Grant of options over ordinary shares under the Hilton Food Group Long-Term Incentive Plan 2019 with an option price of nil pence per share. of 261,883 shares at

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Hilton Food Group PLC

03 August 2026

RNS Number: 8651O

Hilton Food Group plc

3 August 2026

Hilton Food Group plc

(the "Company")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by PDMRs

Grant of LTIP Awards

Hilton Food Group plc, announces that on 31 July 2026 the following Awards over ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company were granted under the Hilton Food Group Long-Term Incentive Plan 2019 to the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities:

Participant	Position	Number of Shares under Award	Normal Vesting Date
Mark Allen	Group Chief Executive	261,883	31 July 2029
Matt Osborne	Chief Financial Officer	132,648	31 July 2029
Samy Zekhout	Chief Operating Officer - West	171,654	31 July 2029
Melanie Chambers	Chief Operating Officer - East	142,689	31 July 2029
Willem Koole	Global Executive Director - Seafood, Vegetarian & Vegan	71,458	31 July 2029
Robin Miller	Group General Counsel & Company Secretary	57,218	31 July 2029
Rachel Lawrence	Deputy Company Secretary	3,566	31 July 2029

The Awards were granted as nil cost options.

The Awards will ordinarily vest on their Normal Vesting Date, subject to the grantee's continued service and to the extent to which the Award's performance conditions are satisfied.

The performance conditions set threshold to stretch targets in respect of the Company's EPS performance (60% weighting), relative total shareholder performance (25% weighting) and performance against three ESG related measures (5% weighting each).

The underlying performance period comprises three consecutive financial years of the Company, commencing with the current financial year of the Company. For each performance measure, threshold performance results in 10% vesting, increasing pro-rata to full vesting for stretch levels of performance or better.

For the EPS element the threshold performance target is CAGR in EPS of 3% and the stretch performance target is CAGR in EPS of 8%.

For the TSR element threshold performance is median ranking TSR performance and the stretch target is for upper quartile TSR. The TSR element looks at the Company's TSR relative to that of a comparator group comprising the constituents of the FTSE 250 Index (excluding investment trust) as at the start of the performance period. Three month averaging periods prior to the start and end of the performance period would be used in respect of the TSR calculations.

The independent ESG metrics for the three ESG elements are (i) reduction in scope 1 & 2 energy; (ii) reduction in scope 3 energy and (iii) the proportion of leadership roles held by women.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of UK MAR.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name

1. Mark Allen

2. Matt Osborne

3. Samy Zekhout

4. Melanie Chambers

5. Willem Koole

6. Robin Miller

7. Rachel Lawrence

Reason for Notification

Position/status

1. Group Chief Executive

2. Chief Financial Officer

3. Chief Operating Officer - West

4. Chief Operating Officer - East

5. Global Executive Director - Seafood, Vegetarian & Vegan

6. Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

7. Deputy Company Secretary

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Announcement

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Name

Hilton Food Group plc

LEI

213800JY7VJFS2OOX355

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

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each

ISIN - GB00B1V9NW54

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options over ordinary shares under the Hilton Food Group Long-Term Incentive Plan 2019 with an option price of nil pence per share.

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
1. Nil	261,883
2. Nil	132,648
3. Nil	171,654
4. Nil	142,689
5. Nil	71,458
6. Nil	57,218
7. Nil	3,566

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Not applicable - single transactions

Nil

Date of the transaction

31 July 2026

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Enquiries:

Hilton Food Group plc

Rachel Lawrence

Deputy Company Secretary

+44 (0) 1480 387214

rachel.lawrence@hfgplc.com

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