FirstGroup plc
17 July 2026
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Grant of options under the FirstGroup Save as You Earn (“SAYE”) Share Plan
FirstGroup plc (the “Company”) announces that today it has granted a total of 8,269,221 options to 2,441 employees under its SAYE share plan. The SAYE share plan is an all employee scheme and the savings contracts will commence on 1 September 2026 and subject to completing the savings plan the options will be normally be exercisable for six months from 1 September 2029.
The following options over ordinary shares were granted to the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities who are all dirctors of the company:
|
Director |
Number of options
|
|
Graham Sutherland (Chief Executive Officer) |
9,863 |
|
Ryan Mangold (Chief Financial Officer) |
9,863 |
This notification is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.
LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93
Enquiries :
David Blizzard, General Counsel and Company Secretary
Marianna Bowes, Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0)20 7291 0505
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
a) | Name | Graham Sutherland |
2 | Reason for the notification | |
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer |
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | FirstGroup plc |
b) | LEI | 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93 |
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 5p each GB0003452173 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | (1)Grant of options at £1.55 under the SAYE Share plan | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated Information -Aggregated volume -Price | 9,863 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 17 July 2026 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Grant of share options occurred outside a trading venue | ||||
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 | ||||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
a) | Name | Ryan Mangold |
2 | Reason for the notification | |
a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer |
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | FirstGroup plc |
b) | LEI | 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93 |
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 5p each GB0003452173 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction | (1)Grant of options at £1.55 under the SAYE Share plan | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated Information -Aggregated volume -Price |
Nil | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 17 July 2026 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Grant of share options occurred outside a trading venue | ||||
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 | ||||||