Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hill & Smith PLC

27 May 2026

 

27 May 2026

Hill & Smith PLC ('Hill & Smith' or the 'Company')
Director and PDMR Shareholdings

Hill & Smith announces the following dealings by Directors and PDMRs of the Company in connection with its employee share plan arrangements.

Hill & Smith 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan - 2026 Award ('LTIP')

On 26 May 2026 (the 'Grant Date'), the Company granted awards under the Hill & Smith 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan to the Directors / PDMRs as set out below:

Director / PDMR	Name	Job Title	Type of award	Number of shares
Director	Rutger Helbing	Chief Executive Officer	Nil-cost option	6,372
Director	Chris McLeish	Chief Financial Officer	Nil-cost option	4,198
PDMR	Mark Hodgens	Group President	Nil-cost option	6,521

The number of shares over which the awards were granted was calculated based on a share price of £27.60, that being the closing mid-market price from the dealing day immediately preceding the date of grant (22 May 2026).

The awards to Rutger Helbing and Chris McLeish were disclosed in the 2025 Directors' Remuneration Report included within the Company's 2025 Annual Report and supplement those made on 18 March 2026 to align with the updated Directors' Remuneration Policy approved at the Annual General Meeting held on 21 May 2026.

The Awards will vest based on the achievement of relative Total Shareholder Return (40%), Underlying EPS Growth (50%) and the Company's reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (10%) over a 3-year performance period. The performance conditions are detailed in the 2025 Directors' Remuneration Report.

The Awards will (subject to the achievement of the performance conditions) vest following the end of the performance period. For Rutger Helbing and Chris McLeish, the LTIP may not ordinarily be exercised until the end of a further two-year holding period.

The Notification of Dealing Forms for the above transactions are set out below:

Notification of Dealing Form for Rutger Helbing

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
(a)	Name	Rutger Helbing
2.	Reason for the notification
(a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
(b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer
(a)	Name	Hill & Smith PLC
(b)	LEI	2138003A3ISGQZBOWI83
4.1	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	Ordinary shares of £0.25 each
(b)	Identification code of the Financial Instrument	GB0004270301
(c)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of nil-cost options under the Hill & Smith 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan
(d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume Nil 6,372
(e)	Aggregated information: -       Aggregated volume -       Price	N/A
(f)	Date of the transaction	26 May 2026
(g)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Notification of Dealing Form for Chris McLeish

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
(a)	Name	Chris McLeish
2.	Reason for the notification
(a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
(b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer
(a)	Name	Hill & Smith PLC
(b)	LEI	2138003A3ISGQZBOWI83
4.1	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	Ordinary shares of £0.25 each
(b)	Identification code of the Financial Instrument	GB0004270301
(c)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of nil-cost options under the Hill & Smith 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan
(d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume Nil 4,198
(e)	Aggregated information: -       Aggregated volume -       Price	N/A
(f)	Date of the transaction	26 May 2026
(g)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Notification of Dealing Form for Mark Hodgens

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
(a)	Name	Mark Hodgens
2.	Reason for the notification
(a)	Position/status	Group President
(b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer
(a)	Name	Hill & Smith PLC
(b)	LEI	2138003A3ISGQZBOWI83
4.1	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	Ordinary shares of £0.25 each
(b)	Identification code of the Financial Instrument	GB0004270301
(c)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of nil-cost options under the Hill & Smith 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan
(d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume Nil 6,521
(e)	Aggregated information: -       Aggregated volume -       Price	N/A
(f)	Date of the transaction	26 May 2026
(g)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Enquiries:

Karen Atterbury

Company Secretary

0121 704 7430

 

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