Director/PDMR Shareholding
Ken Ford, Non-Executive Chair of SDI Group plc, has sold 235,217 ordinary shares at 79.00 pence per share, totaling £185,819.33, to facilitate family financial planning. Following this transaction, Mr. Ford retains 970,000 ordinary shares, representing approximately 0.93% of the company's issued share capital. This sale occurred on the London Stock Exchange on March 2, 2026.
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2 March 2026 - SDI Group plc, the buy and build group, focused on companies which design and manufacture specialist lab equipment, industrial & scientific sensors and industrial & scientific products, has been informed that Ken Ford, Non-Executive Chair, has sold 235,217 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), to facilitate family financial planning.
Following this transaction, Ken Ford remains a material shareholder and now holds 970,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company, which represents approximately 0.93% of its issued share capital.
The notification below is made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation and provides further detail.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Ken Ford |
| 2 | Reason for Notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chairman |
| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification |
| 3 | Details of the issuers, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
| a) | Name | SDI Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800YA3XW7JRE46Z70 |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be replaced for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date (iv) each place where transaction have been conducted | |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each GB00B3FBWW43 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of ordinary shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volumes(s) | 79.00 pence per share 235,217 |
| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price | 235,217 79.00 pence per share |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 March 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
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