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RNS Number : 9055R

Velocity Composites PLC

06 March 2023

6 March 2023

Velocity Composites plc

("Velocity" or the "Company")

Exercise of Share Options and Issue of Equity

Velocity Composites plc (AIM: VEL.L), the leading supplier of advanced composite material kits to the aerospace market, announces that on 3 March 2023, a total of 461,788 options over Velocity ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") were exercised at a price of 0.25p (the "Option Exercises").

The Option Exercises include the following dealings by PDMRs:

 
 PDMR                Number of Options       Number of Ordinary           Percentage 
                                          Shares held following      of issued share 
                                                Option Exercise    capital following 
                                                                           Admission 
 James Eastbury                155,932                  155,932                 0.42 
                    ------------------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
 Jeffrey Armitage               55,059                   55,059                 0.15 
                    ------------------  -----------------------  ------------------- 
 

Application has been made for 461,788 Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). Admission is expected to occur on 9 March 2023 and the Ordinary Shares will, on issue, rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares.

On Admission, the Company will have a total of 36,920,785 Ordinary Shares in issue. No Ordinary Shares are held in treasury. The figure of 36,920,785 may be used by the Company's shareholders as the denominator in the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure, Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

 
 Velocity Composites plc 
  Andy Beaden, Chairman 
  Jon Bridges, Chief Executive Officer          +44 (0) 1 282 577577 
 
   Cenkos Securities plc 
   Nominated Adviser and Broker 
   Katy Birkin 
   Ben Jeynes 
   George Lawson                                +44 (0) 20 7397 4000 
 SEC Newgate                                     +44 (0)7540 106 366 
  Financial PR                             velocity@secnewgate.co.uk 
  Robin Tozer 
  George Esmond 
  Harry Handyside 
 

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                        James Eastbury 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Position/status                             PDMR 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification/Amendment              Initial Notification 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Name                                        Velocity Composites plc 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                         213800W4W46J8HGZP672 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 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                Ordinary shares of 0.25p each 
        instrument, type of instrument 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
       Identification code                         GB00BF339H01 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the transaction                   Exercise of share options over 
                                                    ordinary shares of 0.25p each 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volumes(s)                         Price(s)         Volume(s) 
      ------------------------------------------  -----------------  --------------- 
                                                          GBP0.0025          155,932 
  -----------------------------------------------------------------  --------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information                      N/A single transaction 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
  Aggregated volume                           N/A single transaction 
 ------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
  Price                                       N/A single transaction 
 ------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction                     3 March 2023 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction                    XOFF 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                        Jeffrey Armitage 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Position/status                             PDMR 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification/Amendment              Initial Notification 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)    Name                                        Velocity Composites plc 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                         213800W4W46J8HGZP672 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 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                Ordinary shares of 0.25p each 
        instrument, type of instrument 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
       Identification code                         GB00BF339H01 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the transaction                   Exercise of share options over 
                                                    ordinary shares of 0.25p each 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volumes(s)                         Price(s)         Volume(s) 
      ------------------------------------------  -----------------  --------------- 
                                                          GBP0.0025           55,059 
  -----------------------------------------------------------------  --------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information                      N/A single transaction 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
  Aggregated volume                           N/A single transaction 
 ------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
  Price                                       N/A single transaction 
 ------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction                     3 March 2023 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction                    XOFF 
      ------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 

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