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Gana Media Group plc announced a Placing and Subscription on 16 June 2026, raising £750,000 before expenses by issuing 375,000,000 new Ordinary Shares at 0.2p each. Directors Stefano Loreti, Mark Epstein, and John Barker subscribed for 25,000,000, 15,000,000, and 25,000,000 shares respectively on 15 June 2026. One warrant, exercisable at 0.4p per share and expiring 12 months after admission (expected around 22 June 2026), will be issued for each new Ordinary Share, bringing total voting rights to 18,110,957,237 ordinary shares and total warrants and options to 2,900,472,994 (16.0% of enlarged share capital).
| Date | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Time | 07:00:08 |
| Category | Miscellaneous |
| ID | 3833I |
16 June 2026
Gana Media Group plc
("GANA" or "the Company" or "the Group")
Placing, Subscription, Director Shareholdings, Total Voting Rights ("TVR")
Gana Media Group plc, the AIM quoted content and data intelligence company which aims to create a leading integrated sports, media and entertainment conglomerate focused within the Latin American region, and particularly the Mexican market, is pleased to announce a Placing and Subscription by a number of investors including Directors to raise £750,000 before expenses as outlined below (the "Fundraise").
In total, 375,000,000 new Ordinary Shares of 0.01p each ("new Ordinary Shares") have been issued at 0.2p per share, resulting in proceeds received before expenses of £750,000. The Placing, undertaken by AlbR Capital raised a total of £235,000 before expenses, and the Subscription arranged by the Company raised £515,000. For each new Ordinary Share, one warrant exercisable at 0.4p per share, expiring 12 months following Admission will be issued (the "Warrants"). The issue price of 0.2p represents a 5% premium to the closing price on AIM on 11 June 2026 of 0.19p.
The Company is also pleased to update on Estadio Gana (www.estadiogana.mx), its licensed online casino and sportsbook in Mexico. Trading momentum has continued to build through the second quarter, with new registrations and wagering volumes (total betting) up significantly. The Board believes this growth supports the rationale for today's fundraising and positions the brand well for the World Cup window and beyond. The Company intends to use the proceeds of the Fundraise to increase spending on a number of key projects that we believe will energise our growth further.
Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for admission of the 375,000,000 new Ordinary Shares which will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares of 0.01p in issue. It is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings in the Ordinary Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on or around 22 June 2026.
Following the Placing and Subscription, the holdings of the Directors who have Subscribed today (along with Farzad Peyman-Fard to update his Shareholding from that contained incorrectly in the Admission Document dated 19 December 2025) are as shown below.
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Shares subscribed for |
Resultant Shareholding |
% of the Enlarged Issued Share Capital |
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Stefano Loreti |
25,000,000 |
901,357,852 |
4.98 |
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Mark Epstein |
15,000,000 |
1,159,813,398 |
6.40 |
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John Barker |
25,000,000 |
442,454,515 |
2.44 |
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Farzad Peyman-Fard |
0 |
81,244,777 |
0.45 |
Total Voting Rights ("TVR")
Following the issue of the Ordinary Shares as described above, the Company's issued share capital consists of 18,110,957,237 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 0.01p each, with voting rights. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
Therefore, the above figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Following the issue of the Warrants, this brings the total warrants and options in issue to 2,900,472,994 representing 16.0% of the Company's Enlarged Issued Share Capital.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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Name |
Stefano Loreti |
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Reason for notification |
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Position / status |
Director |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auctionplatform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Gana Media Group plc |
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b) |
LEI |
LEI: 213800CJX7WW927QWP43 |
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type ofinstrument; (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 0.01 pence each in Gana Media Group plc
ISIN GB00B0WJ3L68 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volumes(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information |
n/a |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
15 June 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM (XLON) |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Mark Epstein |
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2 |
Reason for notification |
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a) |
Position / status |
Director |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auctionplatform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Gana Media Group plc |
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b) |
LEI |
LEI: 213800CJX7WW927QWP43 |
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type ofinstrument; (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 0.01 pence each in Gana Media Group plc
ISIN GB00B0WJ3L68 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volumes(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information |
n/a |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
15 June 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM (XLON) |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
John Barker |
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2 |
Reason for notification |
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a) |
Position / status |
Director |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auctionplatform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Gana Media Group plc |
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b) |
LEI |
LEI: 213800CJX7WW927QWP43 |
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4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type ofinstrument; (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 0.01 pence each in Gana Media Group plc
ISIN GB00B0WJ3L68 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volumes(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information |
n/a |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
15 June 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM (XLON) |
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This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014, as it forms part of UK Domestic Law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
For further information, please contact:
Gana Media Group plc
John Barker, Chairman
+44 7711 920865
www.ganamediagroup.com
Beaumont Cornish (Nominated Adviser)
James Biddle and Roland Cornish
+44 (0) 20 7628 3396
AlbR Capital Limited (Broker)
Lucy Williams and Duncan Vasey
+44 (0) 20 7469 0930
Beaumont Cornish Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting as nominated adviser to the Company in relation to the matters referred herein. Beaumont Cornish Limited is acting exclusively for the Company and for no one else in relation to the matters described in this announcement and is not advising any other person and accordingly will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Beaumont Cornish Limited, or for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any matter referred to in it.