Director/PDMR Shareholding
FirstGroup plc
17 July 2026
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Grant of options under the FirstGroup Save as You Earn (“SAYE”) Share Plan
FirstGroup plc (the “Company”) announces that today it has granted a total of 8,269,221 options to 2,441 employees under its SAYE share plan.
The SAYE share plan is an all employee scheme and the savings contracts will commence on 1 September 2026 and subject to completing the savings plan the options will be normally be exercisable for six months from 1 September 2029.
The following options over ordinary shares were granted to the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities who are all dirctors of the company:
Director
Number of options
Graham Sutherland (Chief Executive Officer)
9,863
Ryan Mangold (Chief Financial Officer)
9,863
This notification is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.
LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93
Enquiries
:
David Blizzard, General Counsel and Company Secretary
Marianna Bowes, Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0)20 7291 0505
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
Graham Sutherland
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Executive Officer
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
FirstGroup plc
b)
LEI
549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93
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 5p each
GB0003452173
b)
Nature of the transaction
(1) Grant of options at £1.55 under the SAYE Share plan
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
9,863
d)
Aggregated Information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
9,863
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
17 July 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Grant of share options occurred outside a trading venue
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
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
Ryan Mangold
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Financial Officer
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
FirstGroup plc
b)
LEI
549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93
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 5p each
GB0003452173
b)
Nature of the transaction
(1) Grant of options at £1.55 under the SAYE Share plan
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil
9,863
d)
Aggregated Information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
9,863
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
17 July 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Grant of share options occurred outside a trading venue
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