Exercise of Options and Director Dealing

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Yü Group PLC announced that Non-Executive Director Paul Rawson exercised options on 187,000 ordinary shares at 0.5p each, with 117,726 shares issued and 69,274 transferred from treasury. Subsequently, Mr. Rawson sold 99,823 ordinary shares at a blended price of 1714.04p to cover tax liabilities, retaining 87,177 shares. Following the admission of these shares on 23 April 2026, the Group's total issued ordinary shares will be 17,332,967, with no shares held in treasury, and the total voting rights will also be 17,332,967.

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Yu Group PLC
22 April 2026
 

Yü Group PLC

("Yü Group" or the "Group")

Exercise of Options and Director Dealing

Yü Group PLC (AIM: YU.), the independent supplier of gas and electricity, meter asset owner, and installer of smart meters to the UK SME and Corporate sector, announces that Paul Rawson, Non-Executive Director, has exercised options over 187,000 ordinary shares of 0.5p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the capital of the Company. These options were granted in December 2022 under the Performance Share Plan.

The Company has today issued 117,726 Ordinary Shares and transferred 69,274 Ordinary Shares from Treasury to satisfy the exercise.

Paul Rawson has subsequently sold 99,823 Ordinary Shares at a blended price of 1714.04p in order to cover the tax liability that arose from exercising the options retaining the balance of 87,177 Ordinary Shares.

Admission to trading and total voting rights

Following admission to trading of the Ordinary Shares, which is expected to take place on 23 April 2026, the Group's total number of Ordinary Shares in issue will increase to 17,332,967, the Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury.  The number of voting rights in the Company will be 17,332,967.

 

For further information, please contact:

Yü Group PLC

Bobby Kalar

Andy Simpson

 

+44 (0) 115 975 8258

 

Panmure Liberum

Bidhi Bhoma

Edward Mansfield

Satbir Kler

Gaya Bhatt

+44 (0) 20 3100 2000


 

 

 

Notes to Editors

 

Information on the Group

Yü Group PLC is a leading supplier of gas and electricity focused on servicing the SME and corporate sector throughout the UK. We drive innovation through a combination of user-friendly digital solutions and personalised, high quality customer service. The Group plays a key role supporting businesses in their transition to lower carbon technologies with a commitment to providing sustainable energy solutions.

 

Yü Group has a clear strategy to deliver sustainable profitable growth (in a £50bn+ addressable market) and value for all of our stakeholders, built on strong foundations and with a robust hedging policy. The Group has achieved a compound annual growth rate of over 60% over the last four years and has significantly improved margin and profitability performance. In 2023 the Group launched Yü Smart to support growth through new opportunities in smart metering installation.

 

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by PDMRs pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulations are included below.

 

1.

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

a)

Name

Paul Rawson

2.

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

a)

Position / status

Non-Executive director

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

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

a)

Name

Yü Group PLC

b)

LEI

213800ACO9GDDBM7DS35

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 0.5p each

 

ISIN: GB00BYQDPD80

d)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of options under Performance Share Plan and sale of Ordinary Shares

e)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Exercise


Price(s)

Volume(s)

1.

0.5p

187,000

 

Sale


Price(s)

Volume(s)

1.

1712.2p

75,000

2.

17,19.6

24,823

 

f)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

Price

Exercised 187,000 options at 0.5p

Sold 99,823 Ordinary Shares at 1,714.04p

 

g)

Date of the transaction

17 April 2026 and 21 April 2026

 

h)

Place of the transaction

Options - Outside trading venue

Shares - LSE 











 

 

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