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MCBRIDE PLC — Director's Dealing 2026
Jun 15, 2026
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McBride PLC
15 June 2026
15 June 2026
McBride plc
Notification and public disclosure of the grant and vesting of RSU Awards to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR")
Vesting
McBride plc (the "Company") confirms that on 12 June 2026 awards over certain ordinary shares of £0.10 each in McBride plc (each a "Share") granted to Chris Smith vested under the terms of the McBride plc 2020 Restricted Share Unit Plan (as amended) (the "2023 RSU Awards") as detailed below and on 15 June 2026 he sold the Shares detailed below to pay the tax.
During the period from the grant date to the vesting date each of the 2023 RSU Awards carried a right to receive an amount in additional Shares equal in value to any dividends that would have been paid on the Shares subject to the relevant 2023 RSU Award. The dividend equivalent Shares are detailed below.
| Name of PDMR | Type of award | Shares vested | Dividend equivalent Shares received | Total Shares received | Sales of Shares to cover tax liability | Total Shares acquired |
| Chris Smith | 2023 RSU normal award | 254,317 | 6,812 | 261,129 | 123,225 | 137,904 |
| Chris Smith | 2023 RSU one-off award | 254,317 | 6,812 | 261,129 | 123,225 | 137,904 |
As a result of the result of the above transactions, Chris Smith now holds an aggregate of 2,021,640 Shares, of which 1,810,141 of such shares are held in his own name and 211,499 of such shares are held by his wife, Harriet Smith, a person closely associated with Chris Smith.
This announcement and the following disclosures are made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation 596/2014).
1.
Details of the Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR")/Relevant Employees/Person Closely Associated ("PCA")
a)
Name
Chris Smith
2.
Reason for the notification
b)
Position/Status
Chief Executive Officer
c)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial Notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
McBride plc
b)
LEI
213800HX7FMPA2CIEF02
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
GB0005746358
b)
Nature of the transaction
Vesting of: (i) a conditional normal award of shares under the Company's 2020 Restricted Share Unit Plan (as amended); and (ii) dividend equivalent shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| (i) Nil | (i) 254,317 |
| (ii) Nil | (ii) 6,812 |
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
261,129
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
12 June 2026
f)
Place of transaction
Outside of a trading venue
1.
Details of the Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR")/Relevant Employees/Person Closely Associated ("PCA")
a)
Name
Chris Smith
2.
Reason for the notification
b)
Position/Status
Chief Executive Officer
c)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial Notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
McBride plc
b)
LEI
213800HX7FMPA2CIEF02
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
GB0005746358
b)
Nature of the transaction
Vesting of: (i) a conditional one-off award of shares under the Company's 2020 Restricted Share Unit Plan (as amended); and (ii) dividend equivalent shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| (iii) Nil | (iii) 254,317 |
| (iv) Nil | (iv) 6,812 |
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
261,129
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
12 June 2026
f)
Place of transaction
Outside of a trading venue
1.
Details of the Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR")/Relevant Employees/Person Closely Associated ("PCA")
a)
Name
Chris Smith
2.
Reason for the notification
b)
Position/Status
Chief Executive Officer
c)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial Notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
McBride plc
b)
LEI
213800HX7FMPA2CIEF02
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
GB0005746358
b)
Nature of the transaction
Sale of Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| £1.451 | 246,450 |
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
N/A - single transaction
e)
Date of the transaction
15 June 2026
f)
Place of transaction
London Stock Exchange
For further information, please contact:
| McBride plc | Via TEAM LEWIS | |
| Chris Smith, Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Mark Strickland, Chief Financial Officer | ||
| TEAM LEWIS | [email protected] | |
| Hannah Scott Galyna Kulachek |
+44 (0)20 7802 2634 +44 (0)20 7802 2617 |
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