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Directa Plus PLC - Directors’ Participation in Fundraising
28th June 2024, 14:09
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Directa Plus PLC
28 June 2024
 

28 June 2024

 

Directa Plus plc

("Directa Plus", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

Directors' Participation in Fundraising

Total Voting Rights

 

Directa Plus (AIM: DCTA) (the "Company"), a leading producer and supplier of graphene nanoplatelets based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, is pleased to confirm that, further to the Company's announcement on 11 June 2024, the Directors' Intended Participation has now been effected and the following Directors have subscribed for a total of 555,555 New Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price of 18 pence each.

 

Director

New Ordinary Shares Subscribed For

Total Number of Ordinary Shares Held

% of Enlarged Issued Share Capital

Giulio Cesareo, CEO

344,446

4,302,674

4.12%

Richard Hickinbotham, Chair

166,666

266,666

0.26%

Giorgio Bonfanti, CFO

16,666

16,666

0.02%

Sarah Cope, NED

27,777

27,777

0.03%

 

Accordingly, the Company has, conditionally, raised gross proceeds of approximately £6.9 million through the successful placing of, and subscription for, a total of 38,361,106 New Ordinary Shares.

 

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that Admission will become effective, and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence on AIM, at 8.00 a.m. on 1 July 2024. The Enlarged Issued Share Capital, as increased by the New Ordinary Shares, immediately following Admission (and excluding any issues of shares pursuant to the exercise of any employee share incentives or options between the date of this Announcement and Admission) will be 104,418,755 Ordinary Shares.

 

The New Ordinary Shares, when issued, will be credited as fully paid and will rank on Admission pari passu in all respects with each other and with the Existing Ordinary Shares, including the right to receive all dividends and other distributions declared, made or paid after the date of issue.

 

Capitalised terms not otherwise defined in the text of this Announcement have the meanings given in the Circular published on 11 June 2024.

 

Directa Plus plc

+39 02 36714458

Giulio Cesareo, CEO


Giorgio Bonfanti, CFO




Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)

+44 131 220 6939

Neil McDonald


Adam Rae




Singer Capital Markets Securities Limited (Joint Broker)

+44 20 7496 3069

Rick Thompson


Phil Davies




Alma Strategic Communications

+44 20 3405 0205

Justine James

directaplus@almastrategic.com

Hannah Campbell


Kinvara Verdon


 

Notes to Editors

 

Directa Plus (www.directa-plus.com) is one of the largest producers and suppliers of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets. The Company's graphene manufacturing capability uses proprietary patented technology based on a plasma super expansion process. Starting from natural graphite, each step of Directa Plus' production process - expansion, exfoliation and drying - creates graphene-based materials and hybrid graphene materials ready for a variety of uses and available in various forms such as powder, liquid and paste.

 

This proprietary production process uses a physical process, rather than a chemical process, to process graphite into pristine graphene nanoplatelets, which enables Directa Plus to offer a sustainable, non-toxic product, without unwanted by-products.

 

Directa Plus' products are made of hybrid graphene materials and graphene nano-platelets. The products (marketed as G+(R)) have multiple applications due to its properties. These G+(R) products can be categorised into various families, with different products being suitable for specific practical applications.

 

Directa Plus was established in 2005 and is based in Lomazzo (Como, Italy) and has been listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange since May 2016. Directa Plus holds the Green Economy Mark from London Stock Exchange which recognises companies that contribute to the global green economy.

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Richard Hickinbotham

2

Reason for notification


a)

Position/Status

Chairman

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

Name

Directa Plus Plc

b)

LEI

213800X2DQST3K5ND898

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

 

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each

 

 

AIM: DCTA

b)

Nature of the transaction

Conditional agreement to subscribe for ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

18p

166,666

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

28 June 2024

 

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Giulio Cesareo

2

Reason for notification


a)

Position/Status

CEO

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

Name

Directa Plus Plc

b)

LEI

213800X2DQST3K5ND898

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

 

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each

 

 

AIM: DCTA

b)

Nature of the transaction

Conditional agreement to subscribe for ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

18p

344,446

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

28 June 2024

 

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Giorgio Bonfanti

2

Reason for notification


a)

Position/Status

CFO

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

Name

Directa Plus Plc

b)

LEI

213800X2DQST3K5ND898

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

 

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each

 

 

AIM: DCTA

b)

Nature of the transaction

Conditional agreement to subscribe for ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

18p

16,666

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

28 June 2024

 

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

 

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Sarah Cope

2

Reason for notification


a)

Position/Status

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

Name

Directa Plus Plc

b)

LEI

213800X2DQST3K5ND898

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

 

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each

 

 

AIM: DCTA

b)

Nature of the transaction

Conditional agreement to subscribe for ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

18p

27,777

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-  Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

28 June 2024

 

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

 

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