Last checked at 15 Jan 2021 07:00
15 January 2021
Directa Plus plc
("Directa Plus" or the "Company")
Exercise of Options and Director / PDMR Dealing
Directa Plus (AIM: DCTA) announces the exercise of options on 14 January 2021 in respect of a total of 190,872 new ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each ("New Ordinary Shares") by the following directors and senior managers of the Company.
Name | Position | Number of options exercised | Exercise Price |
Giulio Cesareo | Chief Executive Officer | 94,639 | 0.25 pence |
Marco Ferrari | Chief Financial Officer | 46,078 | 0.25 pence |
Razvan Popescu | Chief Operating Officer | 28,356 | 0.25 pence |
Laura Rizzi | Chief Technical Officer | 21,799 | 0.25 pence |
Disposal of Ordinary shares
On 14 January 2021 the following directors and senior managers also sold the number of shares noted below. The increased number of Ordinary Shares held by each individual following the exercise of options and disposal of shares, along with percentage of share capital held is also detailed.
Name | Position | Number of Ordinary Shares sold | Price | Number of Ordinary Shares held (subsequent to options exercise and share disposal) | Percentage of total share capital held (subsequent to options exercise and share disposal)* |
Giulio Cesareo** | Chief Executive Officer | 40,000 | 89.8 pence | 3,918,228 | 6.39% |
Marco Ferrari | Chief Financial Officer | 20,000 | 89.8 pence | 78,624 | 0.13% |
Razvan Popescu | Chief Operating Officer | 12,500 | 89.8 pence | 47,738 | 0.08% |
Laura Rizzi | Chief Technical Officer | 9,500 | 89.8 pence | 23,250 | 0.04% |
*based on the Company's issued share capital as enlarged by the exercise of options, as detailed in this announcement
** Giulio Cesareo's shareholding in the Company is held by Galbiga Immobiliare S.r.l., and he and his family are the sole beneficiaries of the Ordinary Shares held by Galbiga Immobiliare S.r.l.
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective at 8.00 a.m. on 21 January 2021.
Following the issue of the new Ordinary Shares, the Company's issued share capital will comprise 61,365,459 Ordinary Shares. The total number of voting rights in the Company will be 61,365,459. 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 share capital of the Company under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.
For further information please visit http://www.directa-plus.com/ or contact:
Directa Plus plc | +39 02 36714458 |
Giulio Cesareo, CEO |
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Marco Ferrari, CFO |
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Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) | +44 131 220 6939 |
Neil McDonald, Pete Lynch (Corporate Finance) |
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N+1 Singer (Joint Broker) | +44 20 7496 3069 |
Mark Taylor |
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Tavistock (Financial PR and IR) | +44 20 7920 3150 |
Simon Hudson, Edward Lee |
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About Directa Plus
Our focus is principally on the two sectors in which we have strong commercial advantage through developed and launched products and a technological lead: environmental (based on our Grafysorber® product) and textiles (based on our G+® products). In addition, we will continue to pursue opportunities in elastomers and composites (including tyres and asphalt), also using our G+® products. All our products are hypoallergenic, non-toxic and sustainably produced.
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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
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| Name | Giulio Cesareo | |||
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| Reason for the notification | ||||
a)
| Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | |||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a)
| Name
| Directa Plus plc
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b)
| LEI | 213800X2DQST3K5ND898 | |||
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| 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 0.25p each | |||
Identification code | ISIN: GB00BSM98843 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of options | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 0.25 pence | 94,639 |
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| Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
- Price | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 14 January 2021 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM | |||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a)
| Name | Giulio Cesareo | |||
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| Reason for the notification | ||||
a)
| Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | |||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a)
| Name
| Directa Plus plc
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b)
| LEI | 213800X2DQST3K5ND898 | |||
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| 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 0.25p each | |||
Identification code | ISIN: GB00BSM98843 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of Ordinary Shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 89.8 pence | 40,000 |
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d)
| Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
- Price | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 14 January 2021 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM | |||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a)
| Name | Marco Ferrari | |||
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| Reason for the notification | ||||
a)
| Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | |||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a)
| Name
| Directa Plus plc
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b)
| LEI | 213800X2DQST3K5ND898 | |||
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| 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 0.25p each | |||
Identification code | ISIN: GB00BSM98843 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of options | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 0.25 pence | 46,078 |
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d)
| Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
- Price | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 14 January 2021 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM | |||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a)
| Name | Marco Ferrari | |||
2
| Reason for the notification | ||||
a)
| Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | |||
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
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b)
| LEI | 213800X2DQST3K5ND898 | |||
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| 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 0.25p each | |||
Identification code | ISIN: GB00BSM98843 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of Ordinary Shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 89.8 pence | 20,000 |
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d)
| Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
- Price | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 14 January 2021 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM | |||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a)
| Name | Razvan Popescu | |||
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| Reason for the notification | ||||
a)
| Position/status | 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
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b)
| LEI | 213800X2DQST3K5ND898 | |||
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| 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 0.25p each | |||
Identification code | ISIN: GB00BSM98843 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of options | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 0.25 pence | 928,356 |
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d)
| Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
- Price | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 14 January 2021 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM | |||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a)
| Name | Razvan Popescu | |||
2
| Reason for the notification | ||||
a)
| Position/status | 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
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b)
| LEI | 213800X2DQST3K5ND898 | |||
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| 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 0.25p each | |||
Identification code | ISIN: GB00BSM98843 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of Ordinary Shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 89.8 pence | 9,500 |
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d)
| Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
- Price | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 14 January 2021 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM | |||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a)
| Name | Laura Rizzi | |||
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| Reason for the notification | ||||
a)
| Position/status | 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
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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 | Ordinary shares of 0.25p each | |||
Identification code | ISIN: GB00BSM98843 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of options | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 0.25 pence | 21,799 |
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d)
| Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
- Price | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 14 January 2021 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM | |||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a)
| Name | Laura Rizzi | |||
2
| Reason for the notification | ||||
a)
| Position/status | 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
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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 | Ordinary shares of 0.25p each | |||
Identification code | ISIN: GB00BSM98843 | ||||
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of Ordinary Shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| 89.8 pence | 3,299 |
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d)
| Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
- Price | N.A. [single transaction] | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 14 January 2021 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM | |||