Exercise of Warrants, TVR & Director's Dealing

RNS Number : 0722F

Angus Energy PLC

02 November 2022

 

THE 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 AS IT FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW PURSUANT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018, AS AMENDED . UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE, THIS INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN .

02 November 2022

Angus Energy Plc

("Angus Energy", the "Company" or together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

(AIM:ANGS)

Exercise of Warrants and TVR

Director's Dealing

Angus Energy Plc announces that, following the receipt of Warrant Exercise Notice's, it has issued 36,599,864 ordinary shares of £0.002 each in the capital of the Company at an exercise price of 1.0989 pence per share ("New Ordinary Shares"). The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares in issue.

Accordingly, the Company has 42,703,372 warrants over Ordinary Shares outstanding.

Admission to trading

Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for Admission of the New Ordinary Shares. It is expected that admission will become effective and dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on or around 8 November 2022 ("Admission").

Following the issue of the New Ordinary Shares, the Company will have 2,938,458,014 Ordinary Shares in issue, each share carrying the right to one vote (the "Enlarged Issued Share Capital"), each share carrying the right to one vote. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury.

The above figure of 2,938,458,014 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations 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 Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Director/PDMR Shareholding

The Company has been informed that Paul Forrest, Non-Executive Director, on 27 October 2022 completed an off-market transfer of 76,500,000 Ordinary Shares of 0.002p each ("Ordinary Shares") at an average price of 2.2 pence per Ordinary Share. Paul Forrest's total shareholding in the Company is now 460,250,000 Ordinary Shares representing 15.86 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

Paul Forrest, Director of Forum Energy Services Ltd and Angus Energy plc writes: "Forum Energy Services Ltd had a number of cash commitments to meet this quarter which we have been able to meet by disposing of the stock at a favourable price."

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For further information on the Company, please visit   www.angusenergy.co.uk or contact:

Enquiries:

Angus Energy Plc      www.angusenergy.co.uk

George Lucan      Tel: [phone]

Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nomad)  www.beaumontcornish.com

James Biddle / Roland Cornish    Tel: [phone]

WH Ireland Limited (Broker) 

Katy Mitchell / Harry Ansell    Tel: [phone]

Flagstaff PR/IR      [e-mail]

Tim Thompson / Fergus Mellon   Tel: [phone] 

Aleph Commodities      [e-mail]

Disclaimers - this Announcement includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "estimates", "forecasts", "plans", "prepares", "anticipates", "projects", "expects", "intends", "may", "will", "seeks", "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this Announcement and include statements regarding the Company's and the Directors' intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, amongst other things, the Company's prospects, growth and strategy. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. The Company's actual performance, achievements and financial condition may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this Announcement. In addition, even if the Company's results of operations, performance, achievements and financial condition are consistent with the forward-looking statements in this Announcement, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. Any forward-looking statements that the Company makes in this Announcement speak only as of the date of such statement and (other than in accordance with their legal or regulatory obligations) neither the Company, nor the Bookrunner nor Beaumont Cornish nor any of their respective associates, directors, officers or advisers shall be obliged to update such statements. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

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.

Paul Forrest

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Paul Forrest (via Forum Energy Services Ltd)
2	Reason for notification
a)	Position / status	Non-Executive Director
b)	I nitial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Angus Energy Plc
b)	LEI	2138008K3RL6MQRQPD84
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 I d e ntification code	76,500,000 Ordinary shares of 0.002 pence each in Angus Energy Plc ISIN GB00BYWKC989
	Nature of the transaction	Director's market share sale
c)	Price(s) and volumes(s)	Price(s) Volumes(s) 2.2 pence 76,500,000
d)	Aggregated information	n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	27 October 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM (XLON)

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BYWKC989

Issuer Name

ANGUS ENERGY PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Forum Energy Services Limited

City of registered office (if applicable)

Isleworth

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

27-Oct-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

31-Oct-2022

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	15.860527	0.000000	15.860527	460250000
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	19.489815	0.000000	19.489815

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BYWKC989	460250000	0	15.860527	0.000000
Sub Total 8.A	460250000		15.860527%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

1. 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.

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% 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

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

31-Oct-2022

13. Place Of Completion

London UK

 

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