Director/PDMR Shareholding
Costain Group PLC announced that on October 9, 2026, options were granted under the 2022 Sharesave Plan to directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs). Specifically, Chief Executive Officer Alex Vaughan and Chief Financial Officer Helen Willis each received options over 2,000 ordinary shares at an exercise price of £1.82 per share. These options are set to vest on December 1, 2029, and will be exercisable for six months thereafter.
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On 9 October 2026 Costain granted options over 2,510,060 ordinary shares of 1 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') under the Costain 2022 Sharesave Plan ('Sharesave') pursuant to an offer made to all eligible employees issued on 16 September 2026.
Each option has an exercise price per Ordinary Share of £1.82*. The number of Ordinary Shares subject to each option granted to a director or PDMR is set out below.
Subject to the rules of the Sharesave, the options will ordinarily vest on 1 December 2029 and be exercisable for a period of six months.
| Director/PDMR | Number of Ordinary Shares subject to option under the 2026 Sharesave invite |
|---|---|
| Alex Vaughan | 2,000 |
| Helen Willis | 2,000 |
* The exercise price was set in accordance with HM Revenue & Customs rules.
Notification of Dealing Form
| a) | Name | ALEX VAUGHAN | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position /status | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||
| 3. | Details of the Issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | COSTAIN GROUP PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI code | 213800PKIJBZ2EDTKC88 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | ORDINARY SHARES OF 1 PENCE EACH ISIN: GB00B64NSP76 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of option over Ordinary Shares under the Sharesave (price shown is option price payable upon exercise) | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 09 OCTOBER 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE | ||||
| Notification of Dealing Form | ||||||
| a) | Name | HELEN WILLIS | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position /status | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||
| 3. | Details of the Issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | COSTAIN GROUP PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI code | 213800PKIJBZ2EDTKC88 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | ORDINARY SHARES OF 1 PENCE EACH ISIN: GB00B64NSP76 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of option over Ordinary Shares under the Sharesave (price shown is option price payable upon exercise) | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 09 OCTOBER 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE | ||||
| Investors and analysts Matt Jones, Costain | matt.jones@costain.com +44 (0) 7860 922341 | |||||
| Company Secretariat Katie Mullins Cyd Trumper | costaincosec@costain.com +44 (0) 20 3922 0600 | |||||
| Financial media - Headland | costain@headlandconsultancy.com | |||||
| Andy Rivett-Carnac | +44 (0) 7968 997365 | |||||
| Charlie Twigg | +44 (0) 7946 494568 | |||||
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