Director/PDMR Shareholding

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15 April 2026 TheWorks.co.uk plc   Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PMDRs")   The Works, the UK's leading specialist retailer of affordable, screen-free activities for the whole family, announces the acquisition of ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company by the Directors/PDMRs, as set out in the table below, following the exercise of options received in 2022 pursuant to the Company's save as you earn scheme ("SAYE").    The SAYE is an all-employee scheme approved by HM Revenue and Customs. The SAYE exercise price for the options granted in 2022 was £0.29 per share, and the options became exercisable at the end of the three-year saving plan, on 1 December 2025.     Director/PDMR Position Number of shares acquired Shareholding following acquisition Gavin Peck Chief Executive Officer 31,034 585,670 Rosie Fordham Chief Financial Officer 31,034 55,725   The exercise of the SAYE options has been satisfied by the transfer of shares from the Company's Employee Benefit Trust.   The notifications below, made in accordance with Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.   Enquiries:   TheWorks.co.uk plc Gavin Peck, CEO Rosie Fordham, CFO       via Sanctuary Counsel Singer Capital Markets (Nomad and Broker) Peter Steel Jalini Kalaravy   020 7496 3000 Sanctuary Counsel Rachel Miller Hannah Butler Yasmine Flower 0207 340 0395 [email protected]           1. Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ( ' PCA ' ) a) Name Gavin Peck 2. Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ( ' PCA ' ) 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 TheWorks.co.uk plc b) LEI 894500W7PWBCCWBN9R03 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 Ordinary shares of £0.01 each   ISIN: GB00BF5HBF20 b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of ordinary shares on exercise of SAYE options   c) Price(s) and volume(s)         Price(s) Volume(s) £0.29 31,034 d) Aggregated information   Aggregated volume   Price   N/A - Single transaction e) Date of the transaction 14 April 2026   f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue       1. Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ( ' PCA ' ) a) Name Rosie Fordham 2. Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ( ' PCA ' ) 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 TheWorks.co.uk plc b) LEI 894500W7PWBCCWBN9R03 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 Ordinary shares of £0.01 each   ISIN: GB00BF5HBF20 b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of ordinary shares on exercise of SAYE options   c) Price(s) and volume(s)         Price(s) Volume(s) £0.29 31,034 d) Aggregated information   Aggregated volume   Price   N/A - Single transaction e) Date of the transaction 14 April 2026   f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue    

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