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Coats Group PLC Director's Dealing 2026
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Director's Dealing
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Coats Group PLC
17 March 2026
17 March 2026
Coats Group plc
Director/PDMR Shareholding
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 | David Paja | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director | ||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, UK emission allowance market participant, auction platform or auctioneer | |||
| a) | Name | Coats Group plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 2138003SPYWGAITNFY17 | ||
| 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 |
Share award constituting a right to acquire Ordinary shares of £0.05 GB00B4YZN328 |
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| b) | Nature of the transaction | Award of nil cost share options under the terms of the Coats Group plc Deferred Annual Bonus Plan ("DABP") as set out below: The DABP awards represent a proportion of the annual bonus awarded for the year ended 31 December 2025 and vest after 3 years from the date of the award. DABP awards are not subject to performance conditions, as the bonus targets in respect of 2025 have already been met, but awards are subject to certain forfeiture and clawback provisions in certain situations such as personal misconduct or a misstatement of results. |
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| DABP | Nil | 468,657 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information · - Aggregated volume · - Price |
468,657 n/a |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-03-16 | ||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Hannah Nichols | |||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director | |||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | |||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, UK emission allowance market participant, auction platform or auctioneer | ||||
| a) | Name | Coats Group plc | |||
| b) | LEI | 2138003SPYWGAITNFY17 | |||
| 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 |
Share award constituting a right to acquire Ordinary shares of £0.05 GB00B4YZN328 |
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| b) | Nature of the transaction | Award of nil cost share options under the terms of the Coats Group plc Deferred Annual Bonus Plan ("DABP") as set out below: The DABP awards represent a proportion of the annual bonus awarded for the year ended 31 December 2025 and vest after 3 years from the date of the award. DABP awards are not subject to performance conditions, as the bonus targets in respect of 2025 have already been met, but awards are subject to certain forfeiture and clawback provisions in certain situations such as personal misconduct or a misstatement of results. |
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||
| DABP | Nil | 135,915 | |||
| d) | Aggregated information · - Aggregated volume · - Price |
135,915 n/a |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-03-16 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||
| Enquiry details | |||
| Investors | Chris Dyett | Coats Group plc | +44 (0)797 497 4690 |
| Media | Nick Hasell Victoria Hayns |
FTI Consulting | +44 (0) 20 3727 1340 |
About Coats Group plc
Coats is a world-leading Tier 2 manufacturer and trusted partner for the apparel and footwear industries. We deliver essential materials, components, and software solutions that help our customers grow, compete and win.
With over 250 years of industry expertise, we're shaping the future of the apparel and footwear supply chain through insight-led innovation, impactful sustainability practices, and digital technologies that unlock better product quality, efficiency and performance.
Headquartered in the UK, Coats is a FTSE 250 company and a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index. In 2025, we generated $1.5 billion in revenue and employed c.19,000 people worldwide - all united by a spirit of innovation, quality and service. Learn more at www.coats.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
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