Vela Technologies Regulatory News (VELA)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Antony Laiker

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

Vela Technologies plc

b)

LEI

Not available

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

Vela Technologies plc 8% convertible unsecured loan notes 2018 ("CLNs")

Identification code (ISIN) for Vela's existing ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each is GB00B7D7F340.

Following a proposed Consolidation and Sub-division, as announced on 9 September 2016, the ISIN for the new Ordinary Shares will be GB00BYZ9XC29. Conditional on shareholder approval, the new ISIN is expected to take effect from 27 September 2016.

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of CLNs

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Single transaction as in 4 c) above

e)

Date of the transaction

8 September 2016

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a Trading Venue - conditional issue of CLNs

Vela Technologies plc

Brent Fitzpatrick, Non-Executive Chairman

Antony Laiker, Director

Tel: +44 (0) 7802 262 443

Allenby Capital Limited

(Nominated Adviser)

Nick Athanas/Katrina Perez/Nick Naylor

Smaller Company Capital Limited

(Broker)

Rupert Williams/Jeremy Woodgate

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3328 5656

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3651 2910