Director's Dealing • Dec 1, 2025
Director's Dealing
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Nichols PLC
01 December 2025

Nichols plc
(the "Company" or "Group")
Director Shareholding
Nichols plc, the diversified soft drinks Group, announces that on 25 November 2025, 1,500,000 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") were transferred for nil consideration from John Nichols, Non-Executive Director (and a member of the Nichols family concert party) to trusts, of which members of the Nichols family concert party (as detailed below) including Matthew Nichols, Non-Executive Director are trustees.
Following the transfers, John Nichols' aggregate beneficial holding, including the persons closely associated with him, is 500,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 1.4% of the issued share capital and Matthew Nichols' aggregate beneficial holding, including the persons closely associated with him, is 1,584,838 Ordinary Shares, representing 4.3% of the issued share capital.
Following the transfers, the interests of the Nichols Concert Party remain unchanged with interests in 13,122,925 Ordinary Shares representing 35.5% of the Company's issued share capital.
Contacts:
| Nichols plc Andrew Milne, Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Hughes, Interim Finance Director |
Telephone: 0192 522 2222 |
| Singer Capital Markets (NOMAD & Joint Broker) Jen Boorer / Tom Salvesen / 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: [email protected] |
Notes to Editors:
Nichols plc is an international diversified soft drinks business with sales in over 60 countries. The Group is home to the iconic Vimto brand which is popular in the UK and around the world, particularly in the Middle East and Africa. Other brands in its portfolio include SLUSH PUPPiE, Starslush, ICEE, Levi Roots and Sunkist.
For more information about Nichols, visit: 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
John Nichols
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive 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 in Nichols plc
ISIN: GB0006389398
b)
Nature of the transaction
Transfer of Ordinary Shares into trusts for certain Nichols family members as follows:
- 500,000 shares to The P J Nichols (Matthew) Discretionary Trust
- 500,000 shares to The P J Nichols (James) Discretionary Trust
- 500,000 shares to The P J Nichols (Katharine) Discretionary Trust
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| - pence each | 1,500,000 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
25 November 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Matthew Nichols
(The P J Nichols (Matthew) Discretionary Trust)
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive 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 in Nichols plc
ISIN: GB0006389398
b)
Nature of the transaction
Transfer of Ordinary Shares from John Nichols
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| - pence each | 500,000 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
25 November 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
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