Director/PDMR Shareholding

McBride PLC

15 June 2026

 

15 June 2026

McBride plc

Notification and public disclosure of the grant and vesting of RSU Awards to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR")

Vesting

McBride plc (the "Company") confirms that on 12 June 2026 awards over certain ordinary shares of £0.10 each in McBride plc (each a "Share") granted to Chris Smith vested under the terms of the McBride plc 2020 Restricted Share Unit Plan (as amended) (the "2023 RSU Awards") as detailed below and on 15 June 2026 he sold the Shares detailed below to pay the tax.

During the period from the grant date to the vesting date each of the 2023 RSU Awards carried a right to receive an amount in additional Shares equal in value to any dividends that would have been paid on the Shares subject to the relevant 2023 RSU Award.  The dividend equivalent Shares are detailed below. 

Name of PDMR	Type of award	Shares vested	Dividend equivalent Shares received	Total Shares received	Sales of Shares to cover tax liability	Total Shares acquired
Chris Smith	2023 RSU normal award	254,317	6,812	261,129	123,225	137,904
Chris Smith	2023 RSU one-off award	254,317	6,812	261,129	123,225	137,904

As a result of the result of the above transactions, Chris Smith now holds an aggregate of 2,021,640 Shares, of which 1,810,141 of such shares are held in his own name and 211,499 of such shares are held by his wife, Harriet Smith, a person closely associated with Chris Smith.

This announcement and the following disclosures are made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation 596/2014).

1.	Details of the Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR")/Relevant Employees/Person Closely Associated ("PCA")
a)	Name	Chris Smith
2.	Reason for the notification
b)	Position/Status	Chief Executive Officer
c)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	McBride plc
b)	LEI	213800HX7FMPA2CIEF02
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	Ordinary shares of 10p each GB0005746358
b)	Nature of the transaction	Vesting of: (i) a conditional normal award of shares under the Company's 2020 Restricted Share Unit Plan (as amended); and (ii) dividend equivalent shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) (i)         Nil (i)            254,317 (ii)        Nil (ii)        6,812
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	261,129 N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	12 June 2026
f)	Place of transaction	Outside of a trading venue

1.	Details of the Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR")/Relevant Employees/Person Closely Associated ("PCA")
a)	Name	Chris Smith
2.	Reason for the notification
b)	Position/Status	Chief Executive Officer
c)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	McBride plc
b)	LEI	213800HX7FMPA2CIEF02
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	Ordinary shares of 10p each GB0005746358
b)	Nature of the transaction	Vesting of: (i) a conditional one-off award of shares under the Company's 2020 Restricted Share Unit Plan (as amended); and (ii) dividend equivalent shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) (iii)       Nil (iii)            254,317 (iv)       Nil (iv)       6,812
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	261,129 N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	12 June 2026
f)	Place of transaction	Outside of a trading venue

1.	Details of the Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR")/Relevant Employees/Person Closely Associated ("PCA")
a)	Name	Chris Smith
2.	Reason for the notification
b)	Position/Status	Chief Executive Officer
c)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	McBride plc
b)	LEI	213800HX7FMPA2CIEF02
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	Ordinary shares of 10p each GB0005746358
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £1.451 246,450
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	15 June 2026
f)	Place of transaction	London Stock Exchange

For further information, please contact:

McBride plc	Via TEAM LEWIS
Chris Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Mark Strickland, Chief Financial Officer
TEAM LEWIS	[e-mail]
Hannah Scott Galyna Kulachek	[phone] [phone]

 

END