Exercise of Options, TVR & Director Shareholdings
MS International plc announced the exercise of 4,150 options at £7.20 and 1,334 options at £1.41, satisfied by treasury shares, resulting in 16,410,890 total voting rights. Finance Director Shelley Ashcroft sold 103 shares at £12.70 and bought 101 shares at £12.70, and also transferred 2,663 shares to her spouse, Gareth Ashcroft, at no cost. Following these transactions, the Ashcrofts beneficially hold 20,357 shares, representing approximately 0.12% of the issued share capital.
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Director/PDMR Shareholdings
Exercise of Options
MS International plc announces that a former employee has exercised in aggregate 4,150 options over ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of £7.20 each. Additionally, an employee has exercised in aggregate 1,334 options over Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of £1.41 each. Both of these exercises are today being satisfied from existing Ordinary Shares which were held by the Company in treasury.
Total Voting Rights
The Company's issued share capital comprises 17,841,073 Ordinary Shares. Following the exercises of options, the Company holds 1,430,183 shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 16,410,890.
The above figure of 16,410,890 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 Shareholdings
The Company has further been informed [today] that, in order to effect a transfer of Ordinary Shares, Mrs Shelley Ashcroft, Finance Director of the Company, has sold 103 Ordinary Shares at a price of £12.70 per Ordinary Share from her personal holding and purchased 101 Ordinary Shares at a price of £12.70 per Ordinary Share into an ISA in her own name.
Additionally, the Company has been informed [today] that Mrs Shelley Ashcroft has also transferred 2,663 Ordinary Shares from her personal holding to the personal holding of Mr Gareth Ashcroft, PCA and spouse of Mrs Ashcroft, at no cost.
Following the transactions above, the aggregate beneficial interest in the Company of Mrs Ashroft and her spouse is 20,357 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.12% of the Company's issued share capital (excluding shares held in treasury).
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Mrs Shelley Ashcroft |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Finance Director |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | MS INTERNATIONAL plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800Q34ZAXQ582YL41 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Sale of Ordinary Shares from personal holding 2. Purchase of Ordinary Shares into ISA 3. Transfer of Ordinary Shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) 1. £12.70 103 2. £12.70 101 3. £nil 2,663 |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 19 January 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | 1. AIMX 2. AIMX 3. Off market |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Mr Gareth Ashcroft |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | PCA, Spouse of Finance Director |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | MS INTERNATIONAL plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800Q34ZAXQ582YL41 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Receipt of transfer of Ordinary Shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) £nil 2,663 |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 19 January 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off market |
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