Director/PDMR Shareholding

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On May 28, 2026, Chris Dent, Chief Financial Officer of Ultimate Products plc, purchased 23,923 ordinary shares at 52.25 pence per share, representing a total transaction value of £12,500.69. Following this acquisition, Mr. Dent's total interest in the company's issued share capital now stands at 139,957 ordinary shares, equating to 0.16 percent. This director's shareholding activity may be viewed positively by the market as a sign of confidence in the company's future prospects.

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Ultimate Products PLC
28 May 2026
 



28 May 2026


Ultimate Products plc

("Ultimate Products", "UP" or "the Group")

 

Director/PDMR Shareholding

 

Ultimate Products, the owner of a number of leading homeware brands including Salter (the UK's oldest houseware brand, est.1760) and Beldray (est.1872), announces that on 28 May 2026, Chris Dent, Chief Financial Officer, purchased 23,923 ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 52.25 pence per Ordinary Share.

 

Following this transaction, Chris Dent is interested in 139,957 Ordinary Shares representing 0.16 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.

 

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Ultimate Products +44 (0) 161 627 1400

Andrew Gossage, CEO

Chris Dent, CFO

 

Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nomad and joint Broker) + 44 (0)20 7220 0500

Matt Goode / Callum Davidson / Trisyia Jamaludin (Corporate Finance)

Matt Lewis (Corporate Broking)

 

Shore Capital (Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 7408 4090

Malachy McEntyre / Isobel Jones (Corporate Broking)

Mark Percy / David Coaten / Harry Davies-Ball (Corporate Advisory)

 

Sodali & Co +44 (0) 207 250 1446

Rob Greening / Sam Austrums / Oliver Banks

 

 

Notes to Editors

Ultimate Products is the owner of a number of leading homeware brands including Salter (the UK's oldest houseware brand, established in 1760) and Beldray (a laundry, floor care, heating and cooling brand that was established in 1872). According to its market research, nearly 80% of UK households own at least one of the Group's products.

 

Ultimate Products sells to over 300 retailers in over 30 countries - spanning discounters, supermarkets and general retailers, and ranging from large national and international multi-channel retailers to smaller retail chains. Its products are also available on Salter.com and Beldray.com, as well as major third-party online marketplaces. The Group specialises in five product categories: Small Domestic Appliances; Housewares; Laundry; Audio; and Heating and Cooling. Other brands include Progress (cookware and bakeware), Kleeneze (laundry and floorcare), Petra (small domestic appliances) and Intempo (audio).

 

Founded in 1997, Ultimate Products is headquartered in Oldham, Greater Manchester, where it has design, sales, marketing, buying, quality assurance, support functions and warehouse facilities across two sites. Manor Mill, the Group's head office, includes a spectacular 20,000 sq ft showroom that showcases each of its brands. In addition, the Group has an office and showroom in Guangzhou, China and Paris, France. Ultimate Products employs over 300 staff and is certified as a Great Place to Work®. A significant number of its employees joined via the Group's Graduate Development Scheme, one of the biggest in the North West.

 

Please note that Ultimate Products is not the owner of Russell Hobbs. The Group currently has licence agreements in place granting it an exclusive licence to use the "Russell Hobbs" trademark for cookware and laundry (NB this does not include Russell Hobbs electrical appliances).

 

For further information, please visit https://upplc.com/.  

 

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Chris Dent

2.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('PCA')

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

Ultimate Products Plc

b)

LEI

213800Q5GWTVIW6KJW33

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

c)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 0.25p each in the capital of Ultimate Products plc  

ISIN: GB00BYX7MG58

d)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

e)

Price and volume

 

Type

Price(s)

Volume (s)

Purchase

52.25p

23,923

 

 

f)

Aggregated information

 

 Aggregated volume

 

 Price

 

Type

Aggregate Price

Aggregate Volume

Purchase

52.25p

23,923

 

 

 

 

g)

Date of the transaction

28 May 2026

h)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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