Billington Holdings - Grant of SAYE Options and PDMR Dealings

Billington Holdings

27/02/2026 08:50

RNS Number : 7119U

Billington Holdings PLC

27 February 2026

 

Billington Holdings Plc

("Billington" or the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Grant of SAYE Options and PDMR Dealings

 

Billington Holdings Plc (AIM: BILN), one of the UK's leading structural steel and construction safety solutions specialists, is pleased to announce that it has launched the 2026 Billington Employee Sharesave Scheme (2026 SAYE Scheme) to all eligible employees, offering saving plans over a three-year period.

 

Eligible employees were invited to subscribe for options ("Options") over the Company's ordinary shares of 10p each, which were granted on 27 February 2026 at an exercise price of 306p per option, in accordance with of the rules of the 2026 SAYE Scheme. The exercise price represents a discount of 20% from the mid-market closing price of the Company's ordinary shares on 2 February 2026 of 382.5 pence, being the trading day prior to the invitation made to all eligible employees on 3 February 2026. The Options are exercisable from 1 April 2029.

 

A total of 104 employees have participated in the 2026 SAYE Scheme and 159,395 Options have been granted representing 1.2% of the Company's issued share capital.

 

The following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) have elected to participate in the 2026 SAYE Scheme).

 

PDMR
Title
Number of Options
Mark Smith
Chief Executive Officer
2,973
Trevor Taylor
Chief Operating Officer
2,973
David Jones
Chief Financial Officer
2,973

 

Following the above transactions, the interests of the executive Directors in Ordinary Shares are:

Director
Total direct shareholding in the Company
Total shareholding under Deferred Bonus Plan (DBP) (held in ESOT)
Total number of LTIP options held
Total number of SAYE Scheme options held
Total potential%* shareholding including LTIP options and DBP shares
Mark Smith
201,374
71,195
209,322
2,973
3.6%
Trevor Taylor
156,981
55,187
169,444
2,973
2.9%
David Jones
5,948
-
20,028
2,973
0.2%
*Assumes future issuance satisfied from ESOT

For further information please contact:

Billington Holdings Plc
Mark Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Trevor Taylor, Chief Financial Officer
Dave Jones, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: 01226 340 666
Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd - Nomad and Broker
Ed Frisby / Trisyia Jamaludin - Corporate Finance
Andrew Burdis - Corporate Broking
Tel: 020 7220 0500
IFC Advisory Limited
Tim Metcalfe
Graham Herring
Zach Cohen
Tel: 020 3934 6632
billington@investor-focus.co.uk

 

About Billington Holdings plc

 

Billington Holdings plc (AIM: BILN), one of the UK's leading structural steel and construction safety solutions specialists, is a UK based Group of companies focused on structural steel and engineering activities throughout the UK and European markets. Group companies pride themselves on the provision of high technical and professional standards of service to niche markets with emphasis on building strong, trusted and long-standing partnerships with all of our clients. https://billington-holdings.plc.uk/

 

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Mark Smith
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
Billington Holdings Plc
b)
LEI
213800MUHLXWQQ6MEN67
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
Identification code
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
GB0000332667
b)
Nature of the transaction
Award of Options under 2026 SAYE Scheme
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
306p
2,973
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Single transaction as in 4c) above
e)
Date of the transaction
27 February 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Off Market

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Trevor Michael Taylor
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Operating Officer
b)
Initial notification/ Amendment
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Billington Holdings Plc
b)
LEI
213800MUHLXWQQ6MEN67
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
Identification code
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
GB0000332667
b)
Nature of the transaction
Award of Options under 2026 SAYE Scheme
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
306p
Volume(s)
2,973
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Single transaction as in 4c) above
e)
Date of the transaction
27 February 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Off Market

 

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
David Andrew Jones
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Financial Officer
b)
Initial notification/ Amendment
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Billington Holdings Plc
b)
LEI
213800MUHLXWQQ6MEN67
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
Identification code
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
GB0000332667
b)
Nature of the transaction
Award of Options under 2026 SAYE Scheme
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
306p
Volume(s)
2,973
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Single transaction as in 4c) above
e)
Date of the transaction
27 February 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Off Market

 

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