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ATOME PLC announced on 02 October 2024 that several Directors, including Peter Levine and Olivier Mussat, purchased Ordinary Shares at 75.0p each following their subscription. Peter Levine acquired 666,667 shares, Olivier Mussat 133,333 shares, Nikita Levine 70,000 shares, James Spalding 77,000 shares, Mary-Rose De Valladares 24,000 shares, and Robert Sheffrin 12,000 shares. Following these transactions, Peter Levine's enlarged shareholding is 8,593,629 shares (17.93%) and Olivier Mussat's is 1,749,899 shares (3.65%).
| Date | 2 Oct 2024 |
| Time | 14:05:50 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 6952G |
02 October 2024
ATOME PLC
("ATOME", "the Company", or "the Group")
Director / PDMR shareholding
As announced on 26 September 2024, certain Directors of the Company subscribed for Subscription shares at the Placing Price. Further to this announcement, following admission of the Subscription Shares to trading on AIM today, the participating Directors' interests are now as follows:
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Directors |
Enlarged shareholding |
Interest in enlarged issued share capital |
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Peter Levine* |
8,593,629 |
17.93% |
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Olivier Mussat |
1,749,899 |
3.65% |
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Nikita Levine |
195,030 |
0.41% |
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James Spalding |
542,955 |
1.13% |
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Mary-Rose De Valladares |
230,354 |
0.48% |
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Robert Sheffrin |
133,672 |
0.28% |
*The Ordinary Shares shown against Peter Levine's name include his direct holding of 2,504,733 Ordinary Shares, 2,530,000 Ordinary Shares held by Alpha Energies Invest GmbH and 3,558,896 Ordinary Shares held by PLLG Investments Limited but excludes a further 2,038,038 Ordinary Shares held under option by IYA Global Limited and any other parties' holdings in the Concert Party which includes Peter Levine other than as mentioned above.
Further details of the Directors' participation in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation are set out in the Appendix to this announcement.
A copy of this announcement is available on the Company's website, at https://www.atomeplc.com
For more information, please visit https://www.atomeplc.com or contact:
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ATOME PLC Nikita Levine, Investor Relations |
+44 (0) 113 337 2210 |
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Beaumont Cornish (Nominated Adviser) Roland Cornish, Michael Cornish |
+44 (0) 20 7628 3396 |
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SP Angel (Broker) Richard Hail, Caroline Rowe |
+44 (0) 20 3490 0470 |
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FTI Consulting Limited (Communications Adviser) Elizabeth Adams, Ben Brewerton |
+44 (0) 20 3727 1000 |
About ATOME
ATOME PLC is an AIM listed company targeting green fertiliser production with 445-megawatt of projects in Paraguay and a further pipeline of potential projects in Central America.
The first project is at Villeta in Paraguay. Villeta benefits from a 145MW renewable power purchase agreement and 30 hectares of land in a tax free zone. Front End Engineering Design studies have been completed and Heads of Terms signed with Yara, the leading international fertiliser company for offtakeof all of Villeta's production. The Company is now in the advanced stages of negotiating the project finance with a view to closing that and declaring FID before end 2024. There is a further 300MW of renewable power reserved for ATOME in Paraguay.
In Costa Rica, The National Ammonia Corporation S.A. was formed in 2022 with local partner Cavendish S.A. based in Costa Rica to develop green fertiliser projects for the region. As well as straddling the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, Costa Rica is a democratic Central American country. In agriculture, Costa Rica is the second largest supplier of pineapples in the world and is in the top ten banana growers.
All power for ATOME is from 100% renewable sources and all chosen sites are located close to the power and water sources and export facilities to serve significant domestic and then international demand.
The Company has a green-focused Board which is supported by major shareholders including Peter Levine, Schroders, a leading fund manager, and Baker Hughes, a global technology company operating in the energy and industry sectors.
APPENDIX
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name |
Peter Levine |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Chairman |
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Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
ATOME PLC |
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LEI |
213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each
ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of Ordinary Shares. |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information
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n/a (single transaction) |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
02 October 2024 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name |
Olivier Mussat |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
CEO |
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Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
ATOME PLC |
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LEI |
213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each
ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of Ordinary Shares. |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information
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n/a (single transaction) |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
02 October 2024 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name |
Nikita Levine |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Director |
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Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
ATOME PLC |
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LEI |
213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each
ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of Ordinary Shares. |
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n/a (single transaction) |
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Date of the transaction |
02 October 2024 |
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Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name |
James Spalding |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Executive Director |
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b) |
Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
ATOME PLC |
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LEI |
213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51 |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each
ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of Ordinary Shares. |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Date of the transaction |
02 October 2024 |
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Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name |
Mary-Rose de Valladares |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Independent Non-Executive Director |
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b) |
Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Name |
ATOME PLC |
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LEI |
213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51 |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each
ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10 |
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Purchase of Ordinary Shares. |
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Date of the transaction |
02 October 2024 |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name |
Robert Sheffrin |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Finance Director |
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Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
ATOME PLC |
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LEI |
213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51 |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each
ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10 |
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Purchase of Ordinary Shares. |
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Date of the transaction |
02 October 2024 |
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Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont Cornish"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA and is a member of the London Stock Exchange, is the Company's nominated adviser for the purposes of the AIM Rules. Beaumont Cornish is acting exclusively for the Company and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement) as a client and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any other matter referred to herein. Beaumont Cornish's responsibilities as the Company's nominated adviser under the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers are owed to the London Stock Exchange and not to any other person and in particular, but without limitation, in respect of their decision to acquire Ordinary Shares in reliance on any part of this announcement. Beaumont Cornish has not authorised the contents of this announcement for any purpose and no liability whatsoever is accepted by Beaumont Cornish nor does it make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy of any information or opinion contained in this announcement or for the omission of any information. Beaumont Cornish expressly disclaims all and any responsibility or liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which it might otherwise have in respect of this announcement.
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