Director/PDMR Shareholding

Bluebird Merchant Ventures Ltd (LON: BMV), is pleased to announce various Director/PDMR Dealings that were referenced in the previous RNS dated 29 June 2021 relating to the issuance of Salary Sacrifice Shares for the previous two years. Also set out below are TR1 Notifications for International Gold Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Gold Ltd; and Monza Capital Ventures Ltd.

Details are set out below this RNS.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION EU 596/2014 (“MAR”)

Enquiries:

 
 Jonathan Morley-Kirk, Non-Executive 
  Chairman                              +44 (0) 7797 859986 
                                        jmk@bluebirdmv.com 
 
 
 Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation 
  (EU) No. 596/2014 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a.   Name                           a) Monza Capital Ventures Ltd 
                                      b) Charles Barclay 
                                      c) Kensington Trust Singapore Ltd 
                                      d) Jonathan Morley-Kirk 
                                      e) Graeme Fulton 
                                      f) Stuart Kemp 
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 2    Reason for notification 
     ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a.   Position/Status                a) A party associated with Aidan Bishop, Director 
                                      b) Director 
                                      c) A party associated with Colin Patterson, 
                                      Director 
                                      d) Non-Executive Chairman 
                                      e) Project Manager 
                                      f) CFO 
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 b.   Initial notification/     Initial notification 
       Amendment 
     ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a.   Name                      Bluebird Merchant Ventures Ltd 
     ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 b.   LEI                       213800QLGKFZHML52C51 
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 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             Ordinary shares 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument             ISIN: VGG118701058 
 
       Identification 
       Code 
     ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 b.   Nature of the              Issuance of Salary Sacrifice Shares for previous 
       transaction                two years as announced by RNS on 29 June 2021 
     ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 c.   Price(s) and                Price(s) per                       Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                   share 
     ------------------------    --------------------------------- 
                                             a) 2.64p average             a) 2 ,404,933 
                                              per share 
                                              b) 2.58p average             b) 3,747,983 
                                              price per 
                                              share 
                                              c) 2.59p average             c) 2 ,822,928 
                                              price per 
                                              share 
                                              d) 2.58p average             d) 2 ,268,814 
                                              price per 
                                              share                        e) 2 ,822,658 
                                              e) 2.24p average 
                                              price per 
                                              share                        f) 5 ,122,987 
                                              f) 2.59p average 
                                              price per 
                                              share 
                                 ---------------------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 d.   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated               n/a 
       Volume                     n/a 
       - Price 
     ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 e.   Date of the transaction   6 July 2021 
     ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 f.   Place of the              London Stock Exchange 
       transaction 
     ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                Bluebird Merchant Ventures Limited 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached 
  (ii) : 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                           X 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv) 
 Name                                                         Southern Gold Limited 
 City and country of registered office                        Adelaide, Australia 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v) 
 Name 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                           29/06/2021 
  crossed or reached (vi) : 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):               01/07/2021 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                              % of voting       % of voting rights    Total of both   Total number 
                            rights attached      through financial     in % (8.A +     of voting rights 
                            to shares (total        instruments            8.B)        of issuer (vii) 
                                of 8. A)           (total of 8.B 
                                                    1 + 8.B 2) 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached               10.7%               nil%                   10.7%           467,482,119 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
  the threshold was crossed or reached (viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of      Number of voting rights                             % of voting rights 
  shares             (ix) 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                           Direct                   Indirect                     Direct                  Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of Directive       (Art 10 of Directive        (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of Directive 
                         2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC)

 

                           (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1)                                          (DTR5.2.1) 
                                           -------------------------- 
 VGG118701058 
  Ordinary Shares   50,000,000                                          10.7% 
                   ----------------------  --------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                         50,000,000                       10.7% 
                   --------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of            Expiration   Exercise/                       Number of voting                  % of voting 
  financial          date         Conversion Period               rights that may                   rights 
  instrument         (x)          (xi)                            be acquired if 
                                                                  the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
                   -----------  ------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 
                                 SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
                                ------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of       Expiration        Exercise/             Physical or           Number of             % of voting 
  financial     date (x)          Conversion            cash                  voting rights         rights 
  instrument                      Period (xi)           settlement 
                                                        (xii) 
              ----------------  --------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
                                                       SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
                                                      --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer (xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                        X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
       Name (xv)           % of voting rights      % of voting rights       Total of both if 
                             if it equals or        through financial        it equals or is 
                            is higher than the      instruments if it        higher than the 
                           notifiable threshold    equals or is higher     notifiable threshold 
                                                   than the notifiable 
                                                        threshold 
                         ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Southern Gold Limited 
                         ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 International Gold 
  PTE Ltd                 10.7%                   -                      10.7% 
                         ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 
 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
                                                 ----------------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
                                                 ----------------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
                                                 ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information (xvi) 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   Adelaide, South Australia 
 Date of completion    1 July 2021 
                      -------------------------- 

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                Bluebird Merchant Ventures Limited 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached 
  (ii) : 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                           X 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                      X 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv) 
 Name                                                         Monza Capital Ventures Ltd 
 City and country of registered office                        British Virgin Islands 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v) 
 Name 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                           06/07/2021 
  crossed or reached (vi) : 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):               07/07/2021 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                              % of voting       % of voting rights    Total of both   Total number 
                            rights attached      through financial     in % (8.A +     of voting rights 
                            to shares (total        instruments            8.B)        of issuer (vii) 
                                of 8. A)           (total of 8.B 
                                                    1 + 8.B 2) 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached               14.2%               nil%                   14.2%           467,482,119 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
  the threshold was crossed or reached (viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of      Number of voting rights                             % of voting rights 
  shares             (ix) 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                           Direct                   Indirect                     Direct                  Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of Directive       (Art 10 of Directive        (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of Directive 
                         2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC) 
                           (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1)                                          (DTR5.2.1) 
                                           -------------------------- 
 VGG118701058 
  Ordinary Shares   66,320,297                                          14.2% 
                   ----------------------  --------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                         66,320,297                       14.2% 
                   --------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of            Expiration   Exercise/                       Number of voting                  % of voting 
  financial          date         Conversion Period               rights that may                   rights 
  instrument         (x)          (xi)                            be acquired if 
                                                                  the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
                   -----------  ------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 

 

                                 SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
                                ------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of       Expiration        Exercise/             Physical or           Number of             % of voting 
  financial     date (x)          Conversion            cash                  voting rights         rights 
  instrument                      Period (xi)           settlement 
                                                        (xii) 
              ----------------  --------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
                                                       SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
                                                      --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer (xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                         X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
        Name (xv)           % of voting rights      % of voting rights       Total of both if 
                              if it equals or        through financial        it equals or is 
                             is higher than the      instruments if it        higher than the 
                            notifiable threshold    equals or is higher     notifiable threshold 
                                                    than the notifiable 
                                                         threshold 
                          ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Monza Capital Ventures 
  Ltd 
                          ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Fiske Nominees Ltd        14.2%                   -                      14.2% 
                          ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 
 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
                                                  ----------------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
                                                  ----------------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
                                                  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information (xvi) 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   British Virgin Islands 
 Date of completion    7 July 2021 
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