PDMR Shareholding

Acceler8 Ventures PLC

17 August 2026

 

Acceler8 Ventures plc

("AC8" or the "Company")

PDMR Shareholding

AC8 announces that it has been notified that on 14 August 2026, Richard Kilsby, Non-Executive Director of the Company, purchased 110,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 93 pence per share.

Following this purchase, Richard Kilsby is beneficially interested in 812,992 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 0.11% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.

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	Richard Kilsby
2. Reason for the notification
a) Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b) Initial notification / Amendment	Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer
a) Name	Acceler8 Ventures plc
b) LEI	2138004B1HKZP1OR2C72
4. Details of the transaction(s)
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares
Identification code	JE00BNG2DL20
b) Nature of the transaction	Purchase of ordinary shares
c) Price(s) and volume(s)	Price: £0.93 per share Volume: 110,000
d) Aggregated information	Aggregated volume: 110,000 Aggregated price: £0.93 per share
e) Date of the transaction	14 August 2026
f) Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Enquiries:

Acceler8 Ventures Plc	Daniel Levine Giles Willits	C/o FTI Consulting
Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, London Branch	Matthew Armitt Mark Whitmore Alex Wright	[phone]
FTI Consulting	John Waples Valerija Cymbal Jemima Gurney	[phone] [e-mail]

About Accelr8 Ventures Plc

AC8 plc is a main market public listed company focused on driving shareholder value through creating and developing technology enabled business opportunities.

About Hui10

AC8's principal operating business is Hui10 Inc. Hui10 is a Beijing-headquartered technology group that has spent more than a decade developing digital infrastructure creating a new digital engagement and transaction layer within China's regulated lottery ecosystem, including AI-enabled tools and Big Data capabilities. Its technology enables transactional activity that connects with consumers and merchants, supporting improved oversight, engagement, transaction traceability and operational insight. With deep integration into national payment infrastructure, UnionPay certified point-of-sale technology, together with established commercial relationships with regulated financial technology service providers and institutions. Hui10 has developed a differentiated and strategically important position from which to continue the digital evolution of its platform and services.

Hui10 aims to increase lottery participation through expanding consumer access throughout China, enhancing the customer experience through building new digital enabled products and services, and enabling its Lucky World retail brand across the existing lottery shop network.

 

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