Sterling Digital plc has applied for admission to the AQSE Growth Market, with an expected admission date of 28 November 2025. The company, incorporated in England and Wales on 11 June 2025, aims to establish a Bitcoin mining business utilizing stranded gas fields in the United States for a low-cost energy solution. Sterling Digital plc will have 149,640,000 Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each admitted, with 23.7% of these shares in public hands post-admission. Key shareholders include Stefan Michaelides and Dragan Jovanovic, who will see their pre-admission stakes of 31.3% reduce to 12.5% post-admission.
Aquis Stock Exchange
Aquis Stock Exchange: Application for admission
21-Nov-2025 / 16:26 GMT/BST
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE AQSE GROWTH MARKET
APPLICANT NAME:
Sterling Digital plc
APPLICANT REGISTERED OFFICE, PRINCIPLE PLACE OF BUSINESS (IF DIFFERENT) AND TELEPHONE NUMBER:
90 Jermyn Street, London, United Kingdom, SW1Y 6JD
Phone Number: +44 (0) 20 3807 1698
DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS (IF APPLICABLE):
Guy Winterflood, Non-executive Chairman
Stefan Paris Michaelides, Chief Executive Officer
Ilya Klyachin, Independent Non-executive Director
APPLICANT SECTOR:
Information Technology
DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICANT AND ITS ACTIVITIES:
Sterling Digital plc was incorporated in England and Wales on 11 June 2025 for the purpose of establishing a Bitcoin mining business. The Company intends to locate modular, self-contained Bitcoin mining operations directly on stranded gas fields in the United States, providing the Company with a low-cost energy solution for its mining operations.
The Company’s objective is to deliver sustainable long-term capital growth for shareholders via:
compounding Bitcoin exposure via cheapest-in-class mining; and
active management of the Company’s Bitcoin reserves.
Sterling Digital’s strategy of utilising stranded natural gas to generate its electricity requirements enables the Company to produce Bitcoin at materially lower costs than comparable grid-connected miners, while simultaneously achieving ESG alignment by monetising gas resources that are otherwise flared as a by-product of the oil and gas industry. This model delivers both enhanced mining efficiency and a significant competitive cost advantage within the Bitcoin mining sector.
The Company benefits from a highly experienced management team with proven track records across Bitcoin mining, energy management, fintech and capital markets. Their combined expertise spans modular mining deployments, power infrastructure, capital raising, and regulated crypto exchange operations.
NAME OF AQSE CORPORATE ADVISER:
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP
NUMBER, CLASS AND PAR VALUE OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED:
149,640,000 of Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each
SECURITIES IN PUBLIC HANDS AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SECURITIES IN ISSUE (excluding securities held in treasury):
23.7%
SHAREHOLDERS HOLDING MORE THAN FIVE PER CENT OF THE APPLICANT’S SHARE CAPITAL OR VOTING RIGHTS PRE- AND POST-ADMISSION:
Shareholder
Pre-Admission (%)
Post-Admission (%)
Stefan Michaelides
31.3%
12.5%
Dragan Jovanovic
31.3%
12.5%
Jerome Keen
9.4%
9.8%
BNY Melon
0.0%
9.5%
Thomas Keen
4.2%
8.6%
Vidacos Nominees
0.0%
8.4%
Guy Winterflood
13.3%
6.0%
Merlin Partners LLP
0.0%
5.8%
TIMETABLE FOR ANY OFFER OF TRANSFERABLE SECURITIES TO THE PUBLIC:
None
THE EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:
28 November 2025
WEBSITE ADDRESS WHERE INVESTOR INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION:
https://sterlingdigital.com/
In respect of a fast-track applicant, the following information should also be included:
NAME OF MARKET ON WHICH THE APPLICANT’S SECURITIES ARE CURRENTLY TRADED:
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS IN THE APPLICANT’S SECURITIES:
DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS:
DETAILS OF THE LEGAL OR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS IN THE APPLICANT’S HOME COUNTRY REGARDING THE CONDUCT OF TAKEOVERS AND THE ACQUISITION OF SIGNIFICANT VOTING RIGHTS TO WHICH THE APPLICANT IS SUBJECT:
In respect of an update to a prior application announcement, the date of the original announcement should also be disclosed as follows:
UPDATE TO A PRIOR APPLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED ON:
22 October 2025
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