Grant of Options

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Zinc Media Group plc announced the grant of options over ordinary shares to executive directors Mark Browning and Laura McGaughey on 24 February 2026. Mark Browning received options for 310,822 ordinary shares, while Laura McGaughey was granted options for 755,568 ordinary shares. These options have an exercise price of 0.125 pence and a vesting period between 24 February 2029 and 24 February 2036. Half of the options vest automatically after three years, with the remaining half vesting if the ordinary share price reaches at least £0.69 for 30 consecutive dealing days after 24 February 2029, representing a 50% increase from the current share price.

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Zinc Media Group PLC
24 February 2026
 

 

24 February 2026

Zinc Media Group plc 

("Zinc" or the "Group")

Grant of Options

Zinc Media Group plc (AIM: ZIN), the award-winning television, brand and audio production group, announces that the Group has granted options over ordinary shares of 0.125 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company (the "Options") on 24 February 2026 to executive directors as set out below.

Director/Senior Personnel

Total number of Ordinary Shares subject to option grant

Options exercise price

Vesting period

Mark Browning

310,822

0.125p

24 February 2029 - 24 February 2036

Laura McGaughey

755,568

0.125p

24 February 2029 - 24 February 2036

 

The awards have been made under two schemes, the Company's EMI Share Option Scheme (543,478 Ordinary Shares for Laura McGaughey) and an Unapproved Share Option Scheme (310,822 Ordinary Shares for Mark Browning and 212,090 Ordinary Shares for Laura McGaughey).

 

The Options were granted under the condition that half of the Options granted to each director will vest automatically 3 years from date of grant and the other half will vest if the Ordinary Share price is at least £0.69 for a period of 30 consecutive Dealing Days ending on or after 24 February 2029 which represents a 50% increase in the current share price. These conditions follow the same principles used for the grant of options to directors in previous years.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

Zinc Media Group plc  

Mark Browning, CEO / Laura McGaughey, CFO

www.zincmedia.com

 

+44 (0) 20 7878 2311

Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser and Broker)

James Moat

         +44 (0) 20 7496 3000

 

About Zinc Media Group

Zinc Media Group plc is a premium television and content creation group.

The award-winning and critically acclaimed television labels comprise Raw Cut, Brook Lapping, Supercollider, Tern Television, Rex and Atomic, along with Bumblebee Post Production, and produce programmes across a wide range of factual genres for UK and international broadcasters.

The Edge Picture Company produces film content for brands and corporates in the UK, Qatar and other international markets.

For further information on Zinc Media please visit www.zincmedia.com www.zincmedia.com

 

Basis on which information is presented

In this document, references to "£", "pence" and "p" are to the lawful currency of the United Kingdom. All times referred to in this document are, unless otherwise stated, references to London time.

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

Mark Browning

 

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

Zinc Media Group plc

b)

LEI

213800WAVVOPS85N2205

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

 

Options over Ordinary shares of 0.125p each

GB00BJVLR251

b)

Nature of transaction

Grant of Options

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)



Nil

310,822


Aggregated information

-      Aggregated volume

-      Price

 

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

24 February 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

 

 1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Laura McGaughey

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

Zinc Media Group plc

b)

LEI

213800WAVVOPS85N2205

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

 

Options over Ordinary Shares of 0.125p each

GB00BJVLR251

b)

Nature of transaction

Grant of Options

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)



Nil

755,568


Aggregated information

-      Aggregated volume

-      Price

 

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

24 February 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

 

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