Director/PDMR Shareholding

ATOME PLC

22 February 2024

 

22 February 2024

ATOME PLC

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

Director / PDMR shareholding

As announced on 19 February 2024, certain Directors of the Company subscribed for Placing shares at the Placing Price. 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: 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 (Joint Broker) Richard Hail, Caroline Rowe, Harry Davies-Ball	[phone]
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Broker) Simon Hicks, George Dollemore	[phone]
Tavistock (Financial PR and IR) Simon Hudson, Rebecca Hislaire, Saskia Sizen	[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.

Since its admission to AIM in December 2021 ATOME signed a 145MW power purchase agreement with ANDE, the state energy company in Paraguay for acquired 30 hectares of land in Villeta, Paraguay for that facility, mandated Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking and the multilateral IDB Invest to lead the project funding and with Front End Engineering and Design studies currently underway with the international companies Urbas and Casale. ANDE has also allocated a further 300MW for ATOME's second project subject to studies.   

In Costa Rica, The National Ammonia Corporation S.A. has been formed 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.

ATOME is in the process of operational planning, sourcing and negotiations with green electricity suppliers, equipment providers and offtake partners, including signed memoranda of understanding and cooperation agreements in place with key parties, to produce green fertiliser at an industrial scale using electricity generated from hydroelectric power in Paraguay and Costa Rica. 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 since May 2023, Baker Hughes, a global energy 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) 50.0p 195,000
	d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price		n/a (single transaction)
	e)	Date of the transaction		22 February 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) 50.0p 192,000
	d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price		n/a (single transaction)
	e)	Date of the transaction		22 February 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) 50.0p 35,000
	d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price		n/a (single transaction)
	e)	Date of the transaction		22 February 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) 50.0p 372,000
	d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price		n/a (single transaction)
	e)	Date of the transaction		22 February 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) 50.0p 88,000
	d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price		n/a (single transaction)
	e)	Date of the transaction		22 February 2024
	f)	Place of the transaction		Outside of a trading venue

	1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
	a)	Name		Richard Day
	2	Reason for the notification
	a)	Position/status		Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Deputy 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) 50.0p 36,000
	d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price		n/a (single transaction)
	e)	Date of the transaction		22 February 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) 50.0p 23,000
	d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price		n/a (single transaction)
	e)	Date of the transaction		22 February 2024
	f)	Place of the transaction		Outside of a trading venue

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