ZIGUP plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding
PR Newswire
LONDON, United Kingdom, August 05
ZIGUP plc
(the "Company")
The Company announces that on 2 August 2026 nil cost options over Ordinary Shares of £0.50 each in the Company (awarded under the Company's Executive Performance Share Plan ("EPSP") on 2 August 2023) partially vested and were exercised (including sales to cover personal tax liabilities arising therefrom) on 4 August 2026 as set out below.
All options under the EPSP are satisfied from the Company's Employee Benefit Trust.
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 pence each in ZIGUP plc | ||||
b) | Identification code | GB00B41H7391 | ||||
c)
| Nature of the transaction | Vesting of nil cost options under the EPSP | ||||
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price - Total | 42,501 Nil Nil | ||||
f) | Date of the transaction | 2 August 2026 | ||||
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 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 EPSP | ||||
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price - Total | 42,501 Nil Nil | ||||
f) | Date of the transaction | 4 August 2026 | ||||
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 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 EPSP. | ||||
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price - Total | 20,046 £4.64 £93,013.44 | ||||
f) | Date of the transaction | 4 August 2026 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 EPSP | ||||
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price - Total | 10,992 Nil Nil | ||||
f) | Date of the transaction | 2 August 2026 | ||||
g) | Place of the transaction | Outside trading venue | ||||
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 | ||||
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 EPSP | ||||
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price - Total | 10,992 Nil Nil | ||||
f) | Date of the transaction | 4 August 2026 | ||||
g) | Place of the transaction | Outside trading venue | ||||
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 | ||||
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 EPSP. | ||||
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price - Total | 5,185 £4.64 £24,058.40 | ||||
f) | Date of the transaction | 4 August 2026 | ||||
g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
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
