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GRIT Investment Trust PLC Director Malcolm Burne converted £63,507 of existing convertible loan notes into 2,540,279 new ordinary shares at 2.5p per share, as announced on 15 November 2022. Subsequently, on 21 November 2022, Mr. Burne disposed of 2,540,279 GRIT ordinary shares to acquire £63,507 of existing convertible loan notes from other holders. Following these transactions, Mr. Burne's total voting rights in the company amounted to 223,611 shares, representing 1.77% as of 21 November 2022.
| Date | 21 Nov 2022 |
| Time | 13:47:59 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 0997H |
21 November 2022
GRIT Investment Trust PLC
("GRIT" or the "Company")
Further to Conversion of Existing Convertible Loan Notes
PDMR/Director Dealings
Conversion of Existing Convertible Loan Notes
On 15 November 2022, the GRIT Board announced that an aggregate of £63,507 principal of Existing Convertible Loan Notes held by Malcolm Burne, a Director of GRIT have been converted into 2,540,279 new ordinary shares (the "Conversion Shares") of 2.5p each in the Company at a conversion price of 2.5p per share. The Conversion Shares have been admitted to listing on the Official List (premium listing segment) and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities.
Acquisition of Existing Convertible Loan Notes
Further to the above Malcolm Burne has agreed, via Peterhouse Capital Limited, with other holders of the Existing Convertible Loan Notes issued on 2 August 2021, to acquire £63,507 worth of the Existing Convertible Loan Notes in exchange for 2,540,279 ordinary shares of GRIT.
For more information, please contact:-
GRIT Investment Trust plc
Martin Lampshire
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3198 2554
Peterhouse Capital Limited
Lucy Williams/Duncan Vasey
Tel: +44 (0)20 7469 0930
The following information relating to the acquisition of the Existing Loan Notes following the issue of Conversion Shares to Malcolm Burne has been filed with the FCA in accordance with Article 19(1) of UK MAR:-
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 |
Malcolm Burne |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Director
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b)
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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 |
GRIT Investment Trust PLC |
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LEI |
2138005OJKGWG3X4SY51 |
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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 Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 2.5 pence
ISIN: GB00BL594W83 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Disposal of 2,540,279 shares to acquire an aggregate £63,507 of Convertible Loan Notes. |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
2,540,279 2.5 pence |
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Date of the transaction |
21/11/2022 |
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Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i |
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii: |
GRIT Investment Trust Plc |
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) |
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Non-UK issuer |
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
X |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify) iii: |
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv |
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Name |
Malcolm Burne |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
GB |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v |
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Name |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi: |
21 Nov 2022 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): |
21 Nov 2022 |
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation |
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
21.84% |
0.000000 |
21.84% |
2,763,890 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
2.21% |
0.000000 |
2.21% |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of voting rights ix |
% of voting rights |
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Direct (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
Direct (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
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GB00BL594W83 |
2,763,890 |
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21.84% |
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SUBTOTAL 8. A |
2,763,890 |
21.84% |
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 |
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Physical or cash Settlement xii |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 |
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") |
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii |
X |
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Name xv |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: |
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Name of the proxy holder |
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The number and % of voting rights held |
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The date until which the voting rights will be held |
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11. Additional information xvi |
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Place of completion |
London |
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Date of completion |
21/11/22 |
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i |
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii: |
GRIT Investment Trust Plc |
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) |
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Non-UK issuer |
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
X |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify) iii: |
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv |
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Name |
Malcolm Burne |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
GB |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v |
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Name |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi: |
21 Nov 2022 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): |
21 Nov 2022 |
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation |
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
1.77% |
0.000000 |
1.77% |
223,611 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
21.84% |
0.000000 |
21.84% |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of voting rights ix |
% of voting rights |
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Direct (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
Direct (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
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GB00BL594W83 |
223,611 |
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1.77% |
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SUBTOTAL 8. A |
223,611 |
1.77% |
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 |
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Physical or cash Settlement xii |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 |
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") |
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii |
X |
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Name xv |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: |
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Name of the proxy holder |
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The number and % of voting rights held |
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The date until which the voting rights will be held |
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11. Additional information xvi |
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Place of completion |
London |
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Date of completion |
21/11/22 |