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Volution Group plc announced transactions by its Chief Executive Officer, Ronnie George, and Chief Financial Officer, Andy O’Brien, related to their Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP) and Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP). Ronnie George sold 39,833 shares at £6.50 each, realizing the full value of his vested DSBP award. Andy O’Brien sold 13,136 DSBP shares at £6.50 each and 32,578 LTIP shares at £6.42 each to cover tax liabilities, transferring the remaining shares from both plans to his spouse for nil consideration.

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Volution Group plc
15 October 2026
 


 

15 October 2026

Volution Group plc

Transactions under the Company’s Deferred Share Bonus Plan

and Long Term Incentive Plan

 

Volution Group plc (“Volution” or the “Company”, LSE: FAN), a leading international designer and manufacturer of energy efficient indoor air quality solutions, announces transactions by Ronnie George, Chief Executive Officer, and Andy O’Brien, Chief Financial Officer, in connection with awards under the Company’s Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP) and, in the case of Andy O’Brien, the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP).

 

Deferred Share Bonus Plan


Awards granted under the DSBP vested following the end of the applicable deferral period. The awards were not subject to performance conditions, and no consideration was payable on vesting or exercise. Ronnie George sold all the shares acquired, and Andy O’Brien sold sufficient shares to satisfy income tax, national insurance liabilities and dealing costs. The following table shows the number of awards that vested and were exercised, and the number of shares sold by Ronnie George and Andy O’Brien on 13 October 2026:

 

 

Number of DSBP shares vesting 1

Number of shares sold

Price at which each share sold

Ronnie George, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

39,833

 

39,833

 

£6.50

Andy O’Brien, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

27,874

 

13,136

 

£6.50

 

Long Term Incentive Plan


Andy O’Brien exercised a nil-cost option under the LTIP on 13 October 2026 in respect of an award granted on 13 October 2021 which vested on 13 October 2024. He sold sufficient shares to satisfy income tax, national insurance liabilities and dealing costs, with the balance subsequently transferred for nil consideration to Rowenna O’Brien, his wife. Details of the LTIP transaction are set out below:

 

Name

Number of LTIP shares acquired2

Number of shares sold

Number of shares transferred

Price at which each share sold

Andy O’Brien, Chief Financial Officer

69,128

32,578

36,550

£6.42

 

Following the DSBP sale, Andy O’Brien transferred the remaining 14,738 shares for nil consideration to Rowenna O’Brien, his spouse, on 14 October 2026. Following the LTIP sale, he transferred the remaining 36,550 shares to Rowenna O’Brien for nil consideration on 14 October 2026.

 

  1. In accordance with the rules of the DSBP, dividend equivalent shares in respect of the period between grant and vesting were added to the vested share award.
  1. In accordance with the rules of the LTIP, additional shares equal in value to dividends paid during the period between grant and vesting were added to the vested share award.

 

 

The attached notifications, made pursuant to Article 19(3) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.

 

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Enquiries:

 

Volution Group plc

Fiona Smith, Company Secretary                             

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800EPT84EQCDHO768

 

 

For more information, please go to: www.volutiongroupplc.com

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

 Ronnie George

2

 

Reason for the notification 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Chief Executive Officer

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

Volution Group plc

b)

 

LEI

 

213800EPT84EQCDHO768

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 1 pence each

 

 

ISIN: GB00BN3ZZ526

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Exercise and sale of conditional share award under the Volution Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP).

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

DSBP:

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Acquisition of shares on exercise of DSBP award.

 

Sale of Shares.

 

 

£Nil

 

 

Sale price: £6.50 per share

39,833

 

 

39,833

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregated volume:

 

Exercise

Volume: 39,833

Price: £Nil

 

Sale

Volume: 39,833

Sale Price: £6.50 per share

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

13 October 2026

f)

 

Place of the transaction

Exercise of the conditional share award: Outside a trading venue (XOFF).
Sale of shares: London Stock Exchange (XLON).

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

 Andy O’Brien

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

 

Volution Group plc

b)

 

LEI

 

213800EPT84EQCDHO768

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 1 pence each

 

 

ISIN: GB00BN3ZZ526

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Exercise of a conditional share award under the Volution Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSBP), sale of shares to cover tax liabilities and transfer of the remaining shares for nil consideration to Rowenna O’Brien, his spouse.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

DSBP:

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Acquisition of shares on exercise of DSBP award.

Sale of shares.

Transfer of remaining shares to Rowenna O’Brien.

£Nil

£6.50 per share

£Nil

27,874

13,136

14,738

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregated volume:

Exercise
Volume: 27,874
Price: £Nil

Sale
Volume: 13,136
Price: £6.50 per share

Transfer
Volume: 14,738
Price: £Nil

e)

 

Date of the transaction

13 October 2026 (exercise and sale) and 14 October 2026 (transfer)

f)

 

Place of the transaction

Exercise and transfer of shares: Outside a trading venue (XOFF).
Sale of shares: London Stock Exchange (XLON).

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

 Andy O’Brien

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

 

Volution Group plc

b)

 

LEI

 

213800EPT84EQCDHO768

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 1 pence each

 

 

ISIN: GB00BN3ZZ526

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Exercise of a nil-cost option under the Volution Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP), sale of shares to satisfy income tax, national insurance liabilities and dealing costs, and transfer of the remaining shares for nil consideration to Rowenna O’Brien, his spouse.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

LTIP:

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Acquisition of shares on exercise of LTIP award.

Sale of shares to satisfy income tax, national insurance liabilities and dealing costs.

Transfer of remaining shares to Rowenna O’Brien.

£Nil

£6.42 per share

£Nil

69,128

32,578

36,550

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregated volume:

Exercise
Volume: 69,128
Price: £Nil

Sale to cover income tax, national insurance liabilities and dealing costs
Volume: 32,578
Price: £6.42 per share

Transfer
Volume: 36,550
Price: £Nil

e)

 

Date of the transaction

13 October 2026 (exercise and sale) and 14 October 2026 (transfer)

f)

 

Place of the transaction

Exercise and transfer of shares: Outside a trading venue (XOFF).
Sale of shares: London Stock Exchange (XLON).

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

 

Name

 

Rowenna O’Brien

2

 

Reason for the notification 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Person closely associated with Andy O’Brien, 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

 

Volution Group plc

b)

 

LEI

 

213800EPT84EQCDHO768

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 1 pence each

 

 

ISIN: GB00BN3ZZ526

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Acquisition of shares by transfer for nil consideration from Andy O’Brien, a person discharging managerial responsibilities.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

DSBP and LTIP:

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Acquisition of shares by transfer from Andy O’Brien following the exercise of DSBP and LTIP awards.

 

£Nil

51,288

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregated volume:

 

Volume: 51,288
Price: £Nil

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

14 October 2026

f)

 

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

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