LONDON BTC COMPANY LIMITED
Holdings Following EBT Distribution
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, [email protected] David Lenigas, [email protected] Rob Scott, Finance Director, [email protected] Jeremy Edelman, [email protected] | First Sentinel (Corporate Adviser) Brian Stockbridge / Gabrielle Cordeiro / Ahmed Iqbal T: +44 (0) 20 3855 5551 | Clear Capital Markets (Broker) Bob Roberts T: +44 (0) 20 3869 6080 | Marex Financial (Joint Broker and Advisor) Angelo Sofocleous / Matt Bailey (Broking) Email: [email protected] T: +44 (0) 207 655 6000 |
Further information on the Company can be found on its website at www.ldnbtc.com
About London BTC Company Limited
The Company's primary listing is on the London Stock Exchange (United Kingdom) under the ticker "BTC.L" and it trades in the USA on the OTCQB under the ticker "VINZF". The Company is building up a strategic Bitcoin holding through acquiring Bitcoin as a treasury and currency management tool and through adding Bitcoin generated from its mining operations in North America. The Company currently operates Bitcoin miners hosted across multiple third-party facilities in Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas (USA) and Labrador (Canada). As part of its hedging strategy, the Company has begun building a portfolio of US gold assets in the Tier 1 gold jurisdiction of Nevada, to complement its core Bitcoin treasury and mining operations, thereby providing shareholders with exposure to two scarce and globally recognised stores of value.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR")
1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | a) Name David Lenigas | 2. Reason for the Notification | a) Position/status Chairman | b) Initial notification / Amendment Initial notification | 3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | a) Name London BTC Company Limited | b) LEI 9845006607892CED8456 | 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 | 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)
| 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 | 3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | a) Name London BTC Company Limited | b) LEI 9845006607892CED8456 | 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 | 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)
| 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 | 3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | a) Name London BTC Company Limited | b) LEI 9845006607892CED8456 | 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 | 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)
| 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 | 3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | a) Name London BTC Company Limited | b) LEI 9845006607892CED8456 | 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 | 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)
| 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 | 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) | Non-UK issuer X | 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 David Lenigas | City and country of registered office (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 crossed or reached vi: 15/07/2026 | 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 20/07/2026 | 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii | 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 |
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 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) | Type of financial instrument Expiration date x Exercise/ Conversion Period xi Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. % of voting rights | SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) | Type of financial instrument Expiration date x Exercise/ Conversion Period xi Physical or cash Settlement xii Number of voting rights % of voting rights | 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 X | Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) xiv | Name xv % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | 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 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 | 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) | Non-UK issuer X | 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 JEREMY EDELMAN | City and country of registered office (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 crossed or reached vi: 15/07/2026 | 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 20/07/2026 | 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii | 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 |
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 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) | Type of financial instrument Expiration date x Exercise/ Conversion Period xi Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. % of voting rights | SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) | Type of financial instrument Expiration date x Exercise/ Conversion Period xi Physical or cash Settlement xii Number of voting rights % of voting rights | 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 X | Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) xiv | Name xv % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | 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 United Kingdom | Date of completion 20/07/2026 |
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