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ATOME Energy PLC
24 November 2023
24 November 2023
ATOME ENERGY PLC
("ATOME", "the Company", or "the Group")
Director / PDMR Shareholding Transaction
ATOME Energy (AIM: ATOM) ("ATOME"), the only international green
fertiliser project development company on the London Stock
Exchange, gives notice of a Director / PDMR transaction.
Peter Levine, Chairman, has as part of his continued estate
planning today transferred in an off-market transaction 500,000
ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at nil
consideration from shares held directly, as follows:
a. 400,000 of the Ordinary shares to the Peter Levine
Foundation, in which neither Peter Levine nor any members of his
family are beneficially interested and whose principal objectives
are for promoting education and the welfare of the young and,
b. 100,000 of the Ordinary shares to members of his direct family.
The Ordinary Shares transferred represent 1.24% of the issued
share capital of the Company.
Following the transfers, Peter Levine is now beneficially
interested in 7,731,962 Ordinary Shares representing 19.17% of the
issued share capital of the Company comprising 1,643,066 Ordinary
Shares held directly, a further 2,530,000 Ordinary Shares held in
trust for the benefit of Peter Levine by Alpha and 3,558,896
Ordinary Shares held by PLLG Investments Limited (which is wholly
owned by PLLG Nominees Limited, all of which is held in trust for
Peter Levine).
In addition, IYA Global Limited ("IYA"), a company ultimately
beneficially owned by Peter Levine, has the right at any time up to
31 December 2025 to call upon Molecular Energies plc to transfer to
IYA or as IYA may direct 2,038,038 ordinary shares in ATOME at a
price of GBP1.062p per share.
For more information, please visit https://www.atomeplc.com or
contact:
ATOME Energy PLC +44 (0) 113 337 2210
Nikita Levine, Investor Relations info@atomeplc.com
Beaumont Cornish (Nominated Adviser)
Roland Cornish, Michael Cornish +44 (0) 20 7628 3396
Liberum (Joint Broker)
Scott Mathieson, Kane Collings +44 (0) 20 3100 2000
SP Angel (Joint Broker)
Richard Hail, Harry Davies-Ball +44 (0) 20 3490 0470
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited
(Broker)
Simon Hicks, George Dollemore +44 (0) 20 7220 0500
Tavistock (Financial PR and IR) +44 (0) 20 7920 3150
Simon Hudson, Charles Baister, Saskia atome@tavistock.co.uk
Sizen
About ATOME
ATOME Energy 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 and
Iceland.
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, ATOME has a green fertiliser joint venture with
Cavendish, the renewable energy arm of the substantial and
well-established Purdy Group based in Costa Rica and formed The
National Ammonia Corporation S.A. 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 ammonia at an industrial scale using electricity generated
from existing geothermal sources in Iceland and 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, Trafigura, one of the
world's leading commodity and logistics company, and Schroders, a
leading fund manager, and since May 2023, Baker Hughes, a global
energy technology company operating in the energy and industry
sectors.
APPENDIX
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
1 closely associated
a) Name Peter Levine
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Reason for the notification
2
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a) Position/status Chairman
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
3 auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) Name ATOME Energy PLC
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b) LEI 213800PLO4T7BYXL5I51
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i)
4 each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii)
each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a) Description of the financial Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code ISIN: GB00BP4BSM10
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b) Nature of the transaction Transfer of Ordinary Shares.
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
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NIL 500,000
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d) Aggregated information
* Aggregated volume 500,000
Nil
* Price
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e) Date of the transaction 24 November 2023
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f) Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue
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