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RNS Number : 5331B  Yu Group PLC  22 April 2026

Yü Group PLC 

("Yü Group" or the "Group") 

Exercise of Options and Director Dealing

Yü Group PLC (AIM: YU.), the independent supplier of gas and electricity,
meter asset owner, and installer of smart meters to the UK SME and Corporate
sector, announces that Paul Rawson, Non-Executive Director, has exercised
options over 187,000 ordinary shares of 0.5p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the
capital of the Company. These options were granted in December 2022 under the
Performance Share Plan.

The Company has today issued 117,726 Ordinary Shares and transferred 69,274
Ordinary Shares from Treasury to satisfy the exercise.

Paul Rawson has subsequently sold 99,823 Ordinary Shares at a blended price of
1714.04p in order to cover the tax liability that arose from exercising the
options retaining the balance of 87,177 Ordinary Shares.

Admission to trading and total voting rights

Following admission to trading of the Ordinary Shares, which is expected to
take place on 23 April 2026, the Group's total number of Ordinary Shares in
issue will increase to 17,332,967, the Company does not hold any Ordinary
Shares in treasury.  The number of voting rights in the Company will be
17,332,967.

 

For further information, please contact:

 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 SME and 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 PDMRs pursuant to the EU
Market Abuse Regulations are included below.

 

 1.  Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 a)  Name                                     Paul Rawson
 2.  Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 a)  Position / status                        Non-Executive director
 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                Exercise of options under Performance Share Plan and sale of Ordinary Shares
 e)  Price(s) and volume(s)

                                              Exercise

  Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                              1.  0.5p      187,000

 

                                              Sale

  Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                              1.  1712.2p   75,000
                                              2.  17,19.6   24,823

 
 f)  Aggregated information                   Exercised 187,000 options at 0.5p

     Aggregated volume                        Sold 99,823 Ordinary Shares at 1,714.04p

     Price
 g)  Date of the transaction                  17 April 2026 and 21 April 2026

 h)  Place of the transaction                 Options - Outside trading venue

                                              Shares - LSE

 

Sale

     Price(s)  Volume(s)
 1.  1712.2p   75,000
 2.  17,19.6   24,823

 

f)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

Price

Exercised 187,000 options at 0.5p

Sold 99,823 Ordinary Shares at 1,714.04p

 

g)

Date of the transaction

17 April 2026 and 21 April 2026

 

h)

Place of the transaction

Options - Outside trading venue

Shares - LSE

 

 

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