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HALF YEAR RESULTS 2021
22nd September 2021
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The following information is disclosed in accordance with Rule 26 of the AIM Rules:
Directors' responsibilities & Committees
See Governance
Country of incorporation and main country of operation
DeepMatter Group Plc is incorporated in England & Wales (Registration Number 058454469) with England its main country of operation.
Current constitutional documents
Please click on the links below for the Articles of Association
Articles adopted pursuant to a Special Resolution passed on 21 December 2007
New Articles adopted pursuant to a Special Resolution passed on 25 May 2010
New Articles adopted pursuant to a Special Resolution passed on 10 September 2015
Details of any other exchanges or trading platforms
The Company is not listed on any other exchanges or trading platforms
Number of securities in issue
As at 21 January 2022 the number of New Ordinary Shares of 0.01p in issue was 3,809,897,281. No shares are held in treasury
Major Shareholders
As of 30 March 2022, shareholders holding more than 3% of the share capital of DeepMatter Group Plc were
Name | Ordinary £0.0001 shares |
Percentage of share capital |
Richard Griffiths and controlled holdings | 1,042,928,550 | 27.37% |
David Norwood | 414,380,771 | 10.88% |
IP Group Plc* | 260,159,497 | 6.83% |
Trillian Limited | 225,000,000 | 5.91% |
Springer Nature | 218,400,000 | 5.73% |
Robert Quested | 155,354,899 | 4.07% |
Downing | 136,791,172 | 3.59% |
Director Shareholdings (other than major shareholders)
As at 14 February 2022, Directors shareholdings of DeepMatter Group Plc were
Name | Ordinary £0.0001 shares |
Percentage of share capital |
Mark Warne | 14,737,762 | 0.39% |
Laurence Ede | 1,601,586 | 0.04% |
Karen Bach | 7,152,015 | 0.19% |
Fraser Benson | 3,250,000 | 0.09% |
Bryn Roberts | 4,000,000 | 0.10% |
Shares not in Public hands
In terms of AIM Rules revised in March 2018 and insofar as it is aware, at 14 February 2022, 63.3% of the Company’s AIM securities were not held in public hands.
Restrictions on Transfer of Shares
David Cleevely and the other vendors of OpenIOlabs Limited ("OpenIOlabs") have undertaken that in relation to the Company's acquisition of OpenIOlabs, subject to certain customary exceptions, they will not dispose of any interest in the Consideration Shares held by them for a period of twelve months from completion of the Acquisition in respect of the Initial Consideration Shares and for a period of twelve months following the issue of the of the Deferred Consideration Shares in respect of the Deferred Consideration Shares.
On the 8 November 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of OpenIOLabs Limited for a maximum consideration of 47 million of the Company's ordinary shares, of which 25 million ordinary shares were issued on completion. The balance of 22 million ordinary shares may be conditionally issued within 4 years of completion (the "Deferred Share Contingent Consideration") if (a) at any time before the fourth anniversary of Completion, (i) the middle market quotation for the Company's ordinary shares on AIM is at a price equal to or above 5 pence for a continuous period of 60 business days; or (ii) the whole of the ordinary share capital of the Company is acquired on arm's length terms by a third party purchaser (who is not a connected party to DeepMatter Group or any of its shareholders) at a price equal to or above 5 pence per share; and (b) provided that David Cleevely has not voluntarily resigned from or has not otherwise decided to leave the board of DeepMatter Group within 24 months of the 8 November 2017 acquisition date.
UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers
As an AIM traded UK registered company, DeepMatter Group Plc is subject to the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers legislation.
Financial information
Company Announcements
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ADMISSION DOCUMENT
Please click on the link below to access the Company's Admission Document dated 10 October 2006.
REVERSE TAKEOVER
Please click on the link below to access the Company's Admission Document dated 13 December 2007.
SHAREHOLDER CIRCULARS
22 February 2019
Aquisition, Placing of Shares, Notice of GM to be held on 11 March 2019
Consent letter from Stockdale to issue the circular
Irrevocable undertakings from the following parties:
Oxford University Innovation Ltd
articles of association of IP Group
half yearly report for the 6 months ended 30 June 2018
audited consolidated accounts of IP Group for the financial year ended 31 December 2017
audited consolidated accounts of IP Group for the financial year ended 31 December 2016
Advisers
Nominated Adviser
Canaccord Genuity Limited
88 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7QR
Stockbroker
Canaccord Genuity Limited
88 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7QR
Auditors and Reporting Accountants
Smith & Williamson
Portwall Place
Portwall Lane
Bristol BS1 6NA
Solicitors to the Company
Bristows LLP
100 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0DH
M Law Group
Leopoldstraße 16
80802 München
Deutschland/Germany
Registrars
Neville Registrars
Neville House
Steelpark Road
Halesowen B62 8HD
Public Relations
Meare Consulting
Contact Us
DeepMatter Group Plc
Office 3B
Centrum Building
38 Queen Street
Glasgow
G1 3DX
Tel: 0141 548 8156
Email: investor_relations@deepmatter.io
Registered office
DeepMatter Group Plc
05845469 - Incorporated on 13 June 2006
St Brandon's House 29 Great George St, Bristol BS1 5QT
Page last updated: 22 September 2021