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Directors’ dealings – Replacement

Franchise Brands PLC announced on October 9, 2025, an amendment to a previous announcement regarding director's dealings. Stephen Hemsley, a director and Executive Chairman, purchased 50,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 120.5781 pence per share on October 8, 2025. Following this transaction, Mr. Hemsley's interest in the Company is 22,900,000 ordinary shares, representing 11.82% of the issued share capital. The initial notification incorrectly stated Mr. Hemsley's resulting interest as 23,900,000 shares, which has now been corrected. Disclaimer*

Franchise Brands PlcOctober 9, 20255
Directors’ dealings – Replacement

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The following amendment has been made to the announcement titled 'Director's dealings' released on 9 October 2025 at 07:00 under RNS No: 6359C. Stephen Hemsley's resulting interest has been corrected from 23,900,000 to 22,900,000.  All other details remain unchanged. The full amended text is shown below.   9 October 2025 FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC ("Franchise Brands", the "Group" or the "Company") Directors' dealings - Replacement Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), an international multi-brand franchise business, announces that on 8 October 2025 Stephen Hemsley, a director of the Company and its Executive Chairman, bought 50,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company, at an average price of 120.5781 pence per share. Following this trade, Mr Hemsley has an interest in 22,900,000 Ordinary Shares of the Company, equating to 11.82% of the issued share capital. The table at the end of this announcement provides further information in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.   Enquiries: Franchise Brands plc + 44 (0) 1625 813231 Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman Peter Molloy, CEO Andrew Mallows, CFO Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 7710 7600 Matthew Blawat Jason Grossman   Allenby Capital Limited (Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 3328 5656 Jeremy Porter / Daniel Dearden-Williams (Corporate Finance) Amrit Nahal / Joscelin Pinnington (Sales & Corporate Broking) Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker ) +44 (0) 20 3903 7715 James Serjeant/Amber Higgs (Corporate Broking) Mel Brown (Sales) MHP Group (Financial PR) +44 (0) 20 3128 8100 Katie Hunt / Hugo Harris +44 (0) 7884 494112 [email protected]   About Franchise Brands plc   Franchise Brands (FTSE AIM UK 50) is an international, multi-brand franchisor focused on B2B van-based service with seven franchise brands and a presence in 10 countries across the UK, North America and Europe. The Group is focused on building market-leading businesses primarily via a franchise model and has a combined network of c600 franchisees. The Company owns several market-leading brands with long trading histories, including Pirtek in Europe, Filta, Metro Rod and Metro Plumb, all of which benefit from the Group's central support services, particularly technology, marketing, and finance. At the heart of Franchise Brands' business-building strategy is helping its franchisees grow their businesses: "as they grow, we grow". Franchise Brands employs over 625 people across the Group and there are over 3,000 people in the franchise community. For further information, visit  www.franchisebrands.co.uk   1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated a) Name Stephen Hemsley 2 Reason for the notification a) Position/status Director and Executive Chairman b)   Initial notification /Amendment Initial notification 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) Name Franchise Brands PLC b) LEI 213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37 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 0.5p each in Franchise Brands plc   ISIN: GB00BD6P7Y24 b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of shares c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price: 120.5781p per share Volume: 50,000 d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price n/a e) Date of the transaction 8 October 2025 f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)  

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