MOLTEN VENTURES PLC
("Molten Ventures" or the "Company")
Grant of Options to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")
Molten Ventures PLC (LSE: GROW) announces that options (the "Options") over a total of 1,253,968 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 1p each have been awarded to certain PDMRs of the Company pursuant to the Company's 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") and 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan (“DBP”), as set out below.
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LTIP
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No. of Options awarded
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Ben Wilkinson
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429,817
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Stuart Chapman
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361,295
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Andrew Zimmermann
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265,780
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DBP
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No. of Options awarded
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Ben Wilkinson
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105,373
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Stuart Chapman
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91,703
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The Options awarded under the LTIP have an exercise price of 1p each and are subject to LTIP performance conditions which, together with a summary of the LTIP, are set out in the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was published on 11 June 2025 (available at www.moltenventures.com) (“Annual Report”).
The Options awarded under the DBP have an exercise price of 1p each and are subject to a deferral period of two years before they can be exercised.
The notification set out in the Annex below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK and EU Market Abuse Regulations, provides further details of the Options awarded:
ANNEX
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name
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Ben Wilkinson
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Reason for the notification
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Position / status
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Chief Executive Officer
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-
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Initial notification / amendment
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Initial notification
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-
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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Name
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Molten Ventures plc
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LEI
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213800IPCR3SAYJWSW10
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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; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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Description of financial instrument,
type of instrument
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Options in respect of the LTIP and DBP over ordinary shares of 1p each
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Identification Code
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GB00BY7QYJ50
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Nature of the transaction
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Issue of options
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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535,190 options over ordinary shares of 1p each with an exercise price of 1p per share
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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n/a
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Date of the transaction
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20 June 2025
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Place of the transaction
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n/a
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name
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Stuart Chapman
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-
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Reason for the notification
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Position / status
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Executive Director
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-
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Initial notification / amendment
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Initial notification
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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Name
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Molten Ventures plc
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LEI
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213800IPCR3SAYJWSW10
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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; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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Description of financial instrument,
type of instrument
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Options in respect of the LTIP and DBP over ordinary shares of 1p each
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Identification Code
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GB00BY7QYJ50
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Nature of the transaction
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Issue of options
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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452,998 options over ordinary shares of 1p each with an exercise price of 1p per share
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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n/a
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Date of the transaction
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20 June 2025
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Place of the transaction
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n/a
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name
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Andrew Zimmermann
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-
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Reason for the notification
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Position / status
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Chief Financial Officer
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Initial notification / amendment
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Initial notification
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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Name
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Molten Ventures plc
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LEI
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213800IPCR3SAYJWSW10
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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; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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Description of financial instrument,
type of instrument
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Options in respect of the LTIP over ordinary shares of 1p each
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Identification Code
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GB00BY7QYJ50
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Nature of the transaction
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Issue of options
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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265,780 options over ordinary shares of 1p each with an exercise price of 1p per share
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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n/a
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Date of the transaction
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20 June 2025
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Place of the transaction
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n/a
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Enquiries
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Molten Ventures plc
Gareth Faith (Company Secretary)
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+44 (0)20 7931 8800
cosec@molten.vc
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Deutsche Numis
Joint Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker
Simon Willis
Jamie Loughborough
Iqra Amin
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+44 (0)20 7260 1000
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Goodbody Stockbrokers
Joint Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker
Don Harrington
Charlotte Craigie
Tom Nicholson
William Hall
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+44 (0) 20 3841 6202
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Sodali & Co
Public relations
Elly Williamson
Jane Glover
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+44 (0)7889 297 217
molten@sodali.com
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About Molten Ventures
Molten Ventures is a leading venture capital firm in Europe, developing and investing in high growth technology companies.
It invests across four sectors: Enterprise & SaaS; AI, Deeptech & Hardware; Consumer Technology; and Digital Health with highly experienced partners constantly looking for new opportunities in each.
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Molten Ventures provides a unique opportunity for public market investors to access these fast-growing tech businesses, without having to commit to long term investments with limited liquidity. Since its IPO in June 2016, Molten has deployed over £1bn capital into fast growing tech companies and has realised £660m to 31 March 2025.
For more information, go to https://investors.moltenventures.com/investor-relations/plc
