Shares Awards and Director/PDMR Dealings

Ab Dynamics

17/11/2025 07:00

RNS Number : 7634H

AB Dynamics PLC

17 November 2025

 

17 November 2025

AB Dynamics plc

("AB Dynamics", the "Company" or the "Group")

Issue of bonus share award

Grant of LTIP awards

AB Dynamics plc, the designer, manufacturer and supplier of advanced testing, simulation and measurement products to the global transport market, today announces the award of bonus shares and the grant of LTIP awards.

Award of Bonus Shares

On 17 November 2025, ordinary shares of one penny each ("Ordinary Shares") were awarded to Sarah Matthews-DeMers in satisfaction of 20% of her respective annual bonus for the year ended 31 August 2025 ("Bonus Shares").

The Bonus Shares were awarded by reference to a price of 1235p, being the closing share price on 14 November 2025. The Bonus Shares have a required holding period of three years.

The table below sets out details of the Bonus Shares awarded together with the resulting holdings of the director:

 

Name and role
Number of Bonus Shares awarded
Resulting interest in Ordinary Shares
Resulting percentage of Ordinary Shares
Sarah Matthews-DeMers (CFO and CEO designate)
2,692
33,783
0.15%

 

The Bonus Shares were awarded for nil consideration by transfer from the employee benefit trust.

 

Grant of LTIP awards

On 17 November 2025, the Company awarded nil cost option awards over a total of 117,842 Ordinary Shares to seven of its PDMRs in accordance with the rules of the LTIP, with a grant date of 17 November 2025.

The table below sets out the allocation of LTIP awards together with the previous awards made under the LTIP:

Name and role
New LTIP award
Existing LTIP awards
Total number of LTIP awards
Sarah Matthews-DeMers (CFO and CEO designate)
55,870
67,390
123,260
Andrew Ng (Group President - Testing Products)
16,993
26,627
43,620
Matthew Price (Group Corporate Development Director)
6,705
14,458
21,163
Dan Clark (Group President - Simulation)
11,676
17,173
28,849
Neil Carpenter (Managing Director - Testing Services)
8,834
5,564
14,398
Rory Grunerud (Managing Director - ABD Solutions)
8,757
5,357
14,114
Ben Russell (Group Business Development Director)
9,007
5,510
14,517

           

Subject to the rules of the LTIP these awards will vest on 17 November 2028, ordinarily subject to continued service and subject to satisfying the required total shareholder return, EPS and cash conversion performance criteria.

 

Enquiries:

AB Dynamics plc
01225 860 200
Sarah Matthews-DeMers, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer designate
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
0207 418 8900
Mike Bell
Ed Allsopp
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Broker)
0207 710 7600
Matthew Blawat
Orme Clarke
Teneo
0207 353 4200
James Macey White
Matt Low


 

The person responsible for arranging the release of this information is David Forbes, Company Secretary.

 

 

The below notification made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail:

1
Details of the relevant person / person closely associated
a)
Name
Sarah Matthews-DeMers
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer designate
b)
Initial notification/ Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer
a)
Name
AB Dynamics plc
b)
LEI
213800OFXZP4A7I47K43
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii each type of transaction; (iii each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Ordinary Shares
Identification code
GB00B9GQVG73
b)
Nature of the transaction
Award of Ordinary Shares in partial satisfaction of an annual bonus payment.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
2,692
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
n/a
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
17 November 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading platform

 

 

The below notification made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail:

1
Details of the relevant person / person closely associated
a)
Name
1. Sarah Matthews-DeMers
2. Andrew Ng
3. Matthew Price
4. Dan Clark
5. Neil Carpenter
6. Rory Grunerud
7. Ben Russell
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
1. Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer designate
2. Group President - Testing Products
3. Group Corporate Development Director
4. Group President - Simulation
5. Managing Director - Testing Services
6. Managing Director - ABD Solutions
7. Group Business Development Director
b)
Initial notification/ Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer
a)
Name
AB Dynamics plc
b)
LEI
213800OFXZP4A7I47K43
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii each type of transaction; (iii each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Ordinary Shares
Identification code
GB00B9GQVG73
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of nil cost option LTIP awards over Ordinary Shares.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
1. 55,870
2. 16,993
3. 6,705
4. 11,676
5. 8,834
6. 8,757
7. 9,007
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
n/a
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
17 November 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue

 

 

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