Holdings Following EBT Distribution
London BTC Company Limited has announced the completion of its employee benefit trust (EBT) distribution, where shares were transferred to certain Directors and Officers for nil consideration. Following this, the EBT no longer holds any shares in the company. Key individuals saw significant changes in their holdings: Chairman David Leingas's stake increased to 22.09% (80,416,458 shares), Director Jeremy Edelman's to 21.72% (79,036,458 shares), Director Robert Scott's to 0.59% (2,153,000 shares), and CEO Hewie Rattray's to 1.92% (7,000,000 shares).
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London, New York, 20 July 2026 - London BTC Company Limited ("Company") (BTC: LSE, VINZF: OTCQB), the London Stock Exchange main market-listed company, announces that, further to its announcement dated 15 July 2026 regarding the proposed distribution of shares held by the Company's employee benefit trust (the "EBT") to certain Directors and Officers of the Company (the "EBT Distribution"), it has been notified by the trustee of the EBT that the EBT Distribution has now been completed. The EBT shares were distributed for nil consideration and, following completion of the EBT Distribution, the EBT no longer holds any shares in the Company.
| Holding prior to EBT Distribution | Holding immediately following the EBT Distribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Ordinary Shares | % | Number of Ordinary Shares Distributed | Number of Ordinary Shares | % | |
| David Leingas, Chairman | 57,046,356 | 15.67 | 23,370,102 | 80,416,458 | 22.09 |
| Jeremy Edelman, Director | 55,666,356 | 15.29 | 23,370,102 | 79,036,458 | 21.72 |
| Robert Scott, Director | 153,000 | 0.04 | 2,000,000 | 2,153,000 | 0.59 |
| Hewie Rattray, CEO | 5,000,000 | 1.37 | 2,000,000 | 7,000,000 | 1.92 |
The directors of the Company accept responsibility for this announcement.
| London BTC Company Limited | Hewie Rattray, CEO, hewie@ldnbtc.com David Lenigas, david@ldnbtc.com Rob Scott, Finance Director, rob@ldnbtc.com Jeremy Edelman, jeremy@ldnbtc.com | |
| First Sentinel (Corporate Adviser) | Brian Stockbridge / Gabrielle Cordeiro / Ahmed Iqbal brian@first-sentinel.com gabrielle@first-sentinel.com ahmed.iqbal@first-sentinel.com T: +44 (0) 20 3855 5551 | |
| Clear Capital Markets (Broker) | Bob Roberts bobroberts@clear-cm.co.uk T: +44 (0) 20 3869 6080 | |
| Marex Financial (Joint Broker and Advisor) | Angelo Sofocleous / Matt Bailey (Broking) Email: corporate@marex.com T: +44 (0) 207 655 6000 | |
| a) | Name | David Lenigas |
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chairman |
| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | London BTC Company Limited |
| b) | LEI | 9845006607892CED8456 |
| a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares |
| ISIN | VGG9520B1004 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Distribution of ordinary shares from the Company's Employee Benefit Trust to the PDMR at nil consideration |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 23,370,102 |
| d) | Aggregated information: · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A - Single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 15 July 2026 |
| f) | Place of the Transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Jeremy Edelman |
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Director |
| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | London BTC Company Limited |
| b) | LEI | 9845006607892CED8456 |
| a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares |
| ISIN | VGG9520B1004 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Distribution of ordinary shares from the Company's Employee Benefit Trust to the PDMR at nil consideration |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 23,370,102 |
| d) | Aggregated information: · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A - Single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 15 July 2026 |
| f) | Place of the Transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Robert Scott |
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Director |
| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | London BTC Company Limited |
| b) | LEI | 9845006607892CED8456 |
| a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares |
| ISIN | VGG9520B1004 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Distribution of ordinary shares from the Company's Employee Benefit Trust to the PDMR at nil consideration |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 2,000,000 |
| d) | Aggregated information: · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A - Single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 15 July 2026 |
| f) | Place of the Transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Hewie Rattray |
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |
| a) | Position/status | CEO |
| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | London BTC Company Limited |
| b) | LEI | 9845006607892CED8456 |
| a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares |
| ISIN | VGG9520B1004 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Distribution of ordinary shares from the Company's Employee Benefit Trust to the PDMR at nil consideration |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 2,000,000 |
| d) | Aggregated information: · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A - Single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 15 July 2026 |
| f) | Place of the Transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii : | London BTC Company Limited |
- Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
| Non-UK issuer | X |
- 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 :
Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
| Name | David Lenigas |
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
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 crossed or reached vi : | 15/07/2026 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 20/07/2026 |
- Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 22.09 | - | 22.09 | 80,416,458 |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 14.49 | 1.54 | 16.02 | 55,668,976 |
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||
| Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rights ix | % of voting rights | ||
| Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | |
| VGG9520B1004 | 80,416,458 | 0 | 22.09 | 0 |
| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 80,416,458 | 22.09 | ||
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
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
Additional information xvi
| Place of completion | England |
| Date of completion | 20 July 2026 |
| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii : | London BTC Company Limited |
- Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
| Non-UK issuer | X |
- 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 :
Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
| Name | JEREMY EDELMAN |
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
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 crossed or reached vi : | 15/07/2026 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 20/07/2026 |
- Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 21.72 | 0 | 21.72 | 79,036,458 |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 14.35 | 1.54 | 15.89 | 55,188,976 |
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||
| Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rights ix | % of voting rights | ||
| Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | |
| VGG9520B1004 | 79,036,458 | 0 | 21.72 | 0 |
| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 79,036,458 | 21.72 | ||
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
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
Additional information xvi
| Place of completion | United Kingdom |
| Date of completion | 20/07/2026 |
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