NOTIFICATION OF GRANT OF SHARE AWARDS
Currys plc (the "Company")
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.
Awards under the Currys Deferred Share Bonus Plan
On 30 July 2026 the following awards over Ordinary Shares were granted under the Currys Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the "DSBP Awards"):
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Name of Director / PDMR |
Award Reference Value (£) |
No. of Ordinary Shares under Award |
Vesting Date |
Exercise Price |
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Bruce Marsh |
221,643 |
131,930 |
30 July 2028 |
Nil |
The DSBP Awards represent 25 percent of the 2025/26 annual performance bonus entitlement granted in accordance with the Company's Remuneration Policy, approved by shareholders at the 2025 AGM. Further details of the 2025/26 annual performance bonus are disclosed in the 2025/26 Directors' Remuneration Report, available at www.currysplc.com.
The DSBP Award (nil cost options) will ordinarily vest and become exercisable on the second anniversary of the date of grant.
The share price used to calculate the numbers of shares was the mid-market price on the day prior to the grant, being 29 July 2026 (£1.68).
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of Market Abuse Regulation Article 19.
As at the date of this announcement, the Company has 1,091,862,387 Ordinary Shares in issue.
Details of the full notifications received by the Company are set out below.
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Bruce Marsh |
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2 |
Reason for Notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Group Chief Financial Officer |
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b) |
Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial Announcement |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Currys plc |
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b) |
LEI |
2138001E12GWLLDQQF16 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
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Ordinary Shares of 0.1 pence each in Currys plc |
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Identification code |
GB00B4Y7R145 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of a nil cost option award under the Currys Deferred Share Bonus Plan. The award will ordinarily become exercisable two years from the date of grant and then may be exercised for a period of ten years from the date of grant. |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Not applicable - single transaction |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
30 July 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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Enquiries:
Sarah Thomas Deputy Company Secretary +44 (0)7401 373 188
Dan Homan Investor Relations +44 (0)7401 400 442