ADVFN PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2022

Jan 18, 2022

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RNS Number : 7328Y

ADVFN PLC

18 January 2022

FORM 8 (OPD)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	ADVFN PLC
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.	N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	ADVFN PLC
(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?	OFFEREE
(e) Date position held:      The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	17 JANUARY 2022
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	N/A

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates

Class of relevant security:
	Interests		Short positions
Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	Nil		Nil
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	Nil		Nil
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	Nil		Nil
TOTAL:	Nil		Nil

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	Nil
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Nil

3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors' and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:

(A)  Ordinary Shares of 0.2p each ("Ordinary Shares") held by Directors of ADVFN PLC and their close relatives and related trusts (excluding the options and awards set out further below in paragraph B):

Name	Number of Ordinary Shares held in ADVFN PLC	Percentage of total issued ordinary share capital of ADVFN PLC (%)
Directors
Michael Hodges	26,000	0.09%
Clement Chambers	1,014,671	3.88%
Jonathan Mullins	18,577	0.07%
Matthew Collom	Nil	Nil
Tom Spiller	Nil	Nil
Close Relatives
Philip Gilbert Chambers	2,000	0.00%
Francesca De Franco	1,569	0.00%
Christopher Mullins	400	0.00%
Penny Hodges	3,400	0.00%
Eleanor Hewitt	400	0.00%

(B)  Options held by Directors of ADVFN PLC in Ordinary Shares:

Name	Date Granted	Total number of Ordinary Shares	Exercise Price	Vesting Date	Expiry Date
Michael Hodges	27/01/2004	40,000	14p	31/12/2013	31/12/2022
	27/01/2005	40,000	14p	21/12/2013	21/12/2022
	06/09/2006	60,000	14p	21/12/2013	31/12/2022
	21/10/2009	31,473	14p	31/12/2013	31/12/2022
	12/12/2014	200,000	14p	12/12/2015	12/12/2024
	12/12/2014	200,000	79.5p	12/12/2015	12/12/2024
	07/06/2018	40,000	43.75p	10/06/2018	12/12/2024
	07/06/2018	40,000	31.25p	10/06/2018	12/12/2024
Clement Chambers	12/12/2014	200,000	14p	12/12/2015	12/12/2024
	12/12/2014	200,000	79.5p	12/12/2015	12/12/2024
	07/06/2018	160,000	43.75p	10/06/2018	12/12/2024
	15/01/2018	40,000	27.5p	24/01/2019	12/12/2024
Jonathan Mullins	27/01/2004	40,000	14p	31/12/2013	31/12/2022
	27/01/2005	40,000	14p	21/12/2013	21/12/2022
	06/09/2006	60,000	14p	21/12/2013	31/12/2022
	12/12/2014	100,000	14p	12/12/2015	12/12/2024
	12/12/2014	100,000	79.5p	12/12/2015	12/12/2024
	07/06/2018	20,000	43.75p	10/06/2018	12/12/2024
	07/06/2018	40,000	31.25p	10/06/2018	12/12/2024
Matthew Collom	12/12/2014	200,000	14p	12/12/2015	12/12/2024

(C)  Ordinary Shares held by parties acting in concert with Directors of ADVFN:

Name	Number of Ordinary Shares held in ADVFN PLC	Percentage of total issued ordinary share capital of ADVFN PLC (%)
Online Blockchain plc	4,605,938	17.63%

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
NONE

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, and any other person relating to: (i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
NONE

(c)        Attachments

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)	NO
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)	NO

###### Date of disclosure:	18 JANUARY 2022
###### Contact name:	JONATHAN MULLINS
###### Telephone number:	+44 20 3868 6702

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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