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17 June 2022
MOLTEN VENTURES PLC
("Molten Ventures" or the "Company")
Grant of Options to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")
Molten Ventures PLC (LSE: GROW, Euronext Dublin: GRW), a leading venture capital firm investing in and developing high growth digital technology businesses, announces that options (the "Options") over a total of 754,719 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 1p each in the share capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") have been awarded to certain PDMRs of the Company pursuant to the Company's 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") and 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan ("DBP"), as set out below.
The Options awarded under the LTIP have a nominal value exercise of 1p price and are subject to LTIP performance conditions which, together with a summary of the LTIP, are set out in the Company's prospectus issued on 19 July 2022 (a copy of which is available at www.moltenventures.com) ("Prospectus") and the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 published on 13 June 2022 (a copy of which is available at www.moltenventures.com) ("Annual Report").
The Options awarded under the DBP have a nominal value exercise of 1p price and are subject to LTIP deferral conditions before they can be exercised which, together with a summary of the DBP, are set out in the Prospectus and the Annual Report.
After the grant of these Options, the PDMRs set out below have the following Ordinary Shares and Options:
PDMR | LTIP Options awarded | DBP Options awarded | Total Options | Ordinary Shares |
Martin Davis | 230,319 | 89,444 | 949,283 | 21,132 |
Stuart Chapman | 158,314 | 61,481 | 1,196,904 | 1,054,756 |
Ben Wilkinson | 154,976 | 60,185 | 725,738 | 16,923 |
The notification set out in the Annex below, which was made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details of such dealings.
ANNEX
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
a) | Name | Martin Davis |
2 | Reason for the notification | |
a) | Position / status | Chief Executive Officer |
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | Molten Ventures plc |
b) | LEI | 213800IPCR3SAYJWSW10 |
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |
a) | Description of financial instrument, type of instrument | Options in respect of the LTIP and DBP over ordinary shares of 1p each |
Identification Code | GB00BY7QYJ50 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Issue of options |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | 319,763 options over ordinary shares of 1p each with an exercise price of one pence per share |
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | n/a |
e) | Date of the transaction | 17 June 2022 |
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
a) | Name | Stuart Chapman |
2 | Reason for the notification | |
a) | Position / status | Chief Portfolio Officer |
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | Molten Ventures plc |
b) | LEI | 213800IPCR3SAYJWSW10 |
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |
a) | Description of financial instrument, type of instrument | Options in respect of the LTIP and DBP over ordinary shares of 1p each |
Identification Code | GB00BY7QYJ50 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Issue of options |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | 219,795 options over ordinary shares of 1p each with an exercise price of one pence per share |
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | n/a |
e) | Date of the transaction | 17 June 2022 |
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
a) | Name | Ben Wilkinson |
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 | Molten Ventures plc |
b) | LEI | 213800IPCR3SAYJWSW10 |
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |
a) | Description of financial instrument, type of instrument | Options in respect of the LTIP and DBP over ordinary shares of 1p each |
Identification Code | GB00BY7QYJ50 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Issue of options |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | 215,161 options over ordinary shares of 1p each with an exercise price of one pence per share |
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | n/a |
e) | Date of the transaction | 17 June 2022 |
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
Enquiries
Molten Ventures plc Martin Davis (Chief Executive Officer) Ben Wilkinson (Chief Financial Officer) | +44 (0)20 7931 8800 |
Numis Securities Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker Simon Willis Richard Thomas Jamie Loughborough | +44 (0)20 7260 1000 |
Goodbody Stockbrokers Euronext Growth Adviser & Joint Broker Don Harrington Charlotte Craigie Dearbhla Gallagher | +44 (0) 20 3841 6202 |
Powerscourt Public relations Robin O'Kelly Jane Glover | +44 (0)20 7250 1446 |
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