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Literacy Capital plc announced on 30 January 2025 that its Chairman, Paul Pindar, pledged 15,000,000 Ordinary Shares as security against a personal loan facility with HSBC for personal property investment commitments, effective 29 January 2025. Mr. Pindar's personal shareholding of 15,500,000 Ordinary Shares remains unchanged, and he retains beneficial ownership and full voting rights of the pledged shares. Together with his wife, Sharon Pindar, they own 17,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing over 28% of the Company's issued share capital.
| Date | 30 Jan 2025 |
| Time | 07:00:07 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 1242V |
30 January 2025
Literacy Capital plc ("Literacy" or the "Company")
Director / PDMR Shareholding
The Company announces that Paul Pindar, the Chairman of the Company, entered into an agreement to pledge 15,000,000 Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") of his holding as security against a personal loan facility with HSBC to provide liquidity for personal property investment commitments. The arrangement came into effect on 29 January 2025.
Mr Pindar's shareholding in the Company of 15,500,000 Ordinary Shares remains unchanged. He is the Company's largest shareholder. Mr Pindar, together with his wife, Sharon Pindar, own 17,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing over 28% of the Company's issued share capital. They have not sold any shares in Literacy Capital since the Company's Admission to the London Stock Exchange in June 2021.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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Name |
Paul Pindar |
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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 |
Literacy Capital plc |
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LEI |
2549006P3DFN5HLFGR54 |
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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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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary Shares |
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Identification code |
ISIN: GB00BMF1L080 |
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Nature of the transaction |
The pledge of 15,000,000 Ordinary Shares as security against a personal loan facility with HSBC. Mr Pindar remains the beneficial owner of the shares subject to the pledge and retains full voting rights. |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price: NA Volume: 15,000,000 |
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Aggregate information |
As above |
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- Aggregate volume |
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- Total Exercise Price |
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Date of the transaction |
29 January 2025 |
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Place of the transaction |
Off-market |
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Additional information |
NA |
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For further information, please contact:
Literacy Capital plc / Book Asset Management LLP
Richard Pindar / Aasha Tailor
+44 (0) 20 3960 0280
MHP Group
Reg Hoare / Ollie Hoare / Matthew Taylor
+44 (0) 7817 458 804 / + 44 (0) 7827 662 831
Singer Capital Markets Securities Limited
Alaina Wong
+44 (0) 20 7496 3000
A copy of this announcement will be available on the Company's website at www.literacycapital.com.
Neither the content of the Company's website, nor the content on any website accessible from hyperlinks on its website for any other website, is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement nor, unless previously published by means of a recognised information service, should any such content be relied upon in reaching a decision as to whether or not to acquire, continue to hold, or dispose of, securities in the Company.
LEI: 2549006P3DFN5HLFGR54