Director/PDMR Shareholding
FirstGroup plc has granted a total of 8,269,221 options to 2,441 employees under its SAYE share plan, with savings contracts commencing on September 1, 2026, and options exercisable from September 1, 2029. Specifically, Chief Executive Officer Graham Sutherland and Chief Financial Officer Ryan Mangold were each granted 9,863 options. These options are for ordinary shares and were granted on July 17, 2026, outside of a trading venue, with an exercise price of £1.55.
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FirstGroup plc (the “Company”) announces that today it has granted a total of 8,269,221 options to 2,441 employees under its SAYE share plan.
The SAYE share plan is an all employee scheme and the savings contracts will commence on 1 September 2026 and subject to completing the savings plan the options will be normally be exercisable for six months from 1 September 2029.
The following options over ordinary shares were granted to the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities who are all dirctors of the company:
| Director | Number of options | |
| Graham Sutherland (Chief Executive Officer) | 9,863 | |
| Ryan Mangold (Chief Financial Officer) | 9,863 | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Graham Sutherland |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial |
| a) | Name | FirstGroup plc |
| b) | LEI | 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5p each GB0003452173 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | (1) Grant of options at £1.55 under the SAYE Share plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 9,863 |
| d) | Aggregated Information - Aggregated volume - Price | 9,863 Nil |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 17 July 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Grant of share options occurred outside a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Ryan Mangold |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial |
| a) | Name | FirstGroup plc |
| b) | LEI | 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5p each GB0003452173 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | (1) Grant of options at £1.55 under the SAYE Share plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 9,863 |
| d) | Aggregated Information - Aggregated volume - Price | 9,863 Nil |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 17 July 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Grant of share options occurred outside a trading venue |
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