HOSTMORE PLC

Director's Dealing • Jun 12, 2023

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Hostmore PLC

12 June 2023

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12 June 2023

Hostmore plc

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities

Vesting of Restricted Share Award

Hostmore plc (the "Company") announces that the following restricted share award over ordinary shares of 20 pence each in the Company, which was granted to Julie McEwan, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR"), on 30 May 2023 vested on 7 June 2023.    The vesting of the restricted share award was subject to the approval of the Company's new Directors' Remuneration Policy by the requisite proportion of the Company's shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting on 7 June 2023.  The Company's new Directors' Remuneration Policy was approved by 99.61% of the votes cast at the annual general meeting.

These shares will be transferred to Julie McEwan by Intertrust Employee Benefit Trustee Limited, the trustee of the Hostmore plc 2021 Employee Benefit Trust, from shares currently held by the Trust.

Participant	Position	No. of Shares under Award
Julie McEwan	Chief Executive Officer	185,000

A two-year holding period applies to the shares.

The grant of the award was made as outlined and in accordance with the Directors' Remuneration Policy published in the Company's annual report and financial statements for the 52-week period ended 1 January 2023.

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Full Name

Julie McEwan

2.

Reasons for the notification

a)

Position / status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

Hostmore plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier code

2138008IAVFFCVTG1L66

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

Identification Code

Ordinary shares of £0.20 each

GB00BMV9MD66

b)

Nature of the transaction

Vesting of restricted share award resulting in the acquisition of 185,000 ordinary shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

	Price(s)	Volume(s)
Vesting	Nil	185,000

d)

Aggregated information

-       Aggregated volume

-       Price

Not Applicable

e)

Date of the transaction

7 June 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

ENQUIRIES

Hostmore plc

Alan Clark, Chief Financial Officer

enquiries@hostmoregroup.com

+44 330 460 5588

Dentons Global Advisors

Jonathon Brill / James Styles

Hostmore@dentonsglobaladvisors.com

Tel: +44 (0)20 7664 509

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