Director/PDMR Shareholding
On the Beach Group PLC announced that Simon Cooper, Founder and Non-Executive Director, exercised and retained 82,996 nil-cost options granted under the LTIP, and Adam Hansen, Chief Strategy Officer, exercised and retained 73,637 nil-cost options. Both individuals self-funded the associated tax and National Insurance liabilities, retaining all resulting shares from these transactions which occurred on May 18 and May 21, 2026, respectively, on the London Stock Exchange.
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The Company announces that it has been notified that Simon Cooper (Founder and Non-Executive Director) and Adam Hansen (Chief Strategy Officer) of the Company have exercised a number of vested nil‐cost options which were granted to them under On the Beach Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP), and have retained the resulting shares, as outlined below. The options exercised by Simon Cooper were granted to him while he was an Executive Director.
The associated income tax and National Insurance (NI) liabilities arising from the exercise have been self-funded by the respective PDMRs so all shares arising out of the exercise are retained.
| PDMR | Grant date | Number of nil‐cost options exercised and retained |
| Simon Cooper | 20 May 20 1 6 | 27,522 |
| 26 May 2017 | 22,776 | |
| 25 February 2022 | 16,731 | |
| 24 February 2023 | 15,967 | |
| Total | 82,996 | |
| Adam Hansen | 24 February 2023 | 73,637 |
| Total | 73,637 | |
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Simon Cooper |
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position / status | Founder and Non-Executive Director |
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification |
| a) | Name | On the Beach Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800K51Y9BZY7F9R69 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 1 pence GB00BYM1K758 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options granted under On the Beach Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan (self-funded tax payment) |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Exercise of options Price(s) Volume(s) nil 82,996 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 18 May 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Adam Hansen |
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position / status | Chief Strategy Officer |
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification |
| a) | Name | On the Beach Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800K51Y9BZY7F9R69 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 1 pence GB00BYM1K758 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options granted under On the Beach Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan (self-funded tax payment) |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Exercise of options Price(s) Volume(s) nil 73,637 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 21 May 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
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