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RNS Number : 0201E  Yu Group PLC  20 October 2025

20 October 2025

Yü Group PLC

("Yü Group", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer and LTIP Awards

 

Yü Group (AIM: YU.), the independent supplier of gas and electricity, meter
asset owner, and installer of smart meters to the UK SME sector, announces the
appointment of Andy Hughes as Chief Operating Officer. Andy joins the group
having previously served as CEO of Water Plus and Director of Operations at
Severn Trent.

 

The Company also announces the grant of 170,000 new share options ("LTIP
Options") to Andy Hughes under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan
("LTIP"),

 

 

LTIP Awards:

Andy Hughes has today been granted 170,000 share options (the "Options") over
ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") under the Group's
Long-Term Performance Share Plan. The Options consist of two tranches:

 

 Award      # Options  Vest date      Exercise Price
 Tranche 1  70,000     31 March 2028  £15.03
 Tranche 2  100,000    31 March 2029  £13.60

 

 

The Options are subject to the achievement of performance targets set by the
Remuneration Committee and approved by the Board. If performance is below a
qualifying level, then no options shall vest. The Options will vest at 25% to
100% between the qualifying level and a stretch target. The Options shall
fully vest if the stretch targets on all performance conditions are met.
Following this grant, Andy Hughes has Options over 170,000 shares,
representing 1.0% of the Company's current issued share capital.

 

Following today's amendments, the Company currently has options outstanding
over a total of 1,913,956 Ordinary Shares, representing 11.2% of the Company's
current issued share capital.

 

The FCA notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK
Market Abuse Regulation are appended further below.

 

- Ends -

 

 Yü Group PLC       +44 (0) 115 975 8258

 Bobby Kalar

 Andy Simpson

 Panmure Liberum    +44 (0) 20 3100 2000

 Bidhi Bhoma

 Edward Mansfield

 Satbir Kler

 Gaya Bhatt

 

Notes to Editors

 

Information on the Group

 

Yü Group PLC is a leading supplier of gas and electricity focused on
servicing the corporate sector throughout the UK. We drive innovation through
a combination of user-friendly digital solutions and personalised, high
quality customer service. The Group plays a key role supporting businesses in
their transition to lower carbon technologies with a commitment to providing
sustainable energy solutions.

 

Yü Group has a clear strategy to deliver sustainable profitable growth (in a
£50bn+ addressable market) and value for all of our stakeholders, built on
strong foundations and with a robust hedging policy. The Group has achieved a
compound annual growth rate of over 60% over the last four years, and has
significantly improved margin and profitability performance. In 2023 the Group
launched Yü Smart to support growth through new opportunities in smart
metering installation.

 

 

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

 

 1.  Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 a)  Name                                     Andy Hughes
 2.  Reason for notification
 a)  Position / status                        Chief Operating Officer
 b)  Initial notification / amendment         Initial notification
 3.  Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                                Yü Group PLC
 b)  LEI                                                                 213800ACO9GDDBM7DS35
 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
 c)  Description of the financial instrument  Ordinary shares of 0.5p each

                                              ISIN: GB00BYQDPD80
 d)  Nature of the transaction                Grant of options
 e)  Price(s) and volume(s)                   Price(s)               Volume(s)
                                              1.  1,503p exercise price  70,000
                                              2.  1,360p exercise price  100,000
 f)  Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume

     - Price                                  n/a

                                              n/a
 g)  Date of the transaction                  10 October 2025
 h)  Place of the transaction                 Outside a trading venue - grant of options

f)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

 

n/a

n/a

g)

Date of the transaction

10 October 2025

h)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue - grant of options

 

 

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