Exercise of Share Options

18 September 2024 - The Board of Craneware plc (AIM: CRW.L), the market leader in Value Cycle solutions for the US healthcare market, announces that on 16 September 2024, the three Executive Directors of the Company exercised share options over ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") in accordance with the terms of the Company's relevant employee share option plans. The net amount of Ordinary Shares received by these three Directors, as shown in the table below, from the exercise of these share options was after settlement of the exercise cost and applicable income tax and national insurance contributions:

*excluding 199,892 Ordinary Shares held in treasury (refer to Total Voting Rights section below).

Following these transactions, Keith Neilson holds 3,058,922 Ordinary Shares, representing 8.66% of the total voting rights of the Company, Craig Preston holds 87,603 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.25% of the total voting rights of the Company and Isabel Urquhart holds 10,558 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.03% of the total voting rights of the Company. The total voting rights of the Company are described below.

Total Voting Rights

Following the share option exercise transactions and also the exercise of share options by certain other employees on 16 September 2024, the Company is transferring a total of 23,372 Ordinary Shares previously held in treasury to satisfy share option exercise transactions.

As a result, the Company's issued share capital now consists of 35,542,169 Ordinary Shares, of which 199,892 remain held in treasury. Accordingly, the total number of Ordinary Shares in the Company with voting rights is 35,342,277. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

PDMR notification: Keith Neilson

• Details of the Restricted Person / person closely associated with him or her
• Name Keith Neilson
• Reason for the notification
• Position / status CEO
• Initial notification / Amendment Initial notification
• Name Craneware plc
• LEI 213800O2CTJ1YFXNXG05
• Description of the financial instrument, type of

instrument Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the capital of Craneware plc

• Identification code ISIN GB00B2425G68
• Nature of the transaction 1) Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares
• Surrender of Ordinary Shares to satisfy exercise cost and tax liabilities on share option exercise
• Price(s) and volume(s) 1) Volume(s) 39,090, Price(s) £5.225
• Volumes(s) 24,125, Price(s) £22.30
• Aggregated information:
• Aggregated volume 1) 39,090
• 24,125
• Price 1) £5.225
• £22.30
• Date of the transaction 2024-09-16
• Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue

PDMR notification: Craig Preston

• Details of the Restricted Person / person closely associated with him or her
• Name Craig Preston
• Reason for the notification
• Position / status CFO
• Initial notification / Amendment Initial notification
• Name Craneware plc
• LEI 213800O2CTJ1YFXNXG05
• Description of the financial instrument, type of

instrument Ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of Craneware plc

• Identification code ISIN GB00B2425G68
• Nature of the transaction 1) Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares
• Surrender of Ordinary Shares to satisfy exercise cost and tax liabilities on share option
• Price(s) and volume(s) 1) Volume(s) 26,925, Price(s) £7.50
• Volumes(s) 17,991, Price(s) £22.30
• Aggregated information:
• Aggregated volume 1) 26,925
• 17,991
• Price 1) £7.50
• £22.30
• Date of the transaction 2024-09-16
• Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue

PDMR notification: Craig Preston

• Details of the Restricted Person / person closely associated with him or her
• Name Craig Preston
• Reason for the notification
• Position / status CFO
• Initial notification / Amendment Initial notification
• Name Craneware plc
• LEI 213800O2CTJ1YFXNXG05
• Description of the financial instrument, type of

instrument Ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of Craneware plc

• Identification code ISIN GB00B2425G68
• Nature of the transaction 1) Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares
• Surrender of Ordinary Shares to satisfy exercise cost and tax liabilities on share option
• Price(s) and volume(s) 1) Volume(s) 8,586, Price(s) £12.375
• Volumes(s) 6,334, Price(s) £22.30
• Aggregated information:
• Aggregated volume 1) 8,586
• 6,334
• Price 1) £12.375
• £22.30
• Date of the transaction 2024-09-16
• Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue

PDMR notification: Isabel Urquhart

• Details of the Restricted Person / person closely associated with him or her
• Name Isabel Urquhart
• Reason for the notification
• Position / status Chief People Officer
• Initial notification / Amendment Initial notification
• Name Craneware plc
• LEI 213800O2CTJ1YFXNXG05
• Description of the financial instrument, type of

instrument Ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of Craneware plc

• Identification code ISIN GB00B2425G68
• Nature of the transaction 1) Exercise of options over Ordinary Shares
• Surrender of Ordinary Shares to satisfy exercise cost and tax liabilities on share option exercise
• Price(s) and volume(s) 1) Volume(s) 3,660, Price(s) £12.375
• Volumes(s) 2,347, Price(s) £22.30
• Aggregated information:
• Aggregated volume 1) 3,660
• 2,347
• Price 1) £12.375
• £22.30
• Date of the transaction 2024-09-16
• Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue

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