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Ultimate ProductsAnnouncement

02/02/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 9144Q  Ultimate Products PLC  02 February 2026

2 February 2026

 

Ultimate Products plc

("Ultimate Products", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

EBT share purchase programme update

 

Ultimate Products, the owner of a number of leading homeware brands including
Salter (the UK's oldest houseware brand, est.1760) and Beldray (est.1872),
announces that, in its capacity as trustee ("the Trustee") of the Ultimate
Products Employee Benefit Trust (the "EBT"), JTC Employer Solutions Trustee
Limited has extended the previously announced EBT Programme to buy ordinary
shares of 0.25p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") for the period to 31
July 2026, and increased the aggregate value by a further £325,000 (the
"Programme").

The Trustee of the EBT will purchase Ordinary Shares in accordance with the
Programme, which seeks to mitigate the dilutive impact of share option awards
and to improve overall shareholder return.

The current issued share capital of the Company consists of 86,330,132
Ordinary Shares. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to
notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under
the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the FCA.

The EBT currently holds 2,934,014 Ordinary Shares representing approximately
3.4% of the Company's current issued share capital. The Company currently has
a total of 3,814,296 Ordinary Shares under option.

The Trustee of the EBT has entered into arrangements to carry out on-market
purchases of Ordinary Shares under the Programme, including on a discretionary
basis independent of the Company in accordance with certain pre-set
parameters, during any prohibited periods of the Company, as determined by the
UK Market Abuse Regulation, which may fall during the period of the Programme.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Ultimate Products +44 (0) 161 627 1400

Andrew Gossage, CEO

Chris Dent, CFO

 

Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nomad & Joint Broker) + 44 (0)20 7220
0500

Matt Goode / Callum Davidson / Trisyia Jamaludin (Corporate Finance)

Matt Lewis (Corporate Broking)

 

Shore Capital (Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 7408 4090

Malachy McEntyre / Isobel Jones (Corporate Broking)

Mark Percy / David Coaten / Harry Davies-Ball (Corporate Advisory)

 

Sodali & Co +44 (0) 207 250 1446

Rob Greening / Sam Austrums / Oliver Banks

 

Notes to Editors

Ultimate Products is the owner of a number of leading homeware brands
including Salter (the UK's oldest houseware brand, established in 1760) and
Beldray (a laundry, floor care, heating and cooling brand that was established
in 1872). According to its market research, nearly 80% of UK households own at
least one of the Group's products.

 

Ultimate Products sells to over 300 retailers in over 30 countries - spanning
discounters, supermarkets and general retailers, and ranging from large
national and international multi-channel retailers to smaller retail chains.
Its products are also available on Salter.com
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and Beldray.com
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, as well as major third-party online marketplaces. The Group specialises in
five product categories: Small Domestic Appliances; Housewares; Laundry;
Audio; and Heating and Cooling. Other brands include Progress (cookware and
bakeware), Kleeneze (laundry and floorcare), Petra (small domestic appliances)
and Intempo (audio).

 

Founded in 1997, Ultimate Products is headquartered in Oldham, Greater
Manchester, where it has design, sales, marketing, buying, quality assurance,
support functions and warehouse facilities across two sites. Manor Mill, the
Group's head office, includes a spectacular 20,000 sq ft showroom that
showcases each of its brands. In addition, the Group has an office and
showroom in Guangzhou, China and Paris, France. Ultimate Products employs over
300 staff and is certified as a Great Place to Work®. A significant number of
its employees joined via the Group's Graduate Development Scheme, one of the
biggest in the North West.

 

Please note that Ultimate Products is not the owner of Russell Hobbs. The
company currently has licence agreements in place granting it an exclusive
licence to use the "Russell Hobbs" trademark for cookware and laundry (NB this
does not include Russell Hobbs electrical appliances).

 

For further information, please visit www.upplc.com
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