REG - Yu Group PLC - Exercise of Options, PDMR Dealing and TVR

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RNS Number : 8552S  Yu Group PLC  13 February 2026

13 February 2026

 

Yü Group PLC

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

 

Exercise of options, issue of options, director dealing

and purchase of shares into treasury

 

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 Bobby Kalar, Chief Executive Officer, has exercised and
agreed to sell options over 309,168 ordinary shares of 0.5p each ("Ordinary
Shares") in the capital of the Company. These options were granted between
April 2017 and October 2020.

 

The Company has today issued 195,926 Ordinary Shares and transferred 113,242
Ordinary Shares from Treasury to satisfy the exercise.

 

The Company, utilising its existing authorities to repurchase its ordinary
shares, has agreed to purchase 309,168 Ordinary Shares at a price of £19.06
to hold in treasury.  It is intended that these Ordinary Shares held in
treasury will be utilised to satisfy future option exercises for employees of
the Group.

 

Following the exercise of his options, Bobby Kalar has an unchanged notifiable
interest in 8,665,506 Ordinary Shares. He also holds options over a further
397,894 Ordinary Shares in the Company.

 

Admission to trading and total voting rights

Following admission to trading of the Ordinary Shares, which is expected to
take place on 19(th)  February 2026, the Group's total number of Ordinary
Shares in issue will increase to 17,215,241 and the number of shares held in
treasury will be 309,168 Ordinary Shares representing 1.8% of the Company's
issued share capital.

 

The number of voting rights in the Company will be unchanged at 16,906,073.

 

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.

 

 

Pursuant to the notification obligations in accordance with Article 19 of the
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR):

 1.  Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 a)  Name                                     Bobby Kalar
 2.  Reason for 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                                                                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 and sale of Ordinary Shares

 e)  Price(s) and volume(s)                   Exercised

  Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                              1.  1038.0p

                                                284.4p    24,084

                                                0.5p      87,900

                                                     197,184

 Sold

  Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                              1.  1906.0p   309,168
 f)  Aggregated information                   Exercised 309,168 options at 162.0p

     Aggregated volume                        Sold 309,168 Ordinary Shares at 1906.0p

     Price
 g)  Date of the transaction                  12 February 2026

 h)  Place of the transaction                 XLON

 Sold

     Price(s)  Volume(s)
 1.  1906.0p   309,168

f)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

Price

Exercised 309,168 options at 162.0p

Sold 309,168 Ordinary Shares at 1906.0p

g)

Date of the transaction

12 February 2026

 

h)

Place of the transaction

XLON

 

 

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