REG - Yu Group PLC - Exercise of Options & PDMR Dealing

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RNS Number : 9402Y  Yu Group PLC  01 April 2026

1 April 2026

 

Yü Group PLC

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

 

Exercise of Options, PDMR Dealing and Transfer of Treasury Shares

 

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 on 31 March 2026, the Group transferred 232,000
Ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") from treasury
to satisfy the exercise and of employee share options, granted in December
2022 on behalf of two PDMRs, Navaz Dean and David Crowe and a former employee.

 

Navaz Dean and David Crowe subsequently sold, in aggregate, 111,100 Ordinary
Shares in order to cover the tax liability that arose from exercising the
options, the breakdown is as follows:

 

 Name         Job title                             Options exercised  Shares sold  Shares retained
 Navaz Dean   Group Human Resources Director        100,000            47,050       52,950
 David Crowe  Retail Managing Director, Yü Energy   125,000            64,050       60,950
 Total                                              225,000            111,100      113,900

 

Total Voting Rights

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares)
following this announcement is 17,138,073. Yü Group holds 77,168 shares in
Treasury.

 

The figure of 17,138,073 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
FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

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                                     Navaz Dean
 2.  Reason for notification
 a)  Position / status                        Group Human Resources 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 and sale of Ordinary Shares

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

  Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                              1.  0.5p      100,000

 Sold

  Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                              1.  1,660p    47,050
 f)  Aggregated information                   Exercised 100,000 options at 0.5p

     Aggregated volume                        Sold 47,050 Ordinary Shares at 1,660p

     Price
 g)  Date of the transaction                  31 March 2026

 h)  Place of the transaction                 XLON

 Sold

     Price(s)  Volume(s)
 1.  1,660p    47,050

f)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

Price

Exercised 100,000 options at 0.5p

Sold 47,050 Ordinary Shares at 1,660p

g)

Date of the transaction

31 March 2026

 

h)

Place of the transaction

XLON

 

 

 1.  Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 a)  Name                                     David Crowe
 2.  Reason for notification
 a)  Position / status                        Retail Managing Director, Yü Energy
 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.  0.5p      125,000

 Sold

  Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                              1.  1,660p    64,050
 f)  Aggregated information                   Exercised 125,000 options at 0.5p

     Aggregated volume                        Sold 64,050 Ordinary Shares at 1,660p

     Price
 g)  Date of the transaction                  31 March 2026

 h)  Place of the transaction                 XLON

 Sold

     Price(s)  Volume(s)
 1.  1,660p    64,050

f)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

Price

Exercised 125,000 options at 0.5p

Sold 64,050 Ordinary Shares at 1,660p

g)

Date of the transaction

31 March 2026

 

h)

Place of the transaction

XLON

 

 

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