REG - Vinanz Limited - DTC Eligibility Approval and Establishment of EBT

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RNS Number : 9402J  Vinanz Limited  10 April 2024

10 April 2024

 

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Vinanz Limited

 

("Vinanz" or "the Company")

 

Vinanz Receives US DTC Eligibility and Establishment of EBT

 

Vinanz Limited (London AQSE: BTC and US OTCQB: VINZF), the London listed
Bitcoin mining company focusing on decentralised deployment of Bitcoin mining
clusters in multiple data facilities throughout the US and Canada, announces
that the Company has now received The Depository Trust Company (the "DTC")
full-service eligibility in the United States, making the Company's shares
more accessible to U.S. retail and institutional investors.

 

The DTC is the largest securities depository in the world and facilitates
electronic settlement of stock certificate transfers in the United States. The
shares of the Company, trading under the symbol "VINZF" in the United States,
are now eligible to be electronically cleared and settled through the DTC and
are therefore considered "DTC eligible". This electronic method of clearing
securities offers a more efficient, lower-cost settlement process for
investors and brokers.

 

In addition, the Company announces that it has now established the Vinanz
Limited Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") to implement the use of an incentive
plan as set out in the Company's admission document dated 20 April 2023
("Admission Document").

 

David Lenigas, Vinanz's Executive Chairman, said:

 

"Securing DTC Eligibility is very exciting news for the Company and completes
our goal of enabling U.S. investors to easily trade in Vinanz's shares under
our OTCQB listing on-line, in real-time and in US dollars with the ticker
symbol "VINZF". Real-time electronic clearing and settlement streamlines
investor access in an important market for Vinanz. DTC Eligibility should also
see a lot more market making in our shares over the coming weeks to months."

"To tie in with the expected Bitcoin halving around the 19 April and
coinciding with our DTC eligibility for US trading, Vinanz senior management
will be attending New York the week commencing 22 April to conduct a number of
meetings with OTC Markets, brokers and institutional investors and will also
be participating in OTC Market's April 25th Blockchain & Digital Asset
Virtual Investor Conference."

 

The Company intends to issue and allot 26,377,951 ordinary shares in the
Company to the EBT ("EBT Shares") at nominal value, as advised in the
Admission Document, which is equivalent to 16.67% of the current issued
ordinary share capital of the Company. These ordinary shares shall be held in
the EBT on trust pending transfer upon the vesting (or exercise, as the case
may be) of awards granted, and for such other purposes relating to the ongoing
recruitment, retention and incentivisation of employees as may be recommended
by the Company from time to time (subject to the approval of the Remuneration
Committee). Further to disclosures in the Company's Admission Document, the
beneficiaries of any future distribution of EBT Shares to employees and
directors will be notified upon determination.

 

Application will be made to the Aquis Stock Exchange for admission of the EBT
Shares to trading on Aquis ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will
become effective and dealings in the EBT Shares will commence on Aquis at 8.00
a.m. on or around 18 April 2024.

The EBT Shares will be issued fully paid and will rank pari passu in all
respects with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares.

Following Admission, the total number of Ordinary Shares in the capital of the
Company will be 158,267,707 with voting rights. This figure may be used by
shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will
determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to
their interest in, the Company's issued share capital pursuant to the
Company's Articles.

 

 

About Vinanz

 

Vinanz is listed on the London Aquis markets and is building out a
fully-fledged Bitcoin mining company initially focusing on installing clusters
of Bitcoin miners within multiple facilities throughout the US and Canada
through third-party cryptocurrency mining providers. Whilst the Company will
focus initially on BTC mining, it will also consider the mining of other
cryptocurrencies, and operations in the DeFi and Big Data space in the future.
The Company intends to be able to provide a listed UK platform to offer entry
to the technology and cryptocurrency business.

 

The Company's admission document is available to view on its website
www.vinanz.co.uk (http://www.vinanz.co.uk)

 

The directors of Vinanz Limited accept responsibility for this announcement.

 

For further information please contact:

 

Vinanz Limited

David Lenigas
            david@vinanz.co.uk (mailto:david@vinanz.co.uk)

Jeremy Edelman
jeremy@vinanz.co.uk (mailto:jeremy@vinanz.co.uk)

 

First Sentinel (Corporate Adviser and Broker)

Brian Stockbridge
brian@first-sentinel.com (mailto:brian@first-sentinel.com)

 
                        +44 (0) 20 3855 5551

 

Clear Capital Markets (Broker)

Bob Roberts
            bobroberts@clear-cm.co.uk
(mailto:bobroberts@clear-cm.co.uk)

 
+44 (0) 20 3869 6080

 

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