Grant of Options and Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 7393IWarpaint London PLC18 June 202618 June 2026
Warpaint London PLC
("Warpaint" or the "Company")
Grant of Options and Director/PDMR Shareholding
Warpaint London PLC (AIM: W7L), the specialist supplier of high quality colour cosmetics and personal care brands at an affordable price, announces the grant to employees of options ("Options") on 17 June 2026 over a total of 1,124,217 Ordinary Shares of 25p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), including to three PDMRs under the Warpaint London PLC EMI share option scheme as set out below.
Position
Number of options granted
Total number of options held post grant
Summary of options held and grant date
Neil Rodol
Chief Financial Officer
106,432
346,432
9,230 (CSOP)
110,770 (non-qualifying)
120,000 (non-qualifying)
106,432 (EMI)
24 Nov 2023
24 Nov 2023
5 Dec 2024
17 June 2026
Sally Craig
General Counsel & Company Secretary
32,216
72,216
10,000 (EMI)
10,000 (CSOP)
10,000 (CSOP)
10,000 (non-qualifying)
32,216 (EMI)
29 June 2017
20 May 2020
24 Nov 2023
5 Dec 2024
17 June 2026
Matthew Goldstein
Managing Director, Retra
80,682
230,682
18,461 (CSOP)
56,539 (non-qualifying)
75,000 (non-qualifying)
80,682 (EMI)
24 Nov 2023
24 Nov 2023
5 Dec 2024
17 June 2026
The Options are exercisable at a price of 220 pence per Ordinary Share being the closing mid market price of the Company's Ordinary Shares on AIM on Tuesday 16 June 2026. The Options are exercisable from 17 June 2029 until 17 June 2036. The Options are exercisable subject to certain performance conditions being met, including that the compound annual growth rate in the Company's Adjusted Basic earnings per share must exceed 5 per cent. over the three financial years commencing 1 January 2026, subject to the discretion of the Board.
Following these grants the total number of options in issue over Ordinary Shares is 2,877,059, representing 3.56 % of the Company's issued share capital of 80,787,321 Ordinary Shares.
The 106, 432 Options granted to Neil Rodol constitute the entire New Concert Party Options as defined in the circular to shareholders dated 22 May 2026 (the "Circular") which are subject to a Panel Waiver (as defined in the Circular).
The information in the below notification is disclosed in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Neil Rodol
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
Warpaint London PLC
b)
LEI
213800EBJ2CN6KIDCO78
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
Options over Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB00BYMF3676
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of Options
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
220 p
106,432
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A Single Transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
17 June 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a Trading Venue
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Sally Craig
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
General Counsel & Company Secretary
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Warpaint London PLC
b)
LEI
213800EBJ2CN6KIDCO78
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
Options over Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB00BYMF3676
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of Options
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
220 p
32,216
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A Single Transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
17 June 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a Trading Venue
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Matthew Goldstein
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Managing Director Retra
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Warpaint London PLC
b)
LEI
213800EBJ2CN6KIDCO78
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
Options over Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB00BYMF3676
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of Options
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
220 p
80,682
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A Single Transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
17 June 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a Trading Venue
Enquiries:
Warpaint
Sam Bazini - Chief Executive Officer
Eoin Macleod - Managing Director
Neil Rodol - Chief Financial Officer
c/o IFC
Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker)
Patrick Castle, Daniel Bush, Lucy Bowden - Corporate Advisory
Fiona Conroy - Corporate Broking
020 7408 4090
Berenberg (Joint Broker)
Clayton Bush, Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff, Alex Wright
020 3207 7800
IFC Advisory (Financial PR & IR)
Tim Metcalfe, Graham Herring, Florence Staton
020 3934 6632
Warpaint London PLC
Warpaint is a specialist supplier of high quality colour cosmetics and personal care brands at an affordable price, sold under the W7, Technic, Skin & Tan, Super Facialist, Dirty Works and Fish Soho brands. Its brands are sold primarily to major retailers, retail chains and supermarkets, with a growing direct online business. Additionally, in February 2026, Warpaint acquired the Barry M colour cosmetic brand.
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