Molten Ventures
plc
("Molten” or the
"Company")
Share Repurchase
Programme
Molten Ventures (LSE: GROW,
Euronext Dublin: GRW), a leading venture capital firm investing in
and developing high-growth digital technology businesses, announces
that, beginning today, 26 July 2024, it will commence a
share repurchase programme of up to
£10,000,000 (the "Programme").
The Programme will be financed
through existing cash resources. The Programme will commence on the
date of this announcement and will continue until the earlier of
either the expiration of the general authority received at the
Company's 2024 AGM ("General Authority") or reaching purchase of
the maximum amount intended under the Programme.
The purchased ordinary shares of 1
pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") will
be held in treasury.
To implement the Programme, the
Company has entered into an irrevocable, non-discretionary
agreement with Numis Securities Limited ("Deutsche Numis") to
conduct the Programme on its behalf and carry out on-market
purchases of Ordinary Shares, acting as riskless principal, and to
sell on such Ordinary Shares to the Company. Share repurchases may
be made from time to time depending on market conditions, share
price and trading volume.
The Company confirms that it
currently has no unpublished inside information.
The Programme will operate in
accordance with and under the terms of the relevant General
Authority. The Programme will be conducted within the parameters of
the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU and the delegated
regulations made pursuant to it.
As at 26 July 2024, the Company's
total issued share capital consisted of 189,046,450 Ordinary
Shares, with one voting right per share.
The Company will announce any
market repurchase of Ordinary Shares no later than 7.30am on the
business day following the calendar day on which the repurchase
occurred.
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Enquiries
Molten Ventures
plc
Martin Davis (Chief Executive
Officer)
Ben Wilkinson (Chief Financial
Officer)
|
+44 (0)20 7931
8800
ir@molten.vc
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Deutsche
Numis
Joint Financial
Adviser and Corporate Broker
Simon Willis
Jamie
Loughborough
Iqra
Amin
|
+44 (0)20 7260
1000
|
Goodbody
Stockbrokers
Joint Financial
Adviser and Corporate Broker,
Euronext Dublin
Sponsor
Don Harrington
Dearbhla
Gallagher
William
Hall
|
+44 (0) 20 3841
6202
|
Sodali &
Co
Public
relations
Elly Williamson
Christopher
Flame
|
+44 (0)7889 297
217
molten@sodali.com
|
About Molten
Ventures
Molten Ventures is a leading
venture capital firm in Europe, developing and investing in
disruptive, high growth technology companies. We inject visionary
companies with energy to help them to transform and grow. This
energy comes in many forms - capital, of course, but also
knowledge, experience, and relationships. We believe it is our role
to support the entrepreneurs who will invent the future, and that
future is being built, today, in Europe.
As at 31 March 2024, Molten
Ventures had a diverse portfolio with shareholdings in 118
companies, 20 of which represent our Core holdings and account for
62% of the Gross Portfolio Value. Our Core companies include
Thought Machine, Coachhub, Aiven, Ledger and Aircall. We invest
across four sectors: Enterprise Technology, Hardware and Deeptech,
Consumer Technology, and Digital Health and Wellness, with highly
experienced partners constantly looking for new opportunities in
each. We look for high-growth companies operating in new markets,
with high potential for global expansion, strong IP, powerful
technology, and strong management teams to deliver success. We also
look for businesses with the potential to generate strong margins
to ensure rapid, sustainable growth in substantial addressable
markets.
A member of the London Stock
Exchange’s FTSE 250, 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 our IPO in June 2016, we have deployed
over £1bn capital into fast growing tech companies and have
realised over £520m to 31 March 2024. For more information, go to
https://www.moltenventures.com/
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