Directors’ dealings
CFO Andrew Mallows exercised share options and sold 223,906 shares to meet a tax obligation.
- Shares exercised 305,682
- Shares sold 223,906
- Weighted average sale price 134.3354p per share
- Shares retained after sale 124,290
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Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), an international multi-brand franchise business, announces that on 25 September 2025 Andrew Mallows, a Director of the Company and its Chief Financial Officer, exercised options granted under the Company's employee share schemes over a total of 305,682 Ordinary Shares of the Company (the "Shares").
223,906 of the Shares were sold in the market on 25, 26 and 29 September 2025, at a weighted average price of 134.3354 pence per share. The exercise of the options and the associated sale of the Shares were to raise funds to enable Mr Mallows to meet a tax obligation arising from an historic matter relating to a previous employment.
Following the completion of the sale of the Shares, Mr Mallows will retain a personal holding of 124,290 Ordinary Shares of the Company and hold options over a further 776,288 Ordinary Shares under the Company's Employee Share Option Plan.
| a) | Name | Franchise Brands PLC |
| b) | LEI | 213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 0.5p each in Franchise Brands plc ISIN: GB00BD6P7Y24 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | (1) Exercise of options granted under the Company's employee share schemes (2) Sale of shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | (1) Option over 75,758 shares at 49.5p per share Option over 99,242 shares at 69p per share Option over 96,591 shares at 0.5p per share Option over 34,091 shares at 88p per share (2) Sale of shares: O n 25 September, 98,693 shares at 137.2934p On 26 September, 74,378 shares at 133.75p On 26 September, 5,411 shares at 132p On 29 September, 45,424 shares at 129.1452p |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | (1) Volume: 305,682 (2) Volume: 22 3 , 906 (1) Price: weighted average of 44.6412p per share (2) Price: weighted average of 134.3354p per share |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 25, 26 and 29 September 2025 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | (1) Not on a market venue (2) London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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