ZINNWALD LITHIUM PLC — Director's Dealing 2026

Feb 12, 2026

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Zinnwald Lithium PLC

12 February 2026

12 February 2026

Zinnwald Lithium plc

("Zinnwald Lithium" or the "Company")

Issuance of Share Incentive Awards

Zinnwald Lithium plc (AIM: ZNWD), the German focussed lithium development company, announces the grant of a total of 2,918,813 Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") and 3,455,000 Options under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plans relating to performance in 2025, and a total of 880,932 Performance Share Units ("PSUs") relating to performance from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025. 

The RSUs being granted to Executive Management under the terms of the RSU Scheme, approved by shareholders in October 2020, relate to the performance period that ran from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.   The RSUs will vest two years from the date of grant, being 12 February 2028.  The RSUs are being granted to Executive Management on the following basis:

Name	Role	No of RSUs	Grant Date	Vesting Date
Anton du Plessis	CEO	1,592,080	12 February 2026	12 February 2028
Cherif Rifaat	CFO	1,326,733	12 February 2026	12 February 2028
Total		2,918,813

The Options have been granted to employees, consultants and Directors under the terms of the Scheme put in place at the time of the Company's original IPO in 2017. These Options to acquire ordinary shares in the capital of the Company have been granted at a price of 7.10p being the price at close on 11 February 2026.  Such options vest as to 1/3 on the date of grant and an additional 1/3 on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant and are exercisable for a period of five years. The Options are being granted on the following basis:

Name	Role	No of Options	Issue Price	Grant Date	Expiry Date
Jeremy Martin	Non-executive Chairman	350,000	7.10p	12 February 2026	12 February 2031
Graham Brown	Non-executive Director	250,000	7.10p	12 February 2026	12 February 2031
Peter Secker	Non-executive Director	250,000	7.10p	12 February 2026	12 February 2031
Employees and Consultants		2,605,000	7.10p	12 February 2026	12 February 2031
Total		3,455,000

The PSUs being granted to Executive Management under the terms of the PSU Scheme, approved by shareholders in October 2020, relate to the performance period that ran from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025.   The PSUs will vest two years from the date of grant, being 12 February 2028.  The PSUs are being granted to Executive Management on the following basis:

Name	Role	No of PSUs	Grant Date	Vesting Date
Anton du Plessis	CEO	480,508	12 February 2026	12 February 2028
Cherif Rifaat	CFO	400,424	12 February 2026	12 February 2028
Total		880,932

ENDS

For further information visit the Zinnwald website www.zinnwaldlithium.com or sign up to our investor community to connect directly with the management team investors.zinnwaldlithium.com/auth/signup.

Anton du Plessis Cherif Rifaat Submit questions via the Zinnwald investor hub	Zinnwald Lithium plc	[email protected] https://investors.zinnwaldlithium.com/s/92fa2f
David Hart	Allenby Capital (Nominated Adviser)	+44 (0) 20 3328 5656
Michael Seabrook Adam Pollock Jessica Cave	Oberon Capital Ltd (Broker)	+44 (0) 20 3179 5300
Isabel de Salis Paul Dulieu	St Brides Partners (Financial PR)	[email protected]

Notes

AIM quoted Zinnwald Lithium plc (EPIC: ZNWD.L) is focused on becoming an important supplier of lithium hydroxide to Europe's fast-growing battery sector. The Company owns 100% of the Zinnwald Lithium Project in Germany, which has an approved mining licence, is located in the heart of Europe's chemical and automotive industries and has the potential to be one of Europe's more advanced battery grade lithium projects.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Name	Position
Anton du Plessis	CEO
Cherif Rifaat	CFO

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

See 1a)

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Zinnwald Lithium plc

b)

LEI

213800LXW3HPZ7ZSBE37

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

RSUs in relation to ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each in Zinnwald Lithium plc (or cash alternative at the Company's discretion)

Identification code (ISIN) for Zinnwald Lithium plc ordinary shares: GB00BFN4GY99

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of RSUs

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Name	Price(s)	Volume(s)
Anton du Plessis	n/a	1,592,080
Cherif Rifaat	n/a	1,326,733

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

12 February 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

PSUs in relation to ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each in Zinnwald Lithium plc (or cash alternative at the Company's discretion)

Identification code (ISIN) for Zinnwald Lithium plc ordinary shares: GB00BFN4GY99

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of PSUs

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Name	Price(s)	Volume(s)
Anton du Plessis	n/a	480,508
Cherif Rifaat	n/a	400,424

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

12 February 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Name	Position
Jeremy Martin	Non-Executive Chairman
Graham Brown	Non-Executive Director
Peter Secker	Non-Executive Director

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

See 1a)

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Zinnwald Lithium plc

b)

LEI

213800LXW3HPZ7ZSBE37

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

Options over ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each in Zinnwald Lithium plc

Identification code (ISIN) for Zinnwald Lithium plc ordinary shares: GB00BFN4GY99

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options over ordinary shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Name	Price(s)	Volume(s)
Jeremy Martin	7.10p	350,000
Graham Brown	7.10p	250,000
Peter Secker	7.10p	250,000

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

12 February 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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