Form 8 (Director Dealing Disclosure)
David Squires, acting in concert with Senior plc, disclosed dealings on October 6, 2026, resulting in an interest of 3,357,393 ordinary shares, representing 0.79% of the company's issued share capital, with no short positions. This disclosure follows the vesting of various Enhanced SMIS Deferred Share Awards and LTIP Awards, which resulted in the acquisition of a total of 2,007,325 ordinary shares at nil cost. No other dealings or arrangements were reported.
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KEY INFORMATION
| (a) Full name of discloser: | David Squires | |||
| (e) Date dealing undertaken: | 6 October 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: | 3,357,393 | 0.79 | NIL | - |
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | NIL | - | NIL | - |
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | NIL | - | NIL | - |
| TOTAL: | 3,357,393 | 0.79 | 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: | N/A |
| Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: | N/A |
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 | Vesting of Enhanced SMIS Deferred Share Award 2024 | Vesting in full of award over 118,196 shares granted on 15 March 2024, together with dividend equivalent shares, resulting in the acquisition of 122,955 shares | Nil | ||||
| Ordinary shares of 10 pence each | Vesting of Enhanced SMIS Deferred Share Award 2025 | Vesting in full of award over 38,198 shares granted on 11 March 2025, together with dividend equivalent shares, resulting in the acquisition of 39,122 shares | Nil | ||||
| Ordinary shares of 10 pence each | Vesting of Enhanced SMIS Deferred Share Award 2026 | Vesting in full of award over 97,316 shares granted on 11 March 2026, together with dividend equivalent shares, resulting in the acquisition of 98,048 shares | Nil | ||||
| Ordinary shares of 10 pence each | Vesting of 2024 LTIP Award | Vesting in full of award over 748,175 shares granted on 29 April 2024, together with dividend equivalent shares, resulting in the acquisition of 778,303 shares | Nil | ||||
| Ordinary shares of 10 pence each | Vesting of 2025 LTIP Award | Vesting in full of award over 782,608 shares granted on 11 March 2025, together with dividend equivalent shares, resulting in the acquisition of 801,552 shares | Nil | ||||
| Ordinary shares of 10 pence each | Vesting of 2026 LTIP Award | Vesting, on a time pro-rated basis, of award over 429,801 shares granted on 11 March 2026 (together with dividend equivalent shares), resulting in the acquisition of 144,345 shares. | 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: | 7 October 2026 |
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