Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Cranswick plc has announced the grant of Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) nil-cost options to its executive directors on June 1, 2026, based on a share price of 5523.33 pence. Adam Couch received 36,630 core LTIP shares and 18,315 exceptional performance LTIP shares, while Mark Bottomley, Jim Brisby, and Chris Aldersley each received 21,900 core LTIP shares and 5,475 exceptional performance LTIP shares. These awards are subject to performance criteria related to Earnings Per Share (EPS), Return on Capital Employed (ROCE), and Total Shareholder Return (TSR), with specific targets outlined for vesting. Additionally, each director received a tax qualifying option over 360 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 5523.33 pence.

Disclaimer*

Cranswick PLC
03 June 2026
 

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Cranswick plc ("the Company")

 

The Company has been notified that the awards of LTIP nil-cost options summarised in the table below has been made, pursuant to the Cranswick Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"). The awards have been granted over ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares").

In accordance with the Directors' Remuneration Policy, each Executive Director has been granted a "Core LTIP Award" and an "Exceptional Performance LTIP Award".

Name

No. of Ordinary Shares subject to Core  LTIP Award

No. of Ordinary Shares subject to Exceptional Performance LTIP Award




Adam Couch

36,630

18,315

Mark Bottomley

21,900

5,475

Jim Brisby

21,900

5,475

Chris Aldersley

21,900

5,475




The awards were granted on 1 June 2026 in accordance with the LTIP and are based on a share price of 5523.33 pence per Ordinary Share, being the average quoted market price of the Company's shares on the three dealing days prior to the date of grant.  

Each person has also been granted a tax qualifying option over 360 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of 5523.33 pence per Ordinary Share as part of their award.  These tax qualifying options are linked to the Core LTIP Award such that, at the time of exercise, to the extent that there is a gain in the tax qualifying option, the Core LTIP Award will be forfeited to the value of that gain.

Vesting of the LTIP options under the Core LTIP Award is subject to the achievement of performance criteria based on growth in Earnings per Share ("EPS") (as regards 50% of each award) and Return on Capital Employed ("ROCE") (as regards 50% of each award).

Vesting of LTIP options under the Exceptional Performance LTIP Award is subject to the achievement of performance criteria based on relative Total Shareholder Return ("TSR").

The targets applying to each element are as follows. 

 

 


Target

EPS

Threshold

340.6 pence per ordinary share

Maximum

394.6 pence per ordinary share

ROCE

Threshold

17 per cent

Maximum

19 per cent

TSR

Threshold

75th percentile

Maximum

90th percentile

 

Notes

Threshold performance results in 25% of that element vesting. 

TSR performance will be measured against companies in the FTSE 250 Index (excluding investment trusts).

 

Enquiries:

Steven Glover, Company Secretary tel: 01482 275000



 

 

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

Christopher Aldersley

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Cranswick plc

b)

LEI

549300LDZLPU51XOSK43

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 10 pence each
 

GB0002318888

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of LTIP awards

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)

Volume(s)

Grant of Core LTIP Award

0p

21,900

Grant of Exceptional Performance LTIP Award

0p

5,475

Grant of CSOP Option

5523.33p

360

d)

Aggregated information

-   Aggregated volume 

-   Price

-  Purpose

 

n/a

n/a

Option Grant

e)

Date of the transaction

1 June 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a Trading Venue

 

 

 

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

John Mark Bottomley

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Cranswick plc

b)

LEI

549300LDZLPU51XOSK43

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 10 pence each
 

GB0002318888

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of LTIP awards

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)

Volume(s)

Grant of Core LTIP Award

0p

21,900

Grant of Exceptional Performance LTIP Award

0p

5,475

Grant of CSOP Option

5523.33p

360

d)

Aggregated information

-   Aggregated volume 

-   Price

-  Purpose

 

n/a

n/a

Option Grant

e)

Date of the transaction

1 June 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a Trading Venue



 

 

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

James Robert Brisby

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Cranswick plc

b)

LEI

549300LDZLPU51XOSK43

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 10 pence each
 

GB0002318888

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of LTIP awards

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)

Volume(s)

Grant of LTIP Option

0p

21,900

Grant of Exceptional Performance LTIP Award

0p

5,475

Grant of CSOP Option

5523.33p

360

d)

Aggregated information

-   Aggregated volume 

-   Price

-  Purpose

 

n/a

n/a

Option Grant

e)

Date of the transaction

1 June 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a Trading Venue

 



 

 

 

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

Adam Hartley Couch

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Cranswick plc

b)

LEI

549300LDZLPU51XOSK43

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 10 pence each
 

GB0002318888

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of LTIP awards

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)

Volume(s)

Grant of Core LTIP Option

0p

36,630

Grant of Exceptional Performance LTIP Award

0p

18,315

Grant of CSOP Option

5523.33p

360

d)

Aggregated information

-   Aggregated volume 

-   Price

-  Purpose

 

n/a

n/a

Option Grant

e)

Date of the transaction

1 June 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a Trading Venue

 

 

 

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