Grant of a phantom option over notional ordinary shares in the Company under the Company's Executive Share Option Scheme 2024, conditional on future performance and continued service. The phantom option will vest three years after the date of grant and to the extent they vest may remain exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the date of grant. A notional exercise price of 148.67 pence per notional share. The exercise gains can only be settled with cash. The phantom option provides no interest in or right to acquire ordinary shares in the Company.

ME Group International PLC

30 July 2026

ME Group International plc

(the 'Company')

Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs)

The Company announces that on 29 July 2026 a phantom option in relation to notional ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the Company was granted under the Company's Executive Share Option Scheme (2024) (the 'Scheme') to the following person discharging managerial responsibilities:

Participant	Position	Details of phantom option
Vladimir Crasneanscki	Deputy Chief Executive Officer	Phantom option over 300,000 notional shares

The phantom option may vest on the third anniversary of its grant subject to continued employment at the Company and only to the extent certain performance criteria based on 2028 earnings per share performance are achieved. No consideration was paid for the grant of the phantom option. The number of notional ordinary shares under the option was calculated by reference to 148.67 pence per notional share which is also the phantom option's notional exercise price per notional share. The price of 148.67 pence is the same price as used in respect of the share options under Scheme granted to other Company employees on 30 April 2026 which also had the same performance criteria attached. The exercise gains can only be settled with cash. The phantom option provides no interest in or right to acquire ordinary shares in the Company.

The information below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

Enquiries:

ME Group International plc

Delmo Mansi, Company Secretary

01372 453399

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)		Vladimir Crasneanscki
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Deputy 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	ME Group International plc
b)	LEI	2138006YJ65EKBYYYX41
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	Phantom option over notional ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company

	Identification code	GB0008481250

b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a phantom option over notional ordinary shares in the Company under the Company's Executive Share Option Scheme 2024, conditional on future performance and continued service. The phantom option will vest three years after the date of grant and to the extent they vest may remain exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the date of grant. A notional exercise price of 148.67 pence per notional share. The exercise gains can only be settled with cash. The phantom option provides no interest in or right to acquire ordinary shares in the Company.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price per share	Volume(s)
			Nil	300,000 notional shares

d)	Aggregated information

	- Aggregated volume	N/A - Single transaction

	- Price	Nil

e)	Date of the transaction	29 July 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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