Director/PDMR Shareholding

Bango PLC

19 May 2026

 

Bango PLC

("Bango")

PDMR Share Purchases via Employee Share Incentive Plan

Cambridge, UK, 19 May 2026 - Bango (AIM: BGO), announces Director and PDMR share purchases via its employee share incentive plan (the "SIP") which was established in in November 2022.

On 19 May 2026, Bango received notification from Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited, the trustee of the SIP, that on 18 May 2026, it purchased in aggregate 37,398 Ordinary Shares in the market at a price of 59p per Ordinary Share on behalf of that Directors and PDMRs set out in the table below. These individuals were awarded Matching Shares in accordance with the terms of the SIP.

Director / PDMR	Title and Position	Number of Partnership Shares acquired under the SIP on 18 May 2026	Number of Matching Shares acquired under the SIP on 18 May 2026	Total beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares following these acquisitions
				Number of Ordinary Shares	Approximate % of Company's issued share capital
Ray Anderson	Executive Chair and Director	255	510	5,701,429	7.40%
Paul Larbey	CEO and Director	3,053	6,106	208,189	0.27%
Matthew Wilson	CFO and Director	3,052	6,104	27,845	0.04%
Wayne Griffiths	COO and PDMR	3,053	6,106	37,432	0.05%
Rachel Ellis	General Counsel & Company Secretary and PDMR	3,053	6,106	50,558	0.07%

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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	Ray Anderson
2	Reason for notification
a)	Position/Status	Executive Chair and Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Bango PLC
b)	LEI	213800V5MWHQCL7RF574
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 20 pence each GB00B0BRN552
b)	Nature of the transaction	1.   Purchase of partnership shares under the SIP 2.   Award of matching shares under the SIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1.   59p 255 2.   Nil 510
d)	Aggregated information -       Aggregated volume -       Price	1. Partnership shares 255 59p 2. Matching shares 510 Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	18 May 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Paul Larbey
2	Reason for notification
a)	Position/Status	CEO and Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Bango PLC
b)	LEI	213800V5MWHQCL7RF574
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 20 pence each  GB00B0BRN552
b)	Nature of the transaction	1.   Purchase of partnership shares under the SIP  2.   Award of matching shares under the SIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)  Volume(s)  1.     59p  3,053  2.     Nil   6,106
d)	Aggregated information  -       Aggregated volume  -       Price	1.   Partnership shares  3,053  59p  2.   Matching shares  6,106  Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	18 May 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Matthew Wilson
2	Reason for notification
a)	Position/Status	CFO and Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Bango PLC
b)	LEI	213800V5MWHQCL7RF574
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 20 pence each  GB00B0BRN552
b)	Nature of the transaction	1.   Purchase of partnership shares under the SIP  2.   Award of matching shares under the SIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)  Volume(s)  1. 2. 59 pence  Nil 3,052  6,104
d)	Aggregated information  -       Aggregated volume  -       Price	1.   Partnership shares  3,052  59p  2.   Matching shares  6,104  Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	18 May 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Wayne Griffiths
2	Reason for notification
a)	Position/Status	COO and PDMR
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Bango PLC
b)	LEI	213800V5MWHQCL7RF574
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 20 pence each  GB00B0BRN552
b)	Nature of the transaction	1.   Purchase of partnership shares under the SIP  2.   Award of matching shares under the SIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)  Volume(s)  1.     59p  3,053  2.     Nil   6,106
d)	Aggregated information  -       Aggregated volume  -       Price	1.   Partnership shares  3,053  59p  2.   Matching shares  6,106  Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	18 May 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Rachel Ellis
2	Reason for notification
a)	Position/Status	General Counsel & Company Secretary and PDMR
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Bango PLC
b)	LEI	213800V5MWHQCL7RF574
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 20 pence each  GB00B0BRN552
b)	Nature of the transaction	1.   Purchase of partnership shares under the SIP  2.   Award of matching shares under the SIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)  Volume(s)  1.     59p  3,053  2.     Nil   6,106
d)	Aggregated information  -       Aggregated volume  -       Price	1.   Partnership shares  3,053  59p  2.   Matching shares  6,106  Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	18 May 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange XLON

 

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