Award of Options and Total Voting Rights
Wynnstay Group plc has announced the award of options under its Performance Share Plan, granting a total of 168,291 ordinary shares to individuals discharging managerial responsibilities, including the CEO and CFO, with vesting contingent on achieving adjusted earnings per share targets of 39.78 pence for 50% and 48.86 pence for 100% of the award shares. The company also confirmed its total voting rights stand at 23,127,360 ordinary shares, with no shares held in treasury.
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Wynnstay Group plc, the agricultural supplies group, announces details of the award of options and total voting rights.
Award of Options under the Company's Performance Share Plan
Wynnstay announces the award of options ("Options") over ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") approved under the terms of the established Wynnstay Performance Share Plan ("PSP").
The Options offer the recipients the entitlement to acquire a maximum number of Ordinary Shares ("Award Shares") on or after 31 October 2028 at nil cost, subject to the Company achieving the following minimum reported performance criteria:
- 50% of the Award Shares will vest if the Company's Adjusted Earnings Per Share ("Adjusted EPS") is 39.78 pence per share.
- 100% of the Award Shares will vest if the Company's Adjusted Earnings Per Share ("Adjusted EPS") is 48.86 pence per share.
The Remuneration Committee has responsibility for determining the award of Options and the performance targets under the Plan.
The total number of Award Shares over which the Options have been granted amounts to 168,291 and included in this grant were the Options awarded to the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities:
| Name | Title | Maximum number of Award Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Alk Brand | Chief Executive Officer | 100,140 |
| Rob Thomas | Chief Financial Officer | 68,151 |
Total Voting Rights
For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue is 23,127,360 with each share carrying the right to one vote. There are no shares held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company at Admission is 23,127,360.
| Wynnstay Group plc: Alk Brand, Chief Executive Officer Rob Thomas, Chief Financial Officer | Via Tavistock | |
| Financial and Corporate communications: Tavistock Nick Dibden, Katie Hopkins, Grace Cooper | wynnstay@tavistock.co.uk +44 (0) 207 920 3150 | |
| Nomad and Broker: Shore Capital Stephane Auton/Tom Knibbs (Corporate Advisory) Henry Willcocks (Corporate Broking) | +44 (0) 20 7408 4090 | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Alk Brand |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | CEO |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Wynnstay Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800TOLA726AITR960 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company GB0034212331 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Award of Options under the Company's 2026 Performance Share Plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price Volume(s) Nil 100,140 |
| d) | Aggregated information | N/A (single transaction) |
| e) | Date of the transactions | 1 May 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | LSE: AIM Market (XLON) |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Rob Thomas |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | CFO |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Wynnstay Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800TOLA726AITR960 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company GB0034212331 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Award of Options under the Company's 2026 Performance Share Plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price Volume(s) Nil 68,151 |
| d) | Aggregated information | N/A (single transaction) |
| e) | Date of the transactions | 1 May 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | LSE: AIM Market (XLON) |
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