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RNS Number : 5416B Billington Holdings PLC 23 April 2026
Billington Holdings Plc
("Billington" or the "Company" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR Dealings
Awards under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan and the Deferred Bonus
Plan
Billington Holdings Plc (AIM: BILN), one of the UK's leading structural steel
and construction safety solutions specialists, confirms that, following the
publication of the 2025 Annual Results, the following awards are made under
the Long-Term Incentive Plan and under the Deferred Bonus Plan to the
Company's Executive Directors, who are Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility (PDMRs) under the UK Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).
Long Term Incentive Plan awards (the "Plan" or "LTIP")
The following awards have been awarded under the LTIP to the Executive
Directors. The objective of the Plan is to ensure that the strategic
objectives of the Company align with those of the senior management and that
the structure of the overall remuneration package assists in maximising
shareholder value.
The performance criteria for these LTIP awards over ordinary shares of 10p
each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") specifically relates to the
profitability of the Company. The awards will vest three years from award date
subject to meeting profitability targets with full vesting only occurring
should the profitability targets be achieved during the performance period of
the award.
The awards which have been made under the Plan, relate to the financial years
2026 to 2028. The performance criteria for this award requires the Group to
achieve a cumulative statutory underlying Profit Before Tax (PBT) range of
£27 million (25% vests), with vesting increasing on a straight line basis up
to £37 million (100% vests), for the three years.
The following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) have
received awards under this Plan.
PDMR Title Number of Options
Mark Smith Chief Executive Officer 79,333
Trevor Taylor Chief Operating Officer 68,000
David Jones Chief Financial Officer 20,148
Awards under the Company's Deferred Bonus Plan ("DBP")
The following awards have been made under the DBP to the Executive Directors
in respect of the annual bonus for the 2025 Financial Year. Under this plan
the Executive Directors receive a proportion of their bonus entitlement in the
form of an award of Ordinary Shares. These Ordinary Shares were previously and
will continue to be held by the Company's Employee Share Ownership Trust
("ESOT") for a period of three years from the date of award. At the end of
this period the Ordinary Shares are released to the awardee for nil
consideration subject to the rules of the Deferred Bonus Plan.
PDMR Title Number of Ordinary Shares
Mark Smith Chief Executive Officer 4,987
Trevor Taylor Chief Operating Officer 4,074
David Jones Chief Financial Officer 1,006
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 DBP shares, LTIP options and SAYE
Scheme options*
Mark Smith 201,374 76,182 288,655 2,973 4.3%
Trevor Taylor 156,981 59,261 237,444 2,973 3.4%
David Jones 5,948 1,006 40,176 2,973 0.4%
*Assumes future issuance satisfied from ESOT
For further information please contact:
Billington Holdings Plc Tel: 01226 340 666
Mark Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Trevor Taylor, Chief Operating Officer
Dave Jones, Chief Financial Officer
Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd - Nomad and Broker Tel: 020 7220 0500
Ed Frisby / Trisyia Jamaludin - Corporate Finance
Andrew Burdis - Corporate Broking
IFC Advisory Limited Tel: 020 3934 6632
Tim Metcalfe billington@investor-focus.co.uk
Graham Herring
Zach Cohen
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/
(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 1. Award of Options under LTIP
2. Award of Ordinary Shares under Deferred Bonus Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
1.Nil 79,333
2.Nil 4,987
d) Aggregated information Two transactions as in 4c) above
- Aggregated volume 84,320
- Price Nil
e) Date of the transaction 21 April 2026
f) Place of the transaction Off Market
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Two transactions as in 4c) above
84,320
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
21 April 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 1. Award of Options under LTIP
2. Award of Ordinary Shares under Deferred Bonus Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
1. Nil 68,000
2. Nil 4,074
d) Aggregated information Two transactions as in 4c) above
- Aggregated volume 72,074
- Price Nil
e) Date of the transaction 21 April 2026
f) Place of the transaction Off Market
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Two transactions as in 4c) above
72,074
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
21 April 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 1. Award of Options under LTIP
2. Award of Ordinary Shares under Deferred Bonus Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
1. Nil 20,148
2. Nil 1,006
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 21,154
- Price Nil
e) Date of the transaction 21 April 2026
f) Place of the transaction Off Market
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
21,154
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
21 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Off Market
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