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RNS Number : 7241G  Nichols PLC  03 June 2026

3 June 2026

(the "Company" or the "Group")

Exercise of Options and Director/PDMR Dealings

Nichols plc, the diversified soft drinks Group, announces that on 1 June 2026
Andrew Milne, PDMR and Chief Executive Officer, exercised options over 1,205
ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), under the
Company's 2023 3-year Save As You Earn Scheme (the 2023 "SAYE" Scheme), at an
exercise price of 896 pence per Ordinary Share. The exercise of options was
satisfied by the transfer of 1,205 Ordinary Shares from the Nichols Employee
Share Ownership Trust.

 

As a result of the above transaction, Andrew Milne's interest in the Company
is 115,202 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.31% of the issued share
capital.

 

Contacts

 Nichols plc                                       Telephone: 0192 522 2222

 Andrew Milne, Chief Executive Officer

 Matthew Rothwell, Chief Financial Officer

 Singer Capital Markets (NOMAD & Broker)           Telephone: 0207 496 3000

 Jen Boorer / Sara Hale                            Website: www.singercm.com (http://www.singercm.com/)

 Berenberg (Joint Broker)                          Telephone: 0203 207 7800

 Clayton Bush / Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff         Website: www.berenberg.de (https://www.berenberg.de)

 Hudson Sandler (Financial PR)                     Telephone: 0207 796 4133

 Alex Brennan / Hattie Dreyfus / Harry Griffiths   Email: nichols@hudsonsandler.com (mailto:nichols@hudsonsandler.com)

 

 Notes to Editors

 Established in 1908, Nichols operates within the resilient soft drinks
 category and owns or licenses several brands. Nichols is geographically and
 operationally diversified, operating across three routes to market
 of UK Packaged, International Packaged and Out of Home.

 In the UK, Nichols operates across five soft drinks sub-categories: squash,
 flavoured carbonates, fruit drinks, energy and flavoured water. Nichols'
 portfolio includes the iconic Vimto brand plus a growing portfolio of licensed
 brands including Levi Roots, ICEE, SLUSH PUPPiE and Sunkist.

 Under its asset-light model, Vimto is prominent in areas such as the Middle
 East and Africa and is enjoyed in over 60 countries worldwide.

 For more information, visit the website: https://www.nicholsplc.co.uk/
 (https://www.nicholsplc.co.uk/)

 

Notes to Editors

Established in 1908, Nichols operates within the resilient soft drinks
category and owns or licenses several brands. Nichols is geographically and
operationally diversified, operating across three routes to market
of UK Packaged, International Packaged and Out of Home.

In the UK, Nichols operates across five soft drinks sub-categories: squash,
flavoured carbonates, fruit drinks, energy and flavoured water. Nichols'
portfolio includes the iconic Vimto brand plus a growing portfolio of licensed
brands including Levi Roots, ICEE, SLUSH PUPPiE and Sunkist.

Under its asset-light model, Vimto is prominent in areas such as the Middle
East and Africa and is enjoyed in over 60 countries worldwide.

For more information, visit the website: https://www.nicholsplc.co.uk/
(https://www.nicholsplc.co.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                                                         Andrew Milne
      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                                                         Nichols plc
 b)   LEI                                                          213800EF5CMR3K8PND54
 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 10p each

      Identification code                                          ISIN Code: GB0006389398
 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Exercise of options granted under the 2023 Save as You Earn (SAYE) 3-year

                                                            scheme

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)
                                                                                        Price(s)             Volume(s)
                                                                                        896 pence            1,205

 d)   Aggregated information
      - Aggregated volume                                          N/A - single transaction
      - Price
 e)   Date of the transaction                                      1 June 2026
 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange. AIM Market (XLON)

 

 

 

 

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