Director/PDMR Shareholding

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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
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of nil cost share options under the terms of the Coats Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") the performance conditions are set out in the attached Appendix 1.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Price(s)	Volume(s)
		LTIP	Nil	1,573,081
d)	Aggregated information · - Aggregated volume · - Price	1,573,081 n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-03-27
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
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of nil cost share options under the terms of the Coats Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") the performance conditions are set out in the attached Appendix 1.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)			Price(s)	Volume(s)
		LTIP	Nil		849,573
d)	Aggregated information · - Aggregated volume · - Price	849,573 n/a
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-03-27
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Measure	Weighting (% of total award)	Definition¹
Coats Group plc Earnings Per Share Compound Annual Growth (CAGR)	30%	The Compound Annual Growth (CAGR) in EPS achieved in the performance period. The Board will consider the CAGR in Normalised EPS which is EPS, adjusted to exclude exceptional items such as property gains or losses.
Cumulative FCF	25%	The total free cash flow after interest, tax, minority interests and exceptionals, but before dividend distribution and M&A over 3 year performance period
Total Shareholder Return	25%	The total returns to shareholders which includes share price growth and ordinary dividend payments. The performance condition is measured against a comparator group consisting of the FTSE250 minus investment trusts.
Sustainability	20%	Achievement of 3 independent equally weighted Sustainability goals.
TOTAL	100%

EPS CAGR (adjusted if necessary)	Threshold	Maximum
EPS CAGR in the period from 2026 to 2028. Measured from the 2025 base year	4%	12%
Vesting (The proportion of the award for this measure that vests)	25%	100%
Cumulative FCF	Threshold	Maximum
Cumulative FCF over the period 2026 to 2028	$400m	$500m
Vesting (The proportion of the award for this measure that vests)	25%	100%
Total Shareholder Return	Threshold	Maximum
Ranking Position vs FTSE250 (excluding investment trusts)	Median	Upper Quartile
Vesting (The proportion of the award for this measure that vests)	25%	100%
Sustainability (all excluding OrthoLite)	Threshold	Maximum
Absolute reduction in Scope 1&2 emissions in tonnes from 2019 baseline	58%	68%
Absolute reduction in Scope 3 emissions in tonnes from 2019 baseline	25%	29%
Percentage of females in senior leadership roles	34%	38%
Vesting (The proportion of the award for this measure that vests)	25%	100%

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