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RNS Number : 8344A  Yu Group PLC  17 April 2026

Yü Group PLC 

("Yü Group" or the "Group") 

SAYE Option plan - grant and exercise of options

 

The Company is pleased to announce that on 15 April 2026 it made a further
grant of options under its Save As You Earn ("SAYE") plan for all eligible
employees. Under the SAYE plan, employees are offered the opportunity to
participate in the future growth of the Company through the granting of share
options.

Eligible employees were invited to subscribe for options over ordinary shares
of 0.5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") with an exercise price of 1,390 pence
per Ordinary Share, representing approximately a 20 percent discount to the
closing mid-market price of the Ordinary Shares over the three business days
from 17 March 2026 to 19 March 2026, the latter being the business day prior
to opening of the SAYE scheme for application.  The options have a savings
contract start date of 1 May 2026 and are exercisable between 1 May 2029 and
31 October 2029.

A total of 173 employees, which equates to approximately 33% of eligible
employees have elected to participate in the SAYE plan.

Pursuant to this, a grant of 87,354 options over Ordinary Shares has been
made on 15 April 2026, equating to 0.5 percent of the current issued share
capital of 17,215,241 Ordinary Shares.

The Company's following PDMRs and PCAs: Bobby Kalar, Andy Simpson, Andy
Hughes, Navaz Dean and Zara Azam, participated in the SAYE plan and in total
were granted 5,890 options at an exercise price of 1,390p.

 

Bobby Kalar, Chief Executive Officer, commented

 

'The strong level of employee participation in this scheme reiterates my
belief that we have a strong and motivated workforce who believe in our
ability to deliver solid shareholder value over the coming years and want to
be a part of its success. A 33% membership of the scheme is considerably
higher than market average as is the average contribution per member at 60%
more than market average. The options held by our previous intake into the
scheme which vested in January 2026 has seen our employees enjoy considerable
financial rewards and I have confidence that this scheme will produce even
better rewards for those who not only believe in the Groups long term future
but also commit to it with their own funds. I believe the City could learn a
lesson from these winners.'

 

 

In addition, the Company was notified on 16 April 2026 of an exercise of 7,894
options held under its SAYE plan by Bobby Kalar, Chief Executive Officer. The
option price was 228p. The Group has transferred 7,894 shares from Treasury to
satisfy the exercise of the options, granted in December 2022.

 

Total Voting Rights

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares)
following this announcement is 17,145,967. Yü Group holds 69,274 shares in
Treasury.

The figure of 17,145,967 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.

 

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                                     1.    Bobby Kalar

                                              2.    Andy Simpson

                                              3.    Andy Hughes

                                              4.    Navaz Dean

                                              5.    Zara Azam
 2.  Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 a)  Position / status                        1.    Chief Executive Officer

                                              2.    Chief Financial Officer

                                              3.    Chief Operating Officer

                                              4.    Group Human Resources Director

                                              5.    Spouse of the 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                Grant of options under SAYE scheme
 e)  Price(s) and volume(s)

  Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                              1.  1,390p    1,309
                                              2.  1,390p    1,309
                                              3.  1,390p    654
                                              4.  1,390p    1,309
                                              5.  1,390p    1,309

 
 f)  Aggregated information

     Aggregated volume                        5,890 options

     Price                                    1,390 pence
 g)  Date of the transaction                  15 April 2026

 h)  Place of the transaction                 Outside trading venue

 

f)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

Price

 

5,890 options

1,390 pence

g)

Date of the transaction

15 April 2026

 

h)

Place of the transaction

Outside trading venue

 

 

 1.  Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 a)  Name                                     Bobby Kalar
 2.  Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 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 granted under SAYE scheme
 e)  Price(s) and volume(s)                    7,894 shares at 228p
 f)  Aggregated information

     Aggregated volume                        7,894 shares at 228p

     Price
 g)  Date of the transaction                  16 April 2026

 h)  Place of the transaction                 Outside trading venue

 

 

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