Director/PDMR Shareholding
AB Dynamics plc announced that several Persons Disclosing Material Interests (PDMRs) exercised nil cost option awards on January 5, 2026, and subsequently sold ordinary shares on January 6, 2026, at 1295p per share to cover exercise costs and tax liabilities. The Chief Executive Officer, Sarah Matthews-DeMers, exercised 17,681 options and sold 8,343 shares, retaining a resulting interest of 43,121 ordinary shares representing 0.188% of the company. Other PDMRs, including Andrew Ng, Matthew Price, and Dan Clark, also exercised and sold shares, with their resulting interests and percentages detailed in the announcement.
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AB Dynamics plc, the designer, manufacturer and supplier of advanced testing, simulation and measurement products to the global transport market, today announces the exercise of LTIP awards and related disposals.
On 5 January 2026, certain PDMRs exercised nil cost option awards ("Option Shares") over Ordinary Shares held under the AB Dynamics plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").
The Company was notified of subsequent sales of Ordinary Shares to meet the cost of exercise, personal taxation liabilities on the options and other tax related liabilities.
The table below sets out details of the transactions undertaken:
| Name and role | Number of Option Shares exercised | Number of Option Shares sold | Resulting interest in Ordinary Shares | Resulting percentage of Ordinary Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Matthews-DeMers (CEO) | 17,681 | 8,343 | 43,121 | 0.188% |
| Andrew Ng (Group President - Testing Products) | 5,583 | 2,636 | 2,947 | 0.013% |
| Matthew Price (Group Corporate Development Director) | 3,734 | 1,762 | 4,145 | 0.018% |
| Dan Clark (Group President - Simulation) | 2,311 | 1,091 | 1,220 | 0.005% |
The Option Shares were acquired for nil consideration by transfer from the employee benefit trust on 6 January 2026 and all the sales of Ordinary Shares were undertaken on the same day to the benefit of the respective PDMR at a price of 1295p per share.
| 1 | Details of the relevant person / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | 1. Sarah Matthews-DeMers 2. Andrew Ng 3. Matthew Price 4. Dan Clark | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | 1. Chief Executive Officer 2. Group President - Testing Products 3. Group Corporate Development Director 4. Group President - Simulation | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | AB Dynamics plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800OFXZP4A7I47K43 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares | ||||
| Identification code | GB00B9GQVG73 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of nil cost option awards over Ordinary Shares. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 1. 17,681 2. 5,583 3. 3,734 4. 2,311 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information | |||||
| - Aggregated volume | n/a | |||||
| - Price | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 5 January 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the relevant person / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | 1. Sarah Matthews-DeMers 2. Andrew Ng 3. Matthew Price 4. Dan Clark | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | 1. Chief Financial Officer 2. Group President - Testing Products 3. Group Corporate Development Director 4. Group President - Simulation | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | AB Dynamics plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800OFXZP4A7I47K43 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares | ||||
| Identification code | GB00B9GQVG73 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Ordinary Shares. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
. 8,343 2. 2,636 3. 1,762 4. 1,091 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information | |||||
| - Aggregated volume | n/a | |||||
| - Price | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 6 January 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||
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