Optima Health PlcLSE: OPT

Director / PDMR Shareholding

21 March 2025

Optima Health plc

("Optima Health" or the "Company")

Director / PDMR Shareholding

Optima Health plc (AIM: OPT), the UK's leading provider of technology enabled corporate health and wellbeing solutions, announces that it was notified on 20 March 2025, that Jonathan Thomas, (Chief Executive Officer of the Company) purchased 1,250 ordinary shares of £0.01 in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 197.69 pence per share.

In addition, Jonathan Thomas purchased a further 8 shares at 197.5p per share on 20 March 2025. This follows the discovery of an administrative error that resulted in the sale by Jonathan Thomas of 8 shares on 11 March 2025 at 182p per share.

Following these transactions, Jonathan Thomas holds an interest in the Company of 218,356 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.25% of the current issued share capital. 

Contacts:

Optima Health

Jonathan Thomas, CEO

Heidi Giles, CFO

+44(0)3300085113

media@OptimaHealth.co.uk

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Emma Earl / Will Goode/ Mark Rogers / Rupert Dearden

UK Financial PR Adviser

ICR Consilium

Mary-Jane Elliott / Angela Gray / Chris Welsh

optimahealth@icrinc.com

About Optima Health

Optima Health is the UK's leading provider of occupational health and wellbeing services, directly influencing and improving people's lives for 25 years. Optima Health's incredible team of professionals quickly and effectively encapsulate client's needs, supporting organisations of all shapes and sizes. Through tailored solutions and innovative systems, Optima Health offers unparalleled clinical expertise to its clients. These solutions ensure that processes are simple and allow its clients to spend more time focusing on their employees driving a healthy, high-performing workplace. For more information visit www.optima health.co.uk

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

Jonathan Thomas

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

Optima Health plc

b)

LEI

213800TOPWJSRCW4ON08

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

Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each

Identification code

GB00BRSCY602

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Purchase Price

Volume

197.69 pence

1,250 shares

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

n/a

- Price

e)

Date of the transaction

20 March 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Jonathan Thomas

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

Optima Health plc

b)

LEI

213800TOPWJSRCW4ON08

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

Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each

Identification code

GB00BRSCY602

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale and purchase of shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Sale Price

Volume

182 pence

8 shares

Purchase Price

Volume

197.5 pence

8 shares

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

n/a

- Price

e)

Date of the transaction

Sale of shares - 11 March 2025

Purchase of shares - 20 March 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)