NICHOLS PLC

Director's Dealing • Mar 26, 2025

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Nichols PLC

26 March 2025

26 March 2025

(the "Company" or the "Group")

Grant of Options & PDMR Dealings

Nichols plc, the diversified soft drinks Group, announces that on 24 March 2025 it made awards of nil cost options over ordinary shares of 10p each ("Awards" and "Ordinary Shares") to certain directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMRs") of the Company.

The Awards have been granted over a maximum number of Ordinary Shares shown below. The Award is being made following completion of the financial year ending 31 December 2024 pursuant to the terms of the Nichols Hybrid Incentive Plan. The Awards will vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the continued employment of the PDMR with the group. No other performance conditions apply.

The details of the Awards are as follows:

PDMR	Title	Number of Ordinary Shares subject to Award
Andrew Milne	Chief Executive Officer	43,316
Helen Hartley	UK Packaged Commercial Director	1,959
Ed Shoebridge	Out of Home Sales Director	4,763
Gary Brookes	Operations Director	4,712
Angela Reay	Marketing Director	3,969
Sarah Caddy	Legal Director	4,336

Contacts

Nichols plc Andrew Milne, Chief Executive Officer David Taylor, Interim Finance Director	Telephone: 0192 522 2222
Singer Capital Markets (NOMAD & Broker) Steve Pearce / Jen Boorer / Oliver Platts	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 / Hattie Dreyfus / Harry Griffiths	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 plus a growing portfolio of licensed brands including Levi Roots, ICEE, SLUSH PUPPiE 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/

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	1.     Andrew Milne 2.     Helen Hartley 3.     Ed Shoebridge 4.     Gary Brookes 5.     Angela Reay 6.     Sarah Caddy
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	1.     Andrew Milne, Chief Executive Officer 2.     Helen Hartley, UK Packaged Commercial Director 3.     Edward Shoebridge, Out of Home Sales Director 4.     Gary Brookes, Operations Director 5.     Angela Reay, Marketing Director 6.     Sarah Caddy, Legal Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Nichols plc
b)	LEI	213800EF5CMR3K8PND54
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 10p each ISIN Code: GB0006389398
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
		nil	1.     43,316 2.     1,959 3.     4,763 4.     4,712 5.     3,969 6.     4,336
d)	Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume	N/A - single transaction
- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	24 March 2025
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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