Long Term Incentive Plan Award

EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC

20 May 2026

 

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc

("EKF" or the "Company")

Long Term Incentive Plan Award

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF), the AIM-listed global diagnostics business, announces that the Board, following the recommendation of the remuneration committee and after consulting its advisers, has today made the following award (the "Award") to Helen Jones (Chief Financial Officer) under the Company's established LTIP that was adopted on 9 September 2025:

Individual	Position	Type of Award	Number of ordinary shares subject to LTIP award
Helen Jones	Chief Financial Officer	LTIP award - nominal cost option	282,353

The Award has a performance period from the grant date to the third anniversary of the grant date and are subject to the following performance criteria.

The Award shall vest on a sliding scale depending on the total percentage growth of Adjusted EBITDA per share over the Performance Period, as follows:

(i)	Growth of 25% or higher: 100% of the Award vests.
(ii)	Between 10% and 25% growth: Vesting shall occur on a straight-line basis between 25% and 100%.
(iii)	10% growth: 25% of the Award vests; or
(iv)	Below 10% growth: 0% of the Award vests.

Jenny Winter, Chair of the Remuneration committee, commented:

"It is important that our newly appointed CFO, Helen, is rewarded such that her performance indicators align with shareholder value creation. I am satisfied that these incentivisation arrangements achieve that objective."

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc		www.ekfdiagnostics.com
Julian Baines, Executive Chair		Via Walbrook PR
Gavin Jones, Chief Executive Officer
Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser & Broker)			Tel: [phone]
Phil Davies / Patrick Weaver
Walbrook PR Limited	Tel: [phone] or [e-mail]
Paul McManus / Alice Woodings	Mob: [phone]

About EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (www.ekfdiagnostics.com)

EKF is an AIM-listed global diagnostics business focussed on:

·    Point-of-Care analysers in the key areas of Hematology and Diabetes.

·    Life Sciences services provide specialist manufacture of enzymes and custom products for use in diagnostic food and industrial applications.

EKF has headquarters in Penarth (near Cardiff) and operates four manufacturing sites across the US and Germany, selling into over 120 countries world-wide.

	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Helen Jones
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc
b)	LEI	213800DXTF3EAUK1AR05
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	Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
	Identification code	GB0031509804
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options over ordinary shares pursuant to the Company's LTIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			1p	282,353
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	n/a
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	20 May 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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