REG - MicroSalt PLC - Grant of options and PDMR dealings

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13/02/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 8623S  MicroSalt PLC  13 February 2026

13 February 2026

MicroSalt Plc

("MicroSalt" or the "Company")

Grant of Options and PDMR Dealings

MicroSalt plc (AIM:SALT), a leading provider of full-flavour, natural salt
with approximately 50% less sodium, announces that it has granted options over
575,000 ordinary shares of £0.001625 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
(the "Options") under the Company's 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "2024
LTIP"). The Options have been granted to certain directors and other PDMRs of
the Company as follows:

 Subscriber                                       No. Share Options granted
 Rick Guiney       CEO                            250,000
 Gary Urmston      Interim CFO                    50,000
 Javier Contreras  COO                            75,000
 Mario Habre       Business development director  100,000
 Carolina Berardi  VP of marketing                50,000
 Stephanie Chavez  VP of finance                  50,000
 TOTAL                                            575,000

 

Subject to satisfaction of the acceptance conditions under the 2024 LTIP, the
Options will vest, subject to the achievement of certain revenue performance
conditions for the financial years ending 31 December 2026 and 2027, over a 2
year period from 31 December 2025, and lapse on the tenth anniversary of
grant. The exercise price of the Options is £0.45, being the issue price of
the Company's recent equity fundraise.

 

The new Options (if all are accepted), together with other options already
granted, represent approximately 11.8% of the current issued share capital of
the Company.

 

For further information, please contact:

 MicroSalt plc                                             info@microsaltinc.com
 Rick Guiney (CEO)

 Zeus (Nominated Adviser and Broker)                       +44 (0)20 3829 5000
 David Foreman / James Edis (Investment Banking)
 Dom King (Corporate Broking) / Rupert Woolfenden (Sales)

 Gracechurch Group (Financial PR)                          +44 (0)20 4582 3500
 Heather Armstrong, Alexis Gore, Rebecca Scott

 

Further information on the Company can be found on its website at:
www.microsaltinc.co (http://www.microsaltinc.co)

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

Further details are set out in the below notification, made in accordance with
the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

 

 

 Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No.
 596/2014
 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a.  Name                                                         (i) Rick Guiney

                                                                  (ii) Gary Urmston

                                                                  (iii) Javier Contreras

                                                                  (iv) Mario Habre

                                                                  (v) Carolina Berardi

                                                                  (vi) Stephanie Chavez
 2   Reason for notification
 a.  Position/Status                                              (i) CEO

                                                                  (ii) Interim CFO

                                                                  (iii) COO

                                                                  (iv) Business development director

                                                                  (v) VP of marketing

                                                                  (vi) VP of finance
 b.  Initial notification/                                        Initial Notification

     Amendment
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a.  Name                                                         MicroSalt plc
 b.  LEI                                                          213800L7WRHP8CCEEQ48
 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  Ordinary Shares of £0.001625 each

Identification Code

                                                                  ISIN: GB00BQB6FF85
 b.  Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of options
 c.  Price(s) and volume(s)                                                             Price(s)              Volume(s)

     (i)                                                                                £0.45                 250,000
     (ii)                                                                               £0.45                 50,000
     (iii)                                                                              £0.45                 75,000
     (iv)                                                                               £0.45                 100,000
     (v)                                                                                £0.45                 50,000
     (vi)                                                                               £0.45                 50,000
 d.  Aggregated information                                       See above

 e.  Date of the transactions                                     29 January 2026
 f.  Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange

 

 

 

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