Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights
MS International plc announced that Executive Chairman Mr. Michael Bell exercised 6,666 options over ordinary shares at £1.41 each on October 1, 2025, satisfied from existing treasury shares. Following this, the company holds 1,435,667 shares in treasury, resulting in a total of 16,405,406 voting rights. Separately, on August 22, 2025, Mr. Bell's spouse acquired 202 ordinary shares through dividend reinvestment at £12.38 per share. Post these transactions, Mr. Bell's beneficial interest is 2,995,889 ordinary shares, representing approximately 18.26% of the company's issued share capital, excluding treasury shares.
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MS International plc has been informed that on 1 October 2025, Mr Michael Bell, Executive Chairman of the Company, exercised in aggregate 6,666 options over ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of £1.41 each. The exercise of options is today being satisfied from existing Ordinary Shares which were held by the Company in treasury.
In addition, the Company has been informed on 1 October 2025, that on 22 August 2025, the spouse of Mr Michael Bell, Executive Chairman, being a person closely associated with Mr Bell, acquired 202 Ordirnary Shares by way of dividend reinvestment.
Total Voting Rights
The Company's issued share capital comprises 17,841,073 Ordinary Shares. Following this exercise of options, the Company holds 1,435,667 shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 16,405,406.
The above figure of 16,405,406 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.
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Following these transactions, Mr Bell's beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares is now 2,995,889 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 18.26% of the Company's issued share capital (excluding shares held in treasury).
The notifications made below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Mr Michael Bell | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Executive Chairman | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | MS INTERNATIONAL plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800Q34ZAXQ582YL41 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Options with an exercise price of £1.41 each ISIN: GB0005957005 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: N/A Aggregated price: N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 1 October 2025 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off market |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| Name | Mrs Jayne Bell | ||||
| Reason for the notification | |||||
| Position/status | PCA of Michael Bell, Executive Chairman | ||||
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| Name | MS INTERNATIONAL plc | ||||
| LEI | 213800Q34ZAXQ582YL41 | ||||
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ISIN: GB0005957005 | ||||
| Nature of the transaction | Acquired Ordinary Shares through dividend reinvestment | ||||
| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: 202 Ordinary Shares Aggregated price: £12.38 | ||||
| Date of the transaction | 22 August 2025 | ||||
| Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market | ||||
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