Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2053G

Gusbourne PLC

23 July 2021

 

23 July 2021

Gusbourne Plc

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

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Gusbourne (AIM: GUS) announces that further to the announcement of 22 July 2021 which detailed the extension of the exercise period of the warrants granted under the warrant instrument dated 2 September 2016, the agreements have now been executed and the exercise period for the warrants is now to 29 October 2021.

The following Directors hold warrants over ordinary shares in the Company.

Name	Number
A Weeber	300,000
I Robinson	50,000
Lord Arbuthnot PC	5,000
M Paul	5,000
M Clapp	5,000

For further information contact:

Gusbourne Plc

Charlie Holland    [phone] 

Canaccord Genuity Limited (Nomad and Joint Broker)

Bobbie Hilliam     [phone]

Georgina McCooke

Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited (Joint Broker)      [phone]

Oliver Cardigan

Hugh Rich

Ailsa MacMaster

Note: This announcement and other press releases are available to view at the Company's website: www.gusbourneplc.com

Note to Editors

Gusbourne produces and distributes a range of high quality and award winning vintage English sparkling and still wines from grapes grown in its own vineyards in Kent and West Sussex.

The Gusbourne business was founded by Andrew Weeber in 2004 with the first vineyard plantings at Appledore in Kent. The first wines were released in 2010 to critical acclaim. Following additional vineyard plantings in 2013 and 2015 in both Kent and West Sussex, Gusbourne now has 231 acres of mature vineyards. The NEST visitor centre was opened next to the winery in Appledore in 2017, providing tours, tastings and a direct outlet for our wines.

Right from the beginning, Gusbourne's intention has always been to produce the finest English sparkling wines. Starting with carefully chosen sites, we use best practice in establishing and maintaining the vineyards and conduct green harvests to ensure we achieve the highest quality grapes for each vintage. A quest for excellence is at the heart of everything we do. We blind taste hundreds of samples before finalising our blends and even after the wines are bottled, they spend extended time on their lees to add depth and flavour. Once disgorged, extra cork ageing further enhances complexity. Our winemaking process remains traditional, but one that is open to innovation where appropriate. It takes four years to bring a vineyard into full production and a further four years to transform those grapes into Gusbourne's premium sparkling wine.

We are one of England's most awarded wine producers. Highlights include:

· Three times winner of the International Wine & Spirits Challenge (IWSC) English Wine Producer of the Year, having won the award in 2013, 2015 and 2017- a unique achievement

· Blanc de Blancs 2016 awarded platinum medal at 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards

· Brut Reserve 2016 received the 'Judges Selection' award at 2021 Texsom in the United States

· Trophy for best still white wine awarded for our Guinevere 2019 at Wine GB Awards 2021

· Highest rated English sparkling wine by the Wine Enthusiast in 2020

· Trophy for best English Still Red Wine at Wine GB awards three years running

· Best in Class trophies at the Champagne & Sparkling World Championships in both 2018 and 2019

· 'Best English Sparkling Wine' as well as overall 'IWC China Champion Sparkling Wine 2019' at the International Wine Challenge held in Shanghai

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mr Andrew Weeber
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director of the Company
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Gusbourne plc
b)	LEI	2138006K652TIS2UN864
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	Warrants over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Gusbourne plc ISIN: GB00B8TS4M09
b)	Nature of the transaction	Extension of warrant exercise period
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) - 300,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	22 July 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mr Ian Robinson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director of the Company
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Gusbourne plc
b)	LEI	2138006K652TIS2UN864
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	Warrants over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Gusbourne plc ISIN: GB00B8TS4M09
b)	Nature of the transaction	Extension of warrant exercise period
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) - 50,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	22 July 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Lord Arbuthnot PC
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director of the Company
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Gusbourne plc
b)	LEI	2138006K652TIS2UN864
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	Warrants over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Gusbourne plc ISIN: GB00B8TS4M09
b)	Nature of the transaction	Extension of warrant exercise period
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) - 5,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	22 July 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mr Mike Paul
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director of the Company
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Gusbourne plc
b)	LEI	2138006K652TIS2UN864
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	Warrants over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Gusbourne plc ISIN: GB00B8TS4M09
b)	Nature of the transaction	Extension of warrant exercise period
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) - 5,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	22 July 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mr Matthew Clapp
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director of the Company
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Gusbourne plc
b)	LEI	2138006K652TIS2UN864
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	Warrants over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Gusbourne plc ISIN: GB00B8TS4M09
b)	Nature of the transaction	Extension of warrant exercise period
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) - 5,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	22 July 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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