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AVATION PLC
("Avation" or "the
Company")
EQUITY ISSUE ON WARRANT
EXERCISE AND DIRECTORS' DEALING
The Board of Avation PLC (LSE:
AVAP), announces that on 11 March 2025, the Company allotted
278,371 fully paid new ordinary shares representing approximately
0.37 per cent of the enlarged capital of the Company pursuant to
the exercise of staff share warrants as well as the exercise of the
Company's listed warrants (LSE:AVAW).
Pursuant to the exercise of staff
warrants as set out below, the Company allotted 264,867 fully paid
new ordinary shares representing approximately 0.35 per cent of the
enlarged capital of the Company:
- 216,867
series 2022 warrants at an exercise price of 102 pence per
share
- 38,000
series 2023 warrants at an exercise price of 126 pence per
share
- 5,000
series 2023 warrants at an exercise price of 125.5 pence per
share
- 5,000
series 2024 warrants at an exercise price of 118 pence per
share
Pursuant to the exercise of 13,504
listed warrants, the Company allotted a further 13,504 fully paid
new ordinary shares representing approximately 0.02 per cent of the
enlarged capital of the Company. The listed warrants have an
exercise price of 114.5 pence per share.
The exercise of the staff and listed
warrants provides the Company with £296,721.42 in proceeds which
the Company will use for general corporate purposes.
The allotments of shares are
conditional only on admission of the new shares to the Official
List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for
listed securities becoming effective ("Admission"). Application
will be made for the new ordinary shares to be listed on the
Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to be admitted to
trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed
securities. It is expected that Admission will become effective and
that dealings in the new ordinary shares will commence on or around
19 March 2025.
The new ordinary shares will, when
issued, rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary
shares including the right to receive dividends and other
distributions declared Following Admission.
Following Admission, there will be a
total of 74,950,257 ordinary shares in issue, with 8,130,000 shares
held in treasury. Following Admission there will be 66,820,257
total voting rights for the purpose of calculating shareholders'
percentage voting rights.
DIRECTORS' DEALING
Robert Jeffries Chatfield, a
director, subscribed (via a company in which he is interested) for
100,999 ordinary shares as part of this allotment. In addition to
this subscription, Mr Chatfield has advised the Company that the
beneficial ownership of 50,000 ordinary shares in the Company has
passed to him for nil consideration under the terms of a trust.
Accordingly, his direct and indirect holdings in ordinary shares
will be 12,381,000 on Admission becoming effective, which
represents 18.53 per cent of the voting rights and 16.52 per cent
of the enlarged share capital.
-ENDS-
Enquiries:
Avation PLC - Jeff Chatfield,
Executive
Chairman
+65 6252 2077
Avation welcomes shareholder
questions and comments and advises the email address for questions
is: investor@avation.net
and the Company provides an investor Q & A
during the conference call associated with release of results. The
head office telephone number is +65 62522077.
Notes to Editors: Avation PLC
is an aircraft leasing company, headquartered in Singapore, owning
and managing a fleet of commercial passenger aircraft which it
leases to airlines around the world. More information on Avation is
available at www.avation.net.
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)
Disclosure
The information contained within
this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside
information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU)
No. 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon the publication of this
announcement via Regulatory Information Service, this inside
information is now considered to be in the public
domain.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") and persons
closely associated ("PCAs") with them.
1.
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Details of the PDMR / person closely
associated
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a)
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Name
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Robert Jeffries Chatfield
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2.
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Reason for the
notification
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a)
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Position / status
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Executive Chairman
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b)
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Initial notification /
amendment
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Initial notification
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3.
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Details of the issuer, emission
allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Avation PLC
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b)
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LEI
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213800KA972GUP1B6I78
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4.
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of £0.01
each
GB00B196F554 (ISIN)
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Exercise of warrants to subscribe
for ordinary shares
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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£1.02
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100,999
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d)
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Aggregated information
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See above
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- Aggregated
volume
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|
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- Price
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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11 March 2025
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange
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|
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1.
|
Details of the PDMR / person closely
associated
|
a)
|
Name
|
Robert Jeffries Chatfield
|
2.
|
Reason for the
notification
|
a)
|
Position / status
|
Executive Chairman
|
b)
|
Initial notification /
amendment
|
Initial notification
|
3.
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Details of the issuer, emission
allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
|
a)
|
Name
|
Avation PLC
|
b)
|
LEI
|
213800KA972GUP1B6I78
|
4.
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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 £0.01
each
GB00B196F554 (ISIN)
|
b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Transfer of beneficial ownership
pursuant to the terms of a trust
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
|
|
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£NIL
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50,000
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|
d)
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Aggregated information
|
See above
|
|
- Aggregated
volume
|
|
|
- Price
|
|
e)
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Date of the transaction
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11 March 2025
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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NA
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