Last checked at 23 Jul 2021 07:00
23 July 2021
Gusbourne Plc
("Gusbourne", the "Company" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Gusbourne (AIM: GUS) announces that further to the announcement of 22 July 2021 which detailed the extension of the exercise period of the warrants granted under the warrant instrument dated 2 September 2016, the agreements have now been executed and the exercise period for the warrants is now to 29 October 2021.
The following Directors hold warrants over ordinary shares in the Company.
Name | Number |
A Weeber | 300,000 |
I Robinson | 50,000 |
Lord Arbuthnot PC | 5,000 |
M Paul | 5,000 |
M Clapp | 5,000 |
For further information contact:
Gusbourne Plc
Charlie Holland +44 (0)1233 758 666
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Nomad and Joint Broker)
Bobbie Hilliam +44 (0)20 7523 8000
Georgina McCooke
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited (Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 7886 2500
Oliver Cardigan
Hugh Rich
Ailsa MacMaster
Note: This announcement and other press releases are available to view at the Company's website: www.gusbourneplc.com
Note to Editors
Gusbourne produces and distributes a range of high quality and award winning vintage English sparkling and still wines from grapes grown in its own vineyards in Kent and West Sussex.
The Gusbourne business was founded by Andrew Weeber in 2004 with the first vineyard plantings at Appledore in Kent. The first wines were released in 2010 to critical acclaim. Following additional vineyard plantings in 2013 and 2015 in both Kent and West Sussex, Gusbourne now has 231 acres of mature vineyards. The NEST visitor centre was opened next to the winery in Appledore in 2017, providing tours, tastings and a direct outlet for our wines.
Right from the beginning, Gusbourne's intention has always been to produce the finest English sparkling wines. Starting with carefully chosen sites, we use best practice in establishing and maintaining the vineyards and conduct green harvests to ensure we achieve the highest quality grapes for each vintage. A quest for excellence is at the heart of everything we do. We blind taste hundreds of samples before finalising our blends and even after the wines are bottled, they spend extended time on their lees to add depth and flavour. Once disgorged, extra cork ageing further enhances complexity. Our winemaking process remains traditional, but one that is open to innovation where appropriate. It takes four years to bring a vineyard into full production and a further four years to transform those grapes into Gusbourne's premium sparkling wine.
We are one of England's most awarded wine producers. Highlights include:
· Three times winner of the International Wine & Spirits Challenge (IWSC) English Wine Producer of the Year, having won the award in 2013, 2015 and 2017- a unique achievement
· Blanc de Blancs 2016 awarded platinum medal at 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards
· Brut Reserve 2016 received the 'Judges Selection' award at 2021 Texsom in the United States
· Trophy for best still white wine awarded for our Guinevere 2019 at Wine GB Awards 2021
· Highest rated English sparkling wine by the Wine Enthusiast in 2020
· Trophy for best English Still Red Wine at Wine GB awards three years running
· Best in Class trophies at the Champagne & Sparkling World Championships in both 2018 and 2019
· 'Best English Sparkling Wine' as well as overall 'IWC China Champion Sparkling Wine 2019' at the International Wine Challenge held in Shanghai
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a)
| Name | Mr Andrew Weeber | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||
a)
| Position/status | Non-Executive Director of the Company | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a)
| Name | Gusbourne plc | ||||
b)
| LEI | 2138006K652TIS2UN864 | ||||
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 | Warrants over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Gusbourne plc
ISIN: GB00B8TS4M09 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Extension of warrant exercise period | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
|
N/A
| ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 22 July 2021 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a)
| Name | Mr Ian Robinson | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||
a)
| Position/status | Non-Executive Director of the Company | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a)
| Name | Gusbourne plc | ||||
b)
| LEI | 2138006K652TIS2UN864 | ||||
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 | Warrants over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Gusbourne plc
ISIN: GB00B8TS4M09 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Extension of warrant exercise period | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
|
N/A
| ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 22 July 2021 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a)
| Name | Lord Arbuthnot PC | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||
a)
| Position/status | Non-Executive Director of the Company | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a)
| Name | Gusbourne plc | ||||
b)
| LEI | 2138006K652TIS2UN864 | ||||
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 | Warrants over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Gusbourne plc
ISIN: GB00B8TS4M09 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Extension of warrant exercise period | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
|
N/A
| ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 22 July 2021 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a)
| Name | Mr Mike Paul | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||
a)
| Position/status | Non-Executive Director of the Company | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a)
| Name | Gusbourne plc | ||||
b)
| LEI | 2138006K652TIS2UN864 | ||||
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 | Warrants over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Gusbourne plc
ISIN: GB00B8TS4M09 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Extension of warrant exercise period | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
|
N/A
| ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 22 July 2021 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a)
| Name | Mr Matthew Clapp | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification | |||||
a)
| Position/status | Non-Executive Director of the Company | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a)
| Name | Gusbourne plc | ||||
b)
| LEI | 2138006K652TIS2UN864 | ||||
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 | Warrants over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Gusbourne plc
ISIN: GB00B8TS4M09 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | Extension of warrant exercise period | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
|
N/A
| ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 22 July 2021 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue | ||||