Grant of share options

Castings PLC

10 July 2024

 

Castings plc (the "Company")

Grant of Share Options and Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

Castings plc ("the Group"), announces that the board has today made a grant of nominal value share options over 42,525 ordinary shares in the Group ("Options") pursuant to the Castings 2020 Restricted Share Plan as follows:

·    A Vicary - 24,619 Options

·    S J Mant - 17,906 Options

The awards vest after three years conditional on the option holder remaining with the Group during the performance period. Following the exercise of the Options there is an additional two-year holding period for the shares. The Option holder shall be entitled to receive an amount (in cash or shares) equal to any dividend which would have been paid on the Option shares during the holding period.

If all of the Options were exercised in full, this would represent approximately 0.10% of the Group's issued share capital.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	1.   Adam Vicary 2.   Steven Mant
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	1.   Chief Executive Office 2.   Group Finance Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Castings plc
b)	LEI	2138004LKVACAUE94W70
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	Ordinary shares of 10 pence each                                             GB0001795680
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of share options under the Castings 2020 Restricted Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1.   Nil 2.   Nil 1.   24,619 2.   17,906
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - Singe transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	10 July 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Grant of options occurred outside a trading venue

 

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