Director/PDMR Shareholding

ATOME PLC

02 October 2024

 

02 October 2024

ATOME PLC

("ATOME", "the Company", or "the Group")

Director / PDMR shareholding

As announced on 26 September 2024, certain Directors of the Company subscribed for Subscription shares at the Placing Price. Further to this announcement, following admission of the Subscription Shares to trading on AIM today, the participating Directors' interests are now as follows:

Directors	Enlarged shareholding	Interest in enlarged issued share capital
Peter Levine*	8,593,629	17.93%
Olivier Mussat	1,749,899	3.65%
Nikita Levine	195,030	0.41%
James Spalding	542,955	1.13%
Mary-Rose De Valladares	230,354	0.48%
Robert Sheffrin	133,672	0.28%

*The Ordinary Shares shown against Peter Levine's name include his direct holding of 2,504,733 Ordinary Shares, 2,530,000 Ordinary Shares held by Alpha Energies Invest GmbH and 3,558,896 Ordinary Shares held by PLLG Investments Limited but excludes a further 2,038,038 Ordinary Shares held under option by IYA Global Limited and any other parties' holdings in the Concert Party which includes Peter Levine other than as mentioned above.

Further details of the Directors' participation in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation are set out in the Appendix to this announcement.

A copy of this announcement is available on the Company's website, at https://www.atomeplc.com

For more information, please visit https://www.atomeplc.com or contact:

ATOME PLC Nikita Levine, Investor Relations	[phone] [e-mail]
Beaumont Cornish (Nominated Adviser) Roland Cornish, Michael Cornish	[phone]
SP Angel (Broker) Richard Hail, Caroline Rowe	[phone]
FTI Consulting Limited (Communications Adviser) Elizabeth Adams, Ben Brewerton	[phone] [e-mail]

About ATOME

ATOME PLC is an AIM listed company targeting green fertiliser production with 445-megawatt of projects in Paraguay and a further pipeline of potential projects in Central America.

The first project is at Villeta in Paraguay. Villeta benefits from a 145MW renewable power purchase agreement and 30 hectares of land in a tax free zone. Front End Engineering Design studies have been completed and Heads of Terms signed with Yara, the leading international fertiliser company for offtakeof all of Villeta's production. The Company is now in the advanced stages of negotiating the project finance with a view to closing that and declaring FID before end 2024. There is a further 300MW of renewable power reserved for ATOME in Paraguay.

In Costa Rica, The National Ammonia Corporation S.A. was formed in 2022 with local partner Cavendish S.A. based in Costa Rica to develop green fertiliser projects for the region. As well as straddling the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, Costa Rica is a democratic Central American country. In agriculture, Costa Rica is the second largest supplier of pineapples in the world and is in the top ten banana growers.

All power for ATOME is from 100% renewable sources and all chosen sites are located close to the power and water sources and export facilities to serve significant domestic and then international demand.

The Company has a green-focused Board which is supported by major shareholders including Peter Levine, Schroders, a leading fund manager, and Baker Hughes, a global technology company operating in the energy and industry sectors.

APPENDIX

	1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
	a)	Name		Peter Levine
	2	Reason for the notification
	a)	Position/status		Chairman
	b)	Initial notification/Amendment		Initial notification
	3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
	a)	Name		ATOME PLC
	b)	LEI		213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51
	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 Identification code		Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10
	b)	Nature of the transaction		Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
	c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Price(s) Volume(s) 75.0p 666,667
	d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price		n/a (single transaction)
	e)	Date of the transaction		02 October 2024
	f)	Place of the transaction		Outside of a trading venue

	1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
	a)	Name		Olivier Mussat
	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		ATOME PLC
	b)	LEI		213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51
	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 Identification code		Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10
	b)	Nature of the transaction		Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
	c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Price(s) Volume(s) 75.0p 133,333
	d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price		n/a (single transaction)
	e)	Date of the transaction		02 October 2024
	f)	Place of the transaction		Outside of a trading venue

	1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
	a)	Name		Nikita Levine
	2	Reason for the notification
	a)	Position/status		Director
	b)	Initial notification/Amendment		Initial notification
	3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
	a)	Name		ATOME PLC
	b)	LEI		213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51
	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 Identification code		Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10
	b)	Nature of the transaction		Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
	c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Price(s) Volume(s) 75.0p 70,000
	d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price		n/a (single transaction)
	e)	Date of the transaction		02 October 2024
	f)	Place of the transaction		Outside of a trading venue

	1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
	a)	Name		James Spalding
	2	Reason for the notification
	a)	Position/status		Executive Director
	b)	Initial notification/Amendment		Initial notification
	3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
	a)	Name		ATOME PLC
	b)	LEI		213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51
	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 Identification code		Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10
	b)	Nature of the transaction		Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
	c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Price(s) Volume(s) 75.0p 77,000
	d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price		n/a (single transaction)
	e)	Date of the transaction		02 October 2024
	f)	Place of the transaction		Outside of a trading venue

	1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
	a)	Name		Mary-Rose de Valladares
	2	Reason for the notification
	a)	Position/status		Independent Non-Executive Director
	b)	Initial notification/Amendment		Initial notification
	3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
	a)	Name		ATOME PLC
	b)	LEI		213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51
	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 Identification code		Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10
	b)	Nature of the transaction		Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
	c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Price(s) Volume(s) 75.0p 24,000
	d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price		n/a (single transaction)
	e)	Date of the transaction		02 October 2024
	f)	Place of the transaction		Outside of a trading venue

	1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
	a)	Name		Robert Sheffrin
	2	Reason for the notification
	a)	Position/status		Finance Director
	b)	Initial notification/Amendment		Initial notification
	3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
	a)	Name		ATOME PLC
	b)	LEI		213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51
	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 Identification code		Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10
	b)	Nature of the transaction		Purchase of Ordinary Shares.
	c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Price(s) Volume(s) 75.0p 12,000
	d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price		n/a (single transaction)
	e)	Date of the transaction		02 October 2024
	f)	Place of the transaction		Outside of a trading venue

Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont Cornish"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA and is a member of the London Stock Exchange, is the Company's nominated adviser for the purposes of the AIM Rules. Beaumont Cornish is acting exclusively for the Company and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement) as a client and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any other matter referred to herein. Beaumont Cornish's responsibilities as the Company's nominated adviser under the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers are owed to the London Stock Exchange and not to any other person and in particular, but without limitation, in respect of their decision to acquire Ordinary Shares in reliance on any part of this announcement. Beaumont Cornish has not authorised the contents of this announcement for any purpose and no liability whatsoever is accepted by Beaumont Cornish nor does it make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy of any information or opinion contained in this announcement or for the omission of any information. Beaumont Cornish expressly disclaims all and any responsibility or liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which it might otherwise have in respect of this announcement.

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