Selina Management Reaffirms Its Confidence In Its Strategy and Highlights Alignment with Shareholders Through Equity Ownership in the Company
April 09 2024 - 6:00AM
Selina Hospitality PLC ("Selina"; NASDAQ: SLNA), a global lifestyle
and experiential hospitality company catering to millennial and Gen
Z travelers, announces that its management team reaffirms its
confidence in its strategy as reflected in recent increased equity
levels of members of its executive team. These investments
underscore management’s confidence in the company's vision and
long-term prospects and are in alignment with its current
shareholder base.
Led by CEO and co-founder Rafael Museri, Chief
Growth Officer and co-founder Daniel Rudasevski, and recently
promoted COO Gadi Hassin, the executive team has collectively
demonstrated their dedication by making substantial investments
into Selina. Most recently, the executive team converted
approximately $500,000 of cash compensation into shares of common
stock.
Co-Founders Museri and Rudasevski both have
significant positions in Selina. As of April 8, together they have
a deemed beneficial interest in approximately 29.2 million ordinary
shares of the company, either directly or indirectly through their
investment entities. This represents approximately 6.5% of the
Company’s share capital as of such date.1
“It is important for us to remind our financial
community that we are fully aligned with our shareholders. We are
as disappointed as they are in the recent stock decline. However,
we do not believe it is based on the fundamentals of the business,”
stated Mr. Museri. “We continue to move forward with the execution
of our strategy and our path to profitability, as we believe this
will generate the most shareholder value.”
The Company also clarifies that the recent Form
144 disclosures filed on behalf of certain executives reflect stock
sales that were made via automatic sell-to-cover tax withholding
transactions following the vesting of certain equity awards held by
the executives. None of those management transactions were
discretionary open market sales by the executives.
In addition, as another indication of aligned
interests, several Selina executives have agreed to reduced levels
of fixed cash compensation in exchange for equity compensation,
demonstrating the leadership's dedication to creating value for
shareholders over the long term.
Selina remains steadfast in its commitment to
delivering value to its shareholders, customers, and
stakeholders.
About Selina Hospitality
PLC
Selina Hospitality PLC (NASDAQ: SLNA) is a
global hospitality brand built to address the needs of millennial
and Gen Z travelers, blending beautifully designed accommodation
with coworking, recreation, wellness, and local experiences.
Founded in 2014 and custom-built for today’s nomadic traveler,
Selina provides guests with a global infrastructure to seamlessly
travel and work abroad. Each Selina property is designed in
partnership with local artists, creators, and tastemakers,
breathing new life into existing buildings in interesting locations
in 24 countries on six continents – from urban cities to remote
beaches and jungles. To learn more, visit Selina.com or follow
Selina on X, Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin or YouTube.
ContactsMedia: press@selina.comInvestor:
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1The calculations of the combined beneficial
ownership interest of Messrs. Museri and Rudasevski and the
outstanding share capital represented by such interest take into
account (i) ordinary shares held by Kibbutz Holding S.a.r.l.
(“Kibbutz”), in which Messrs. Museri and Rudasevski together hold a
controlling interest and for which they serve as directors, (ii)
ordinary shares held by Dekel Development Holding, SARL, which is
wholly owned by Kibbutz, (iii) warrants held by Kibbutz that are
exercisable into ordinary shares of Selina, (iv) shares held by Mr.
Museri and Mr. Rudasevski personally through the company’s 2022
Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, (v) vested, but undistributed
restricted stock units, and vested, but unexercised options held by
Mr. Museri and Mr. Rudasevski, and (vi) unvested restricted stock
units held by Mr. Museri and Mr. Rudasevski that are due to vest
within the following 60 days. The number of ordinary shares
outstanding as of April 8, 2024, used as part of the calculations,
is 442,170,291 ordinary shares.
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