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RNS Number : 2374S  ASA International Group PLC  23 July 2025

ASA International Group plc - Grant of Options

ASA International Group plc (LSE: ASAI), one of the world's largest
international microfinance institutions, announces that on 22 July 2025 it has
granted options over 600,000 ordinary shares of £0.01 each under its
Long-Term Incentive Plan to Executive Directors and Persons Discharging
Managerial Responsibilities. The Long-Term Incentive Plan aims to motivate and
retain directors and senior management, while also aligning their interests
with those of shareholders to foster long-term value creation.

The options will normally vest, subject to continued employment, on the
following schedule:

§ 20% each year between the first and fifth anniversaries of the Grant Date
(22 July 2025); or

§ for Executive Directors only, 60% on the third anniversary and 20% on each
of the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the Grant Date.

To the extent they vest, the options are exercisable at a price of £1.34 per
ordinary share, being the being the average share price for the three business
days before the Grant Date.

The following disclosures are made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU
Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014 as it forms part of UK law.

Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities

 1                    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
                      associated
 (a)                  Name                                                         Rob Keijsers
 2                    Reason for the notification
 (a)                  Position/status                                              Chief Executive Officer
 (b)                  Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial notification
 3                    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
                      platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 (a)                  Name                                                         ASA International Group plc
 (b)                  LEI                                                          213800NSIUMXPDHUEO94
 4                    Details of the transaction(s)
 (a)                  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary shares of 1p each
                      Identification code                                          GB00BDFXHW57
 (b)                  Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of options with £1.34 exercise price under the ASA International
                                                                                   Long-Term Incentive Plan
 (c)                  Currency                                                     GBP
 (d)                  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price  Volume   Total
                                                                                   Nil    350,000  N/A
 (e)                  Aggregated information                                       Price  Volume   Total
                                                                                   Nil    350,000  N/A
 (f)                  Date of the transaction                                      2025-07-22
 (g)                  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

(e)

Aggregated information

 Price  Volume   Total
 Nil    350,000  N/A

(f)

Date of the transaction

2025-07-22

(g)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 1                    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
                      associated
 (a)                  Name                                                         Martijn Bollen
 2                    Reason for the notification
 (a)                  Position/status                                              Chief Legal Officer
 (b)                  Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial notification
 3                    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
                      platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 (a)                  Name                                                         ASA International Group plc
 (b)                  LEI                                                          213800NSIUMXPDHUEO94
 4                    Details of the transaction(s)
 (a)                  Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Ordinary shares of 1p each
                      Identification code                                          GB00BDFXHW57
 (b)                  Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of options with £1.34 exercise price under the ASA International
                                                                                   Long-Term Incentive Plan
 (c)                  Currency                                                     GBP
 (d)                  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price  Volume   Total
                                                                                   Nil    250,000  N/A
 (e)                  Aggregated information                                       Price  Volume   Total
                                                                                   Nil    250,000  N/A
 (f)                  Date of the transaction                                      2025-07-22
 (g)                  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

(e)

Aggregated information

 Price  Volume   Total
 Nil    250,000  N/A

(f)

Date of the transaction

2025-07-22

(g)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Contact Details

ASA International Group plc

Investor Relations

Jonathan Berger
ir@asa-international.com (mailto:ir@asa-international.com)

About ASA International Group plc

ASA International Group plc (LSE: ASAI) is one of the world's largest
international microfinance institutions, with a strong commitment to financial
inclusion and socioeconomic progress. The company provides small, socially
responsible loans to low-income, financially underserved entrepreneurs,
predominantly women, across South Asia, South East Asia, West and East Africa.

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