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Grant of SAYE Options and PDMR Dealings
Billington Holdings Plc has launched its 2026 Employee Sharesave Scheme, granting 159,395 options to 104 employees at an exercise price of 306p per share, representing a 20% discount from the mid-market price on February 2, 2026. Key Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs), including the CEO, COO, and CFO, each received 2,973 options. Following these grants, the CEO's total potential shareholding, including options and deferred bonus shares, stands at 3.6%. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nBillington Holdings Plc\n(\"Billington\" or the \"Company\" or the \"Group\")\n \nGrant of SAYE Options and PDMR Dealings\n \nBillington Holdings Plc (AIM: BILN), one of the UK's leading structural steel and construction safety solutions specialists, is pleased to announce that it has launched the 2026 Billington Employee Sharesave Scheme (2026 SAYE Scheme) to all eligible employees, offering saving plans over a three-year period.\n \nEligible employees were invited to subscribe for options (\"Options\") over the Company's ordinary shares of 10p each, which were granted on 27 February 2026 at an exercise price of 306p per option, in accordance with of the rules of the 2026 SAYE Scheme. The exercise price represents a discount of 20% from the mid-market closing price of the Company's ordinary shares on 2 February 2026 of 382.5 pence, being the trading day prior to the invitation made to all eligible employees on 3 February 2026. The Options are exercisable from 1 April 2029.\n \nA total of 104 employees have participated in the 2026 SAYE Scheme and 159,395 Options have been granted representing 1.2% of the Company's issued share capital.\n \nThe following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) have elected to participate in the 2026 SAYE Scheme).\n \n\n\n\n\nPDMR\n\n\nTitle\n\n\nNumber of Options \n\n\n\n\nMark Smith\n\n\nChief Executive Officer\n\n\n2,973\n\n\n\n\nTrevor Taylor\n\n\nChief Operating Officer\n\n\n2,973\n\n\n\n\nDavid Jones\n\n\nChief Financial Officer\n\n\n2,973\n\n\n\n\n \nFollowing the above transactions, the interests of the executive Directors in Ordinary Shares are:\n\n\n\n\nDirector\n\n\nTotal direct shareholding in the Company\n\n\nTotal shareholding under Deferred Bonus Plan (DBP) (held in ESOT)\n\n\nTotal number of LTIP options held\n\n\nTotal number of SAYE Scheme options held\n\n\nTotal potential %* shareholding including LTIP options and DBP shares\n\n\n\n\nMark Smith\n\n\n201,374\n\n\n71,195\n\n\n209,322\n\n\n 2,973\n\n\n3.6%\n\n\n\n\nTrevor Taylor\n\n\n156,981\n\n\n55,187\n\n\n169,444\n\n\n 2,973\n\n\n2.9%\n\n\n\n\nDavid Jones\n\n\n5,948\n\n\n-\n\n\n20,028\n\n\n 2,973\n\n\n0.2%\n\n\n\n\n*Assumes future issuance satisfied from ESOT\n\n\n...