LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / March 30, 2026 / Ecora (LSE:ECOR)(TSX:ECOR)(OTCQX:ECRAF) announces that on 26 March 2026 the Company transferred 147,586 ordinary shares of 2 pence each in the Company ("Shares") out of treasury (the "Transfer"), to satisfy exercises of options by Marc Bishop Lafleche, Chief Executive Officer and Kevin Flynn, Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Bishop Lafleche and Mr. Flynn exercised 113,379 and 34,207 nil cost option awards (the "Awards") granted under the Company's Long Term Inventive Plan ("LTIP") on 26 March 2026, respectively. Of the Awards exercised by Mr. Bishop Lafleche, 60,711 vested on 12 May 2025 following the assessment of performance conditions which are disclosed in the 2024 Remuneration Report on pages 117 and 118 of the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts.
The balance of Awards exercised by Mr. Bishop Lafleche (52,668 Awards) and those exercised by Mr. Flynn related to Awards that vested on 24 February 2026, following the assessment of the performance conditions which are disclosed in the 2025 Remuneration Report on page 84 of the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts. Subsequently, Mr. Bishop Lafleche and Mr. Flynn sold 53,502 and 16,142 Shares, respectively, at an average price of £1.2437 per Share, to satisfy income tax associated with the Awards.
On 26 March 2026 awards of Shares were made under the Company's LTIP at nil cost, with Mr. Bishop Lafleche granted 680,878 Awards and Mr. Flynn granted 414,662 Awards as detailed below. A share price of £1.2652, being the 5-day volume weighted average price before grant as approved by the Company's Remuneration Committee, has been used to determine the number of Shares awarded.
The LTIP provides Directors with Shares awarded on a conditional basis as determined by the Remuneration Committee. These awards will vest in March 2029, subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions linked to total shareholder return, portfolio contribution and adjusted earnings per share as detailed on page 80 of the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts. Any vested Shares will then be subject to a further holding period of two years and will be released in March 2031.
Total Voting Rights
Following the above Transfer, the Company's issued capital consisted of 261,732,553 Shares, of which 12,131,486 Shares were held in treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 249,601,067. This number 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 and Transparency Rules.
These transactions took place on the London Stock Exchange.
Director Share Dealings - Further information
In accordance with Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, the relevant FCA notification is set out below.
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||
a. | Name | Mr. Marc Bishop Lafleche | ||||||||||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a. | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer of Ecora Royalties PLC | ||||||||||||
b. | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
a. | Name | Ecora Royalties PLC | ||||||||||||
b. | LEI | 213800LXSV317746JZ71 | ||||||||||||
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 Identification code | 2p Ordinary Shares GB0006449366 | ||||||||||||
b. | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options and sale of shares. Award of Shares under the terms of the Ecora Royalties PLC Long-Term Incentive Plan 2021. Subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions, the award will vest in March 2029; the Shares will then be subject to a further holding period of two years and will be released in March 2031. | ||||||||||||
c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | Exercise of options - 26 March 2026
Sale of shares - 26 March 2026
Grant of shares - 26 March 2026
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d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | See above | ||||||||||||
e. | Date of the transaction | 26 March 2026 | ||||||||||||
f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||||||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||||
a. | Name | Mr. Kevin Flynn | ||||||||||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||
a. | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer of Ecora Royalties PLC | ||||||||||||
b. | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||
a. | Name | Ecora Royalties PLC | ||||||||||||
b. | LEI | 213800LXSV317746JZ71 | ||||||||||||
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 Identification code | 2p Ordinary Shares GB0006449366 | ||||||||||||
b. | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options and sale of shares Award of Shares under the terms of the Ecora Royalties PLC Long-Term Incentive Plan 2021. Subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions, the award will vest in March 2029; the Shares will then be subject to a further holding period of two years and will be released in March 2031. | ||||||||||||
c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | Exercise of options
Sale of shares
Grant of shares
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d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | See above | ||||||||||||
e. | Date of the transaction | 26 March 2026 | ||||||||||||
f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||||||||
For further information:
Ecora Royalties PLC | +44 (0) 20 3435 7400 |
Jason Gray - Company Secretary |
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Website: | www.ecoraroyalties.com |
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FTI Consulting | +44(0) 20 3727 1000 |
Sara Powell / Ben Brewerton / Nick Hennis | ecoraresources@fticonsulting.com |
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SOURCE: Ecora Royalties PLC
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