22 September 2026
Ilika plc
(‘Ilika,’ the ‘Company,’ or the ‘Group’)
Result of AGM & Award of Executive Share Options
Ilika (AIM: IKA), the UK pioneer in solid-state battery technology, announces that at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed.
The results of the proxy voting for the AGM are set out below:
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Resolution |
Total votes For |
% of votes cast |
Total votes Against |
% of votes cast |
Votes Withheld |
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67,287,347 |
99.92 |
54,358 |
0.08 |
118,202 |
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67,120,094 |
99.74 |
176,715 |
0.26 |
162,098 |
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65,689,622 |
97.61 |
1,605,422 |
2.39 |
164,863 |
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66,063,477 |
98.17 |
1,232,973 |
1.83 |
163,457 |
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66,020,199 |
98.11 |
1,275,197 |
1.89 |
164,511 |
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65,949,471 |
97.99 |
1,355,472 |
2.01 |
154,964 |
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66,084,068 |
98.20 |
1,211,328 |
1.80 |
164,511 |
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67,147,940 |
99.76 |
160,285 |
0.24 |
151,682 |
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66,126,046 |
98.22 |
1,197,099 |
1.78 |
136,762 |
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64,149,450 |
95.46 |
3,050,625 |
4.54 |
259,832 |
Grant of Options
The Company also announces that on 22 September 2026,it granted options over 153,045 ordinary shares with an exercise price of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to Executive Directors under the Company's deferred Bonus Scheme in lieu of a cash payment.
The options granted represent in aggregate 0.1% per cent of the Company's existing issued ordinary share capital.
The options were awarded as part of the Company's Bonus Scheme, where 50% is payable as cash and 50% is deferred into options for one year, subject to continued employment.
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Director / PDMR |
Number of options granted |
Total number of Options held post grant |
Percent of current issued share capital (%) |
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Graeme Purdy |
112,838 |
4,293,564 |
2.2% |
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Jason Stewart |
40,207 |
1,715,301 |
0.7% |
Graeme Purdy, CEO, holds 935,524 Ordinary Shares representing 0.5% of current issued share capital. Jason Stewart, CFO, holds 13,202 Ordinary Shares representing 0.01% of current issued share capital.
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Enquiries:
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Ilika Plc Jason Stewart, Chief Financial Officer
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Via FTI Consulting |
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Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nomad and Broker) Neil McDonald Hanna Leijonmarck |
+44 (0)131 220 9771 +44 (0) 20 7908 6029
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FTI Consulting (Comms Advisors) Ben Brewerton Elizabeth Adams Dwight Burden |
ilika@fticonsulting.com |
About Ilika plc-https://www.ilika.com
Ilika is a global expert in the development of solid state battery technology for electric vehicles, defence applications, medical devices and consumer appliances. The Company's pioneering next-generation technologies aim to provide scalable, affordable alternatives to conventional batteries, to industries which need to incorporate a smaller, lighter, and safer power source in their products.
The Company has two product lines. Its Stereax batteries are designed for powering miniature medical implants, industrial wireless sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) applications and the Goliath large format batteries designed for EV cars, defence deployment environments and cordless appliances.
Through its licensing business model, Ilika supplies its IP portfolio to both OEMs and manufacturing partners in exchange for a license fee and future royalties.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name
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Graeme Purdy
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Reason for the notification
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Position/status
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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Name
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Ilika plc
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b)
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LEI
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213800TMDNIE3Z8XXD26
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 1 pence each |
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Identification code |
GB00B608Z994 |
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Nature of the transaction
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Grant of share options |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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1p |
112,838 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
Not Applicable – Single Transaction |
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Date of the transaction
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22 September 2026 |
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Place of the transaction
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Off market |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name
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Jason Stewart
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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Name
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Ilika plc
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b)
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LEI
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213800TMDNIE3Z8XXD26
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 1 pence each |
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Identification code |
GB00B608Z994 |
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Nature of the transaction
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Grant of share options |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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1p |
40,207 |
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Aggregated information |
Not Applicable - Single Transaction |
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Date of the transaction
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22 September 2026 |
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Place of the transaction
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Off market |
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