Director/PDMR Shareholding
Card Factory plc announced that 302,116 ordinary shares were transferred from treasury on June 15, 2026, following the exercise of nil-cost Restricted Share options under its Long Term Incentive Plan. This included Chief Executive Officer Darcy Willson-Rymer exercising his right to acquire 128,609 shares, with 60,661 shares sold at £0.671 each to cover tax liabilities, resulting in his holding increasing to 1,242,816 shares, representing 0.36% of the total voting rights. The company's total issued ordinary share capital is 347,693,472 shares, with 3,867,640 held in treasury.
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cardfactory, the UK's leading specialist retailer of greeting cards, gifts and celebration essentials, announces that, on 15 June 2026, it transferred 302,116 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") out of treasury, following the exercise of nil-cost Restricted Share options under the Card Factory plc Long Term Incentive Plan. This transaction includes the transfer of shares to Darcy Willson-Rymer (Chief Executive Officer), as well as to other Group employees.
Darcy Willson-Rymer has exercised his right granted in 2021, to acquire, in aggregate, 128,609 Shares and, on 15 June 2026, 60,661 Shares were sold to meet income tax and National Insurance liabilities arising from the vesting.
| Darcy Willson-Rymer | 1,174,868 | 128,609 | 60,661 | 1,242,816 | 0.36% |
Total Voting Rights
In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rules 5.6.1R, the Company notifies the market that at the close of business on the date of this announcement the Company's issued ordinary share capital comprises 347,693,472 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") with each share carrying one vote. In aggregate, 3,867,640 Ordinary Shares are held in treasury.
The number of 343,825,832 ordinary shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the ordinary share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
This notification is made in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
| a) | Name | Card Factory plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800TTSOPFVCKPFQ11 |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) per share Volume (a) Exercise Nil 128,609 (b) Sale £0.671 60,661 |
| d) | Aggregated information | Aggregated Price(s) Volume (a) Exercise Nil 128,609 (b) Sale £40,703.53 60,661 |
| e) | Date of the transaction | (a) 15 June 2026 (b) 15 June 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | (a) Outside a trading venue (b) London Stock Exchange |
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