Grant of Options

Asia Strategic Holdings Limited

11 June 2026

 

11 June 2026

Asia Strategic Holdings Ltd.

("Asia Strategic" or the "Company")

Grant of Options

Asia Strategic Holdings Ltd. (LSE: ASIA), the independent developer and manager of consumer businesses located in emerging Asia, today announces that the Company has granted options over a total of 86,500 new ordinary shares of no par value to certain directors and key management of the Group under the Company's 2024 employee share option plan (the "2024 ESOP").

The 86,500 share options, which represent 2.9% of the Company's current issued share capital, include grants to the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") of the Company:

Director / PDMR Options granted Enrico Cesenni, Chief Executive Officer (board position) 15,000 Jonathan Geoffrey Kolb, Chief Financial Officer (board position) 25,000

All options are exercisable at a price of US$11.00 in accordance with the conditions of the 2024 ESOP and subject to the following time vesting conditions:

 ·   First anniversary from grant date: 40% of the option.

·    Second anniversary from grant date: 40% of the option.

·    Third anniversary from grant date: 20% of the option.

Including this grant, total options granted to date (net of any options lapsed) amount to 600,000, equating to 19.9% of the Company's current issued share capital. 

Further information is set out in the PDMR disclosure tables below.

For more information, please visit https://asia-strategic.com/ or contact:

Asia Strategic Holdings Ltd. Richard Greer, Independent Non-Executive Chairman Enrico Cesenni (OSI), Founder and CEO	[e-mail] [e-mail]
Allenby Capital Limited (Broker) Nick Athanas / Nick Naylor (Corporate Finance) Amrit Nahal / Lauren Wright (Sales and Corporate Broking)	[phone]
Yellow Jersey PR (Financial PR) Shivantha Thambirajah	[phone]

Notes to editors

Asia Strategic Holdings Ltd. (LSE: ASIA) is an independent developer and operator of consumer businesses focused on Education and Services in Emerging Asia, specifically Vietnam and Myanmar.

Education Division: The Group operates a diverse portfolio of education brands, encompassing English language learning, coding, K-12, and tertiary education. As of 31 March 2026, the Education division consisted of 37 schools, serving over 10,970 students.

Services Division: The Group operates two brands: (i) EXERA, an integrated risk and facilities management services provider in Myanmar and Vietnam; and (ii) Ostello Bello, a boutique hostel chain. As of 31 March 2026, EXERA employed ca. 2,280 service personnel (comprising primarily of security officers and IFM staff) across ca. 280 sites.

Asia Strategic Holdings utilises an asset-light strategy to scale its operations and capitalises on emerging opportunities in Vietnam and Myanmar.

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The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.  

 Grant of Options

	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Enrico Cesenni
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer (board position)
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Asia Strategic Holdings Limited
b)	LEI	213800V5GJPLFU4F6636
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	Grant of options over ordinary shares of no par value each
	Identification code	Identification code (ISIN) for Asia Strategic Holdings Limited ordinary shares: SG9999015747
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			US$11	15,000
d)	Aggregated information	n/a
	- Aggregated volume
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	11 June 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Grant of Options

	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Jonathan Geoffrey Kolb
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer (board position)
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Asia Strategic Holdings Limited
b)	LEI	213800V5GJPLFU4F6636
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	Grant of options over ordinary shares of no par value each
	Identification code	Identification code (ISIN) for Asia Strategic Holdings Limited ordinary shares: SG9999015747
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			US$11	25,000
d)	Aggregated information	n/a
	- Aggregated volume
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	11 June 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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