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Finseta plc issued an amendment on 14 August 2025 to a previous Director/PDMR Shareholding announcement from 5 August 2025. The amendment clarified that on 4 August 2025, Michele Newton, spouse of CIO William Newton, sold 154,240 Finseta Ordinary Shares at 26.48p, and concurrently both Michele and William Newton each bought 75,353 Finseta Ordinary Shares into ISA accounts at 26.5p. Additionally, on 4 August 2025, CEO James Hickman bought 20,000 shares at 25.74p, CFO Judy Happe bought 10,000 shares at 26.75p, and Non-Executive Director Simon Bullock bought 25,000 shares at 26.75p.
| Date | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Time | 13:07:10 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 3944V |
The 'Director/PDMR Shareholding' announcement released by Finseta plc on 5 August 2025 at 07:00 under RNS No 9315T has been amended as follows:
- In order for William Newton and his spouse to effect a transfer of shares to their respective ISA accounts, Michele Newton, William Newton's spouse, sold 154,240 Finseta Ordinary Shares (as defined below). William Newton and Michele Newton each concurrently bought 75,353 Finseta Ordinary Shares into ISA accounts in their names.
- The original announcement incorrectly stated that William Newton had sold 154,240 Finseta Ordinary Shares and concurrently bought 154,240 Finseta Ordinary Shares into his Self-Invested Personal Pension.
- Accordingly, the details in the table summarising the transaction in the main body of the announcement below have been amended. Additionally, the notification made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("UK MAR") in respect of William Newton has been amended. A further notification in accordance with UK MAR has been added in respect of Michele Newton.
All other details to the original announcement remain unchanged. The amended text is shown below.
Certain information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR") as applied in the United Kingdom. Upon publication of this announcement, this information is now considered to be in the public domain.
14 August 2025
Finseta plc
("Finseta" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Finseta (AIM: FIN), a foreign exchange and payments solutions company offering multi-currency accounts to businesses and individuals through its proprietary technology platform, announces that on 4 August 2025 a number of transactions in the ordinary shares of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") took place, as outlined below.
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Director |
No. of Ordinary Shares purchased |
Price per Ordinary Share purchased |
Total no. of Ordinary Shares held post purchase |
Percentage of total voting rights post purchase |
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James Hickman, CEO |
20,000 |
25.74p |
223,773 |
0.39% |
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Judy Happe, CFO |
10,000 |
26.75p |
45,516 |
0.08% |
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Simon Bullock, Non-executive Director |
25,000 |
26.75p |
175,000 |
0.30% |
Additionally, on 4 August 2025, Michele Newton spouse of William Newton, Chief Information Officer, sold 154,240 Ordinary Shares at a price of 26.48p each from a personal holding, and concurrently Michele Newton and William Newton each purchased 75,353 Ordinary Shares into ISA accounts in their name at a price of 26.5p each.
The transaction is summarised below:
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Director |
Shares Sold |
Shares acquired |
Total holding following notification |
% of the current issued Ordinary Share Capital |
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William Newton, CIO, and Michele Newton |
154,240 |
150,706 |
2,189,253 |
3.78% |
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, provides further detail.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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James Hickman |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Executive Officer |
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b)
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Initial notification/amendment
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Initial Notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Finseta plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800O4IL2RXZ2BZ956 |
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4
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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)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary Shares of 1 penny each |
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Identification code |
GB00BNG7CD28 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of Ordinary Shares |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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25.74p |
20,000 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A |
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- Price |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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4 August 2025 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange, AIM |
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Judy Happe |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Financial Officer |
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b)
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Initial notification/amendment
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Initial Notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Finseta plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800O4IL2RXZ2BZ956 |
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4
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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)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary Shares of 1 penny each |
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Identification code |
GB00BNG7CD28 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of Ordinary Shares |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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26.75p |
10,000 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A |
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- Price |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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4 August 2025 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange, AIM |
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Simon Bullock |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Non-Executive Director |
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b)
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Initial notification/amendment
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Initial Notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Finseta plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800O4IL2RXZ2BZ956 |
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4
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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)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary Shares of 1 penny each |
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Identification code |
GB00BNG7CD28 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of Ordinary Shares |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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26.75p |
25,000 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A |
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- Price |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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4 August 2025 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange, AIM |
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Michele Newton |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Spouse of Chief Information Officer |
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b)
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Initial notification/amendment
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Initial Notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Finseta plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800O4IL2RXZ2BZ956 |
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4
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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)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary Shares of 1 penny each |
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Identification code |
GB00BNG7CD28 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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1. Sale of Ordinary Shares from share dealing account 2. Purchase of Ordinary Shares into an ISA
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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26.48p (sale) 26.50p (purchase) |
154,240
75,353 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A |
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- Price |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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4 August 2025 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange, AIM |
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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William Newton |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Information Officer |
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b)
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Initial notification/amendment
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Amendment |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Finseta plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800O4IL2RXZ2BZ956 |
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4
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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)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary Shares of 1 penny each |
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Identification code |
GB00BNG7CD28 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of Ordinary Shares into an ISA
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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26.50p |
75,353 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A |
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- Price |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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4 August 2025 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange, AIM |
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Enquiries
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Finseta plc |
+44 (0)203 971 4865 |
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James Hickman, Chief Executive Officer Judy Happe, Chief Financial Officer |
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Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser and Broker) |
+44 (0)207 408 4090 |
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Daniel Bush, Tom Knibbs (Corporate Advisory) Guy Wiehahn (Corporate Broking) |
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Gracechurch Group (Financial PR) |
+44 (0)204 582 3500 |
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Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury, Henry Gamble |
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About Finseta plc
Finseta plc (AIM: FIN) is a foreign exchange and payments company offering multi-currency accounts and payment solutions to businesses and individuals. Headquartered in the City of London, Finseta combines a proprietary technology platform with a high level of personalised service to support clients with payments in over 165 countries in 150 currencies. With a track record of over 15 years, Finseta has the expertise, experience and expanding global partner network to be able to execute complex cross-border payments. It is fully regulated, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, by the Financial Conduct Authority as an Electronic Money Institution; by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada as a Money Services Business; and by the Dubai Financial Services Authority under a Category 3D licence. www.finseta.com