares in MacMillan Trading Company Limited (a registered shareholder of ordinary shares in the issuer)
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
US$ 9.13
537,403
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
537,403 ordinary shares
- Price
US$ 9.13 per share
e)
Date of the transaction
21 April 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Artemii Iniutin
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
PDMR (Head of Investments)
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
TMT Investments Plc
b)
LEI
213800UGZLGI4R6YW964
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 no par value each
Identification code
JE00B3RQZ289
b)
Nature of the transaction
indirect acquisition of ordinary shares in the issuer through purchase of shares in MacMillan Trading Company Limited (the registered shareholder of ordinary shares in the issuer)
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
US$ 9.13
537,403
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
537,403 ordinary shares
- Price
US$ 9.13 per share
e)
Date of the transaction
21 April 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
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