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TomCo Energy PLC

23 June 2021

23 June 2021

TOMCO ENERGY PLC

("TomCo" or the "Company")

Grant of Share Options

TomCo Energy plc (AIM: TOM), the US operating oil development group focused on using innovative technology to unlock unconventional hydrocarbon resources, announces that on 22 June 2021, the Company granted options ("Options") over, in aggregate, 90,500,000 ordinary shares of no par value in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the Company's EMI option scheme and its unapproved option scheme.

All of the Options are exercisable at 0.54 pence each, being the closing mid-market price of an Ordinary Share on 22 June 2021, at any time from six months from the date of grant to the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.

85,500,000 Options were granted to the Company's Directors as detailed below:

 
 Name            Position           Number of         Exercise    Exercise  Total Options 
                                     Options Granted   price per   period    Held following 
                                                       Ordinary              the Grant 
                                                       Share (p) 
                 Chief Executive 
 John Potter      Officer           45,000,000        0.54        10 years  52,714,285 
                -----------------  -----------------  ----------  --------  --------------- 
 Malcolm         Non-executive 
  Groat           Chairman          18,000,000        0.54        10 years  20,380,952 
                -----------------  -----------------  ----------  --------  --------------- 
                 Non-executive 
 Louis Castro     Director          15,000,000        0.54        10 years  15,000,000 
                -----------------  -----------------  ----------  --------  --------------- 
 Richard         Non-executive 
  Horsman         Director          7,500,000         0.54        10 years  7,500,000 
                -----------------  -----------------  ----------  --------  --------------- 
 

In addition, a further 5,000,000 Options were granted to an employee of the Company.

Following the above grant of Options, the total number of options outstanding over unissued Ordinary Shares is 107,865,078, representing approximately 7.43 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

Enquiries :

TomCo Energy plc

   Malcolm Groat (Chairman) / John Potter (CEO)                        +44 (0)20 3823 3635 

Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser)

   James Harris / Matthew Chandler                                               +44 (0)20 7409 3494 

Novum Securities Limited (Broker)

Jon Belliss / Colin Rowbury +44 (0)20 7399 9402

IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR)

Tim Metcalfe / Graham Herring +44 (0)20 3934 6630

For further information, please visit www.tomcoenergy.com .

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR") as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

PDMR Notification Form

The notification below, is made in accordance with the requirements of MAR.

 
 1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Names                           John Potter - Chief Executive Officer 
                                       Malcolm Groat - Non-executive Chairman 
                                       Louis Castro - Non-executive Director 
                                       Richard Horsman - Non-executive Director 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                 See 1(a) above for positions - all 
                                       classified as PDMRs of the Company 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification/           Initial Notification 
       Amendment 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                            TomCo Energy Plc 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   LEI                             213800FEW97Y1CD38B95 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 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              In each case, the grant of Options 
       Financial instrument,           over Ordinary Shares of no par value 
       type of instrument              in the Company 
      Identification code             IM00BZBXMN96 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the transaction       Grant of Options over Ordinary Shares 
                                       of no par value in the Company 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)          Price: 0.54 pence 
                                       Volumes: 
                                       John Potter - 45,000,000 Options 
                                       Malcolm Groat - 18,000,000 Options 
                                       Louis Castro - 15,000,000 Options 
                                       Richard Horsman - 7,500,000 Options 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 d)        Aggregated information:    n/a 
             *    Aggregated volume 
 
 
             *    Price 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction         22 June 2021 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction        Outside a trading venue 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 

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