Volta Finance Limited (VTA) - Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and/or Connected Persons
NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES
***** Guernsey, 13 April 2017 - Volta Finance Limited ("Volta" or the "Company") was notified on 12 April 2017 by Paul Varotsis, the Senior Independent Director of Volta's Board of Directors, that he purchased 3,500 of the Company's ordinary shares (ISIN number G00B1GHHH78) in Amsterdam on 12 April 2017 at €7.50 per share.
This purchase represents 0.009577% of the Company's ordinary shares in issue as at today's date. Following this transaction, Mr Varotsis holds 170,763 ordinary shares, or 0.467280% of the Company's ordinary shares in issue as at today's date.
This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligation under DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a) and Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulations.
| PDMR DEALING NOTIFICATION TEMPLATE | |||
| 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 | Paul Varotsis | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Director | |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | Volta Finance Limited | |
| b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 2138004N6QDNAZ2V3W80 | |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares | |
| Identification code | GG00B1GHHH78 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Ordinary shares | |
| c) | Price(s) and | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| volume(s) | €7.50 | 3,500 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | ||
| - Aggregated volume | 3,500 | ||
| - Price | €7.50 | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 12 April 2017 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Euronext Amsterdam | |
For further information, please contact:
Company Secretary and Portfolio Administrator Sanne Group (Guernsey) Limited voltafinance@sannegroup.com +44 (0) 1481 739810
Corporate Broker Cenkos Securities plc Alan Ray Oliver Packard Sapna Shah +44 (0) 20 7397 1916
For the Investment Manager AXA Investment Managers Paris Serge Demay serge.demay@axa-im.com +33 (0) 1 44 45 84 47
***** ABOUT VOLTA FINANCE LIMITED Volta Finance Limited is incorporated in Guernsey under The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (as amended) and listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities. Volta's home member state for the purposes of the EU Transparency Directive is the Netherlands. As such, Volta is subject to regulation and supervision by the AFM, being the regulator for financial markets in the Netherlands.
Volta's investment objectives are to preserve capital across the credit cycle and to provide a stable stream of income to its shareholders through dividends. Volta seeks to attain its investment objectives predominantly through diversified investments in structured finance assets. The assets that the Company may invest in either directly or indirectly include, but are not limited to: corporate credits; sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt; residential mortgage loans; and, automobile loans. The Company's approach to investment is through vehicles and arrangements that essentially provide leveraged exposure to portfolios of such underlying assets. The Company has appointed AXA Investment Managers Paris an investment management company with a division specialised in structured credit, for the investment management of all its assets.
***** ABOUT AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is a multi-expert asset management company within the AXA Group, a global leader in financial protection and wealth management. AXA IM is one of the largest European-based asset managers with €679 billion in assets under management as of the end of June 2016. AXA IM employs approximately 2,399 people around the world.
***** This press release is for information only and does not constitute an invitation or inducement to acquire shares in Volta Finance. Its circulation may be prohibited in certain jurisdictions and no recipient may circulate copies of this document in breach of such limitations or restrictions. This document is not an offer for sale of the securities referred to herein in the United States or to persons who are "U.S. persons" for purposes of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or otherwise in circumstances where such offer would be restricted by applicable law. Such securities may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration from the Securities Act. The company does not intend to register any portion of the offer of such securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of such securities in the United States.
***** This communication is only being distributed to and is only directed at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or (iii) high net worth companies, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). The securities referred to herein are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents. Past performance cannot be relied on as a guide to future performance.
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