Director Share Purchases

RNS Number : 1464O

Active Energy Group PLC

02 November 2016

 

2 November 2016

Active Energy Group Plc / EPIC: AEG / Sector: Alternative Energy

Active Energy Group plc ("Active Energy", "AEG" or the "Company")

Director Share Purchases

Active Energy, the London quoted renewable energy, forestry management and timber processing business, has been advised that the following directors purchased ordinary shares of 1p in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 1 November 2016.

Name	Price (£)	Number of Ordinary Shares Purchased	Beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares following purchase	% of Total Voting Rights in the Company following purchase
Richard G Spinks (CEO)	0.03	63,000	10,225,000	1.55
Brian Evans-Jones (CFO)	0.0286	150,000	1,650,000	0.25
Michael Rowan (Non-Exec Chairman)	0.029	160,000	3,011,250	0.46

Richard Spinks, Chief Executive Officer of Active Energy said: "This purchase of Ordinary Shares in the open market from three directors, which swiftly follows the decision of our major investor and CoalSwitch partners to align themselves with Active Energy shareholders by converting their interests to AEG equity, highlights the confidence that we, as a group, have in the Company's future.  Our pelleted CoalSwitch product, which is now being commercialised following successful trials with the University of Utah, has the potential to revolutionise the power generation industry; an opportunity we the Board of Active Energy are focussed on capitalising on in the near term.  The commercialisation of CoalSwitch will complement our additional interests, which are focussed on the sourcing, management and sustainable utilisation of forests; AEG TimberLands and our profitable AEG WoodFibre business."

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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Richard G Spinks
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	CEO
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Active Energy Group plc
b)	LEI	Pending
4.	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
a)	Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 1p each
	Identification code
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 3p 63,000
d)	Aggregated information: ·      Aggregated volume ·      Price
e)	Date of the transaction	1 November 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

5.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Brian Evans-Jones
6.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	CFO
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
7.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Active Energy Group plc
b)	LEI	Pending
8.	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
a)	Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 1p each
	Identification code
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 0.0286p 150,000
d)	Aggregated information: ·      Aggregated volume ·      Price
e)	Date of the transaction	1 November 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

9.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Michael Rowan
10.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Non Exec Chairman
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
11.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Active Energy Group plc
b)	LEI	Pending
12.	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
a)	Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 1p each
	Identification code
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 2.9p 160,000
d)	Aggregated information: ·      Aggregated volume ·      Price
e)	Date of the transaction	1 November 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)

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Enquiries & Further Information

Website	LinkedIn	Twitter
www.active-energy.com	www.linkedin.com/company/activeenergy	www.twitter.com/aegplc (@aegplc)

Enquiries
Active Energy Group Plc	Richard Spinks Chief Executive Officer	[e-mail] Int: [phone]
	Brian Evans-Jones Chief Financial Officer	[e-mail] UK: [phone] Ukraine: [phone]
Northland Capital Partners Limited Nominated Adviser & Broker	Patrick Claridge/David Hignell/Gerry Beaney (Corporate Finance) John Howes/Rob Rees (Sales and Broking)	Office: [phone]
St Brides Partners Financial PR Adviser	Susie Geliher/Megan Dennison	[e-mail] Office: [phone]

About Active Energy Group

Active Energy Group Plc ("Active Energy" or "AEG") is an AIM quoted company operating internationally across the entire timber supply chain - from forest to factory and fuel.

Active Energy's vertically-integrated business units provide timberland development services for forestry owners, industrial wood fibre for MDF manufacturers, and second-generation biomass coal replacement fuels for industrial power generators.

Active Energy has three divisions:

·     AEG TimberLands: Forestry Asset Management and Development

·     AEG WoodFibre: Industrial Wood Fibre for Medium-Density Fibreboard (MDF) Manufacturing

·     AEG CoalSwitch: Advanced Biomass Coal Replacement Fuels and Fuel Processing Systems

Active Energy's relationships with forestry owners through its AEG TimberLands operation allows the Company to maximise the value of its standing timber assets, converting low-grade material - primarily non-saw logs/technical lumber and forestry thinnings - into industrial wood fibre for MDF manufacturing via Active Energy's AEG WoodFibre division.  This vertically integrated model also provides feedstock for the Company's AEG CoalSwitch joint venture, which generates green energy power generation from biomass. 

 

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