ZIGUP plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding
PR Newswire
LONDON, United Kingdom, July 17
17 July 2025
ZIGUP plc
(the "Company")
The Company announces that on 13 July 2025 nil cost options over Ordinary Shares of £0.50 each in the Company (awarded under the Company's Executive Performance Share Plan (EPSP) on 13 July 2022) partially vested and became exercisable as follows:
Director/PDMR Name | Options vested on 13 July 2025. |
|
|
Martin Ward | 189,147 |
Harvey Stead | 17,072 |
Katie Tasker-Wood | 16,142 |
Jorge Alarcon Alejandre | 45,139 |
All options under the EPSP are satisfied from the Company's Employee Benefit Trust.
Following the transactions set out in more detail below, the aggregated interests in ZIGUP plc Ordinary Shares of Executive Directors/PDMRs are as follows:
Director/PDMR Name | Shareholding (including vested options) |
|
|
Martin Ward | 2,733,258 |
Harvey Stead | 31,411 |
Katie Tasker-Wood | 101,846 |
Jorge Alarcon Alejandre | 161,744 |
Emma Ayton | 14,500 |
Details of the full notification by the Company are set out below.
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a)
| Name
|
Martin Ward | ||||
2
| Reason for the 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
| ZIGUP plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41 | ||||
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
| |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
| Ordinary shares of £0.50 each in ZIGUP plc | ||||
b) | Identification code
| GB00B41H7391 | ||||
c)
| Nature of the transaction
| Vesting of nil cost options under the ZIGUP plc Executive Performance Share Plan | ||||
d)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
e)
| Aggregated information
- Volume
- Price
- Total
|
189,147
Nil
Nil | ||||
f)
| Date of the transaction
| 13 July 2025 | ||||
g)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside trading venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a)
| Name
|
Martin Ward | ||||
| 2
| Reason for the 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
| ZIGUP plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41 | ||||
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
| |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
| Ordinary shares of £0.50 each in ZIGUP plc | ||||
b) | Identification code
| GB00B41H7391 | ||||
c)
| Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of nil cost options under the ZIGUP plc Executive Performance Share Plan | ||||
d)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
e)
| Aggregated information
- Volume
- Price
- Total
|
189,147
Nil
Nil | ||||
f)
| Date of the transaction
| 16 July 2025 | ||||
g)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside trading venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a)
| Name
|
Harvey Stead | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
| |||||
a)
| Position/status
| Chief Operating Officer (PDMR) | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| ZIGUP plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41 | ||||
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
| |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
| Ordinary shares of £0.50 pence each in ZIGUP plc | ||||
b) | Identification code
| GB00B41H7391 | ||||
c)
| Nature of the transaction
| Vesting of nil cost options under the ZIGUP plc Executive Performance Share Plan | ||||
d)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
e)
| Aggregated information
- Volume
- Price
- Total
|
17,072
Nil
Nil | ||||
f)
| Date of the transaction
| 13 July 2025 | ||||
g)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside trading venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a)
| Name
|
Harvey Stead | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
| |||||
a)
| Position/status
| Chief Operating Officer (PDMR) | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| ZIGUP plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41 | ||||
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
| |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
| Ordinary shares of £0.50 pence each in ZIGUP plc | ||||
b) | Identification code
| GB00B41H7391 | ||||
c)
| Nature of the transaction
| Exercise of nil cost options over Ordinary Shares under the ZIGUP plc Executive Performance Share Plan | ||||
d)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
e)
| Aggregated information
- Volume
- Price
- Total
|
17,072
Nil
Nil | ||||
f)
| Date of the transaction
| 15 July 2025 | ||||
g)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside trading venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a)
| Name
|
Harvey Stead | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
| |||||
a)
| Position/status
| Chief Operating Officer (PDMR) | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| ZIGUP plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41 | ||||
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
| |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
| Ordinary shares of £0.50 pence each in ZIGUP plc | ||||
b) | Identification code
| GB00B41H7391 | ||||
c)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of Ordinary Shares to meet personal tax and NI obligations arising from exercise of nil cost options under the ZIGUP plc Executive Performance Share Plan . | ||||
d)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
e)
| Aggregated information
- Volume
- Price
- Total
|
8,053
£3.461
£27,871.433 | ||||
f)
| Date of the transaction
| 15 July 2025 | ||||
g)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a)
| Name
|
Katie Tasker-Wood | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
| |||||
a)
| Position/status
| Chief Strategy Officer (PDMR) | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| ZIGUP plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41 | ||||
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
| |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
| Ordinary shares of £0.50 pence each in ZIGUP plc | ||||
b) | Identification code
| GB00B41H7391 | ||||
c)
| Nature of the transaction
| Vesting of nil cost options under the ZIGUP plc Executive Performance Share Plan | ||||
d)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
e)
| Aggregated information
- Volume
- Price
- Total
|
16,142
Nil
Nil | ||||
f)
| Date of the transaction
| 13 July 2025 | ||||
g)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside trading venue | ||||
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a)
| Name
|
Jorge Alarcon Alejandre
| ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
| |||||
a)
| Position/status
| Managing Director, Northgate Spain (PDMR)
| ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| ZIGUP plc | ||||
b)
| LEI
| 213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41 | ||||
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
| |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
| Ordinary shares of £0.50 pence each in ZIGUP plc | ||||
b) | Identification code
| GB00B41H7391 | ||||
c)
| Nature of the transaction
| Vesting of nil cost options under the ZIGUP plc Executive Performance Share Plan | ||||
d)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
e)
| Aggregated information
- Volume
- Price
- Total
|
45,139
Nil
Nil | ||||
f)
| Date of the transaction
| 13 July 2025 | ||||
g)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside trading venue | ||||
This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligation under Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
For further information, please contact:
ZIGUP plc
Matthew Barton, Company Secretary
