Form 8 (Director Dealing Disclosure)
David Squires, acting in concert with Senior plc, disclosed dealings on March 11, 2026, resulting in a total interest of 1,135,671 ordinary shares, representing 0.27% of the company's stock, with no short positions. Additionally, Squires holds various share options and awards under different plans, including a Sharesave Plan with 10,088 shares under option, and multiple Enhanced SMIS Deferred Share Awards and LTIP awards with significant numbers of shares subject to vesting and performance conditions. The disclosure also notes the grant of new share awards under the Enhanced SMIS Deferred Share Award for 97,316 shares and the 2024 LTIP for 429,801 shares, both vesting three years from grant.
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KEY INFORMATION
| (a) Full name of discloser: | David Squires | |||
| (e) Date dealing undertaken: | 11 March 2026 | |||
| 2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||
| Class of relevant security: | Ordinary shares of 10 pence each | |||
| Interests | Short positions | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 1,135,671 | 0.27 | NIL | - |
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | NIL | - | NIL | - |
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | NIL | - | NIL | - |
| TOTAL: | 1,135,671 | 0.27 | NIL | - |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
- Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
| Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: | Ordinary shares of 10 pence each |
| Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: | Name Share plan No. of Shares under options / awards Date of grant Vesting Date Expiry date Exercise price (per share) David Squires Sharesave Plan 10,088 5 May 2023 1 June 2026 1 December 2026 156.30 pence Enhanced SMIS Deferred Share Award 147,823 14 March 2023 16 March 2026 N/A Nil 118,196 15 March 2024 15 March 2027 N/A Nil 38,198 11 March 2025 11 March 2028 N/A Nil 97,316 11 March 2026 11 March 2029 N/A Nil 2014 LTIP (subject to performance conditions) 747,770 14 March 2023 16 March 2026 N/A Nil 2024 LTIP (subject to performance conditions) 748,175 29 April 2024 29 April 2027 N/A Nil 782,608 11 March 2025 11 March 2028 N/A Nil 429,801 11 March 2026 11March 2029 N/A Nil |
DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
Purchases and sales
| Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit | ||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Class of relevant security | Purchases/ sales | Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received | |||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| (b) Cash-settled derivative transactions | |||||||
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position | Number of reference securities | Price per unit | |||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| (c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | |||||||
| (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | |||||||
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| (ii) Exercise | |||||||
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit | |||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| (d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | |||||||
| Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) | ||||
| Ordinary shares of 10 pence each | Grant of share awards under Enhanced SMIS Deferred Share Award | Share award in respect of 97,316 shares. The award will ordinarily vest three years from the date of grant | Nil | ||||
| Ordinary shares of 10 pence each | Grant of share awards under 2024 LTIP | Share award in respect of 429,801 shares. The award will ordinarily vest three years from the date of grant, subject to achievement of applicable performance conditions | Nil | ||||
- OTHER INFORMATION
- Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
None
- Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
None
Attachments
Are any Supplemental Forms attached?
| Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) | NO |
| Supplemental Form 8 (SBL) | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 12 March 2026 |
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