Exercise of options and sale of shares by PDMRs
SigmaRoc PLC announced that its Chairman, David Barrett, and CEO, Max Vermorken, exercised options under the 2016 Share Option Plan on January 22, 2026. Mr. Barrett acquired 3,902,621 shares and subsequently sold 2,829,400 shares for 137.5p each, increasing his total holding by 1,073,221 shares to 5,155,455 (0.46% of issued capital). Mr. Vermorken acquired 8,186,995 shares and sold 6,017,441 shares for 137.5p each, increasing his total holding by 2,169,554 shares to 3,241,848 (0.29% of issued capital). The proceeds from the sales will be remitted to the company for tax withholding. The total number of voting rights remains 1,114,854,530.
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SigmaRoc, a leading European lime and minerals group, announces that on 22 January 2026 it received notification from David Barrett, Chairman, and Max Vermorken, Chief Executive, both persons discharging material responsibilities ("PDMRs"), that they have each exercised certain options over ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company (the "Shares") granted to them under the Company's 2016 Share Option Plan (the "Options").
The Options were exercised on a cashless exercise basis and, as a result, Mr Barrett acquired 3,902,621 Shares and Mr Vermorken acquired 8,186,995 Shares on 22 January 2026. In settlement of the exercised Options, the SigmaRoc Employee Benefit Trust (the "EBT") transferred beneficial interest in the relevant Shares above to Mr Barrett and Mr Vermorken.
Following the transfer of beneficial interest in the Shares to Mr Barrett and Mr Vermorken, the trustee of the EBT arranged for the sale of 2,829,400 Shares on behalf of Mr Barrett and sale of 6,017,441 Shares on behalf of Mr Vermorken to institutional investors with the proceeds of such sales to be remitted to the Company to enable it to undertake the required withholding for employment taxes and the payment of the balance of the proceeds to Mr Barrett and Mr Vermorken.
Voting Rights
Following the exercise of the Options and subsequent sale of Shares, Mr Barrett's total holdings of Shares in the Company have increased by 1,073,221 Shares to 5,155,455, representing 0.46% of the total issued share capital of the Company. Mr Vermorken's total holdings have increased by 2,169,554 Shares to 3,241,848 Shares, representing 0.29% of the total issued share capital of the Company.
The total number of Shares with voting rights in the Company will remain 1,114,854,530. This figure 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 Group under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Information on the Company is available on its website, www.sigmaroc.com.
| a) | Name | David Barrett | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Executive Chairman | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | SigmaRoc plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800Q3CJUERBGD1E44 | ||||
| a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 1 penny each | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BYX5K988 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the Transaction | Acquisition of beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares following the exercise of share options under the SigmaRoc 2016 Share Option Plan. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 3,902,621 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | N/A (Single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 22 January 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
| PDMR Notification Form: | ||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Max Vermorken | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | SigmaRoc plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800Q3CJUERBGD1E44 | ||||
| a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 1 penny each | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BYX5K988 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the Transaction | Acquisition of beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares following the exercise of share options under the SigmaRoc 2016 Share Option Plan. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 8,186,995 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | N/A (Single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 22 January 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
| PDMR Notification Form: | ||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | David Barrett | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Executive Chairman | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | SigmaRoc plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800Q3CJUERBGD1E44 | ||||
| a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 1 penny each | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BYX5K988 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the Transaction | Sale of Ordinary Shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | N/A (Single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 22 January 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | AIM (LSE) | ||||
| PDMR Notification Form: | ||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Max Vermorken | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | SigmaRoc plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800Q3CJUERBGD1E44 | ||||
| a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 1 penny each | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BYX5K988 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the Transaction | Sale of Ordinary Shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | N/A (Single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 22 January 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | AIM (LSE) | ||||
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