Director/PDMR Shareholding
ZIGUP plc announced that on July 15, 2026, Martin Ward, CEO, received an award of 48,592 ordinary shares valued at £4.495 each, totaling £218,421.04, under the Executive Annual Bonus Plan, and Rachel Coulson, CFO, received 16,626 ordinary shares at the same price, totaling £74,733.87. Additionally, on July 17, 2026, Harvey Stead, CEO UK & Ireland, exercised nil cost options for 11,721 ordinary shares and subsequently sold 5,529 of these shares at £4.585 each, amounting to £25,350.47, to cover tax obligations. These transactions were conducted outside of a trading venue for the share awards and on the London Stock Exchange for the option exercise and sale.
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Martin Ward and Rachel Coulson received awards of ordinary shares of £0.50 in the Company by the Company's Employment Benefit Trust
- in accordance with the rules of the executive annual bonus plan for FY2026 (EAB).
Subject to the rules of the EAB, the shares will be held by J.P. Morgan Nominee Account until the sooner of the third anniversary of the award date or the date on which the director's employment with the Company ceases.
Details of awards granted are set out below.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Martin Ward | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | ZIGUP plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of £0.50 each in ZIGUP plc | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B41H7391 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Allocation of shares under the rules of the Company's Executive Annual Bonus Plan | ||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price - Total | 48,592 £4.495 £218,421.04 | ||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 15 July 2026 | ||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a Trading Venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Rachel Coulson | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | ZIGUP plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of £0.50 each in ZIGUP plc | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B41H7391 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Allocation of shares under the rules of the Company's Executive Annual Bonus Plan | ||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price - Total | 16,626 £4.495 £74,733.87 | ||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 15 July 2026 | ||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a Trading Venue |
The Company further announces that on 17 July 2026 the following nil cost options over Ordinary Shares of £0.50 each in the Company were exercised and partially sold (to cover applicable taxes and National Insurance obligations arising therefrom).
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Harvey Stead (PDMR) | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer UK & Ireland | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | ZIGUP plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of £0.50 each in ZIGUP plc | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B41H7391 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of nil cost options over Ordinary Shares awarded under the ZIGUP plc Executive Performance Share Plan (EPSP) | ||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 11,721 | ||||
| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price - Total | 11,721 Nil Nil | ||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 17 July 2026 | ||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Harvey Stead (PDMR) | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer UK & Ireland | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | ZIGUP plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of £0.50 each in ZIGUP plc | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B41H7391 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Ordinary Shares to meet personal tax and NI obligations arising from exercise of nil cost options under the ZIGUP plc EPSP. | ||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price - Total | 5,529 £4.585 £25,350.47 | ||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 17 July 2026 | ||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
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