REG - Billington Holdings - Grant of SAYE Options and PDMR Dealings

Billington HoldingsAnnouncement

27/02/2026 09:00

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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                             Tel: 01226 340 666

 Mark Smith, Chief Executive Officer

 Trevor Taylor, Chief Financial 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                                    Award of Options under 2026 SAYE Scheme

 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                  306p      2,973

 d)  Aggregated information                                       Single transaction as in 4c) above

     -  Aggregated volume

     -  Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      27 February 2026
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Off Market

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)  Volume(s)

                                                                  306p      2,973
 d)  Aggregated information                                        Single transaction as in 4c) above

     -  Aggregated volume

     -  Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      27 February 2026
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Off Market

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)  Volume(s)

                                                                  306p      2,973
 d)  Aggregated information                                        Single transaction as in 4c) above

     -  Aggregated volume

     -  Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      27 February 2026
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Off Market

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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