Resulting PDMR shareholdings following options

Nichols PLC

28 August 2026

28 August 2026

(the "Company" or the "Group")

Clarification of Resulting PDMR Shareholdings following Exercise of Options

Nichols plc, the diversified soft drinks Group, announces the following clarification to its announcement released on 27 August 2026 entitled "Exercise of Options, Director/PDMR Dealing & Total Voting Rights" (RNS Number: 4935S).

The Company notes that the "Resulting shareholding" column included in the table within that announcement reflected the increase in the net number of Ordinary Shares retained following the exercise of share options and the sale of shares undertaken to satisfy associated tax liabilities.

For completeness, the table below sets out the beneficial shareholdings of the relevant Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") immediately following completion of the transactions, including Ordinary Shares held prior to the exercise of options.

PDMR	Title	Number of Share Options exercised	Number of Ordinary Shares sold to satisfy tax liabilities	Resulting increase in shareholding	Previous Shareholding	Resulting Total Shareholding	Percentage of total voting rights
Andrew Milne	Chief Executive Officer	62,802	29,517	33,285	115,202	148,487	0.406%
Gary Brookes	Operations Director	5,822	2,736	3,086	1,248	4,334	0.012%
Sarah Caddy	Legal Director	5,406	2,541	2,865	500	3,365	0.009%
Angela Reay	Marketing Director	3,267	1,535	1,732	0	1,732	0.005%
Ed Shoebridge	Out of Home Commercial Director	2,970	1,396	1,574	0	1,574	0.004%

The Company confirms that all other information contained in the announcement released under RNS Number 4935S at 16.00 on 27 August 2026 remains unchanged.

Contacts

Nichols plc Andrew Milne, Chief Executive Officer Matthew Rothwell, Chief Financial Officer Telephone: 0192 522 2222 Singer Capital Markets (NOMAD & Broker) Jen Boorer / Sara Hale / Amber Higgs / Carl Diebitsch Telephone: 0207 496 3000 Website: www.singercm.com Berenberg (Joint Broker) Clayton Bush / Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff Telephone: 0203 207 7800 Website: www.berenberg.de Hudson Sandler (Financial PR) Alex Brennan / Harry Griffiths / Jackson Redley Telephone: 0207 796 4133 Email: nichols@hudsonsandler.com Notes to Editors Established in 1908, Nichols operates within the resilient soft drinks category and owns or licenses several brands. Nichols is geographically and operationally diversified, operating across three routes to market of UK Packaged, International Packaged and Out of Home. In the UK, Nichols operates across five soft drinks sub-categories: squash, flavoured carbonates, fruit drinks, energy and flavoured water. Nichols' portfolio includes the iconic Vimto brand, vitamin-fortified health and wellness brand VITHIT, plus a growing portfolio of licensed brands including MyProtein, Levi Roots, ICEE, and Sunkist.  Under its asset-light model, Vimto is prominent in areas such as the Middle East and Africa and is enjoyed in over 60 countries worldwide.  For more information, visit the website:https://www.nicholsplc.co.uk/

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