Director/PDMR Shareholding
McBride plc announced that on June 12, 2026, Chris Smith, the Chief Executive Officer, had restricted share units vest, totaling 508,634 shares across two awards, plus 13,624 dividend equivalent shares, resulting in a total of 522,258 shares received. To cover tax liabilities, 246,450 shares were sold on June 15, 2026, on the London Stock Exchange at £1.451 per share, leaving Smith with a net acquisition of 275,808 shares from this vesting event. Following these transactions, Chris Smith now holds 2,021,640 shares, with 1,810,141 held directly and 211,499 held by his wife.
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Notification and public disclosure of the grant and vesting of RSU Awards to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR")
Vesting
McBride plc (the "Company") confirms that on 12 June 2026 awards over certain ordinary shares of £0.10 each in McBride plc (each a "Share") granted to Chris Smith vested under the terms of the McBride plc 2020 Restricted Share Unit Plan (as amended) (the "2023 RSU Awards") as detailed below and on 15 June 2026 he sold the Shares detailed below to pay the tax.
During the period from the grant date to the vesting date each of the 2023 RSU Awards carried a right to receive an amount in additional Shares equal in value to any dividends that would have been paid on the Shares subject to the relevant 2023 RSU Award. The dividend equivalent Shares are detailed below.
| Name of PDMR | Type of award | Shares vested | Dividend equivalent Shares received | Total Shares received | Sales of Shares to cover tax liability | Total Shares acquired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Smith | 2023 RSU normal award | 254,317 | 6,812 | 261,129 | 123,225 | 137,904 |
| Chris Smith | 2023 RSU one-off award | 254,317 | 6,812 | 261,129 | 123,225 | 137,904 |
As a result of the result of the above transactions, Chris Smith now holds an aggregate of 2,021,640 Shares, of which 1,810,141 of such shares are held in his own name and 211,499 of such shares are held by his wife, Harriet Smith, a person closely associated with Chris Smith.
| a) | Name | Chris Smith | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| b) | Position/Status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| c) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| a) | Name | McBride plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800HX7FMPA2CIEF02 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification Code | Ordinary shares of 10p each GB0005746358 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Vesting of: (i) a conditional normal award of shares under the Company's 2020 Restricted Share Unit Plan (as amended); and (ii) dividend equivalent shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) (i) Nil (i) 254,317 (ii) Nil (ii) 6,812 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | 261,129 N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 12 June 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
| a) | Name | Chris Smith | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| b) | Position/Status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| c) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| a) | Name | McBride plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800HX7FMPA2CIEF02 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification Code | Ordinary shares of 10p each GB0005746358 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Vesting of: (i) a conditional one-off award of shares under the Company's 2020 Restricted Share Unit Plan (as amended); and (ii) dividend equivalent shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) (iii) Nil (iii) 254,317 (iv) Nil (iv) 6,812 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | 261,129 N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 12 June 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
| a) | Name | Chris Smith | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| b) | Position/Status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| c) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| a) | Name | McBride plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800HX7FMPA2CIEF02 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification Code | Ordinary shares of 10p each GB0005746358 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | N/A - single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 15 June 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange |
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