Tortilla Mexican Grill Ltd.LSE: MEX

Grant of awards to Directors

· Issued by Tortilla Mexican Grill Ltd.

2 December 2022

Tortilla Mexican Grill plc

("Tortilla" or the "Company")

Grant of awards to Directors/PDMRs under

the Tortilla Mexican Grill plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2021

Tortilla Mexican Grill plc, the largest and most successful fast-casual Mexican restaurant group in the UK, announces the grant of nil cost options ("Nil Cost Options") over ordinary shares of the Company to directors under the Tortilla Mexican Grill plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2021 ("LTIP").

Given the importance of retaining our leadership team to deliver on our long term strategy , under the LTIP a limited number of eligible employees have been granted Nil Cost Options to subscribe for ordinary shares in the Company of £0.01 each ("Shares"), subject to continued employment. The Company announces that the following Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs") of the Company have been granted Nil Cost Options:

Name of Director/PDMR

Number of Shares subject to N il Cost Option ("Award Shares")

R ichard Morris

120,000

A ndy Naylor

85,714

The Nil Cost Options were granted on 1 December 2022 and will vest on 1 December 2024.

All Nil Cost Options are subject to the malus and clawback provisions set out in the LTIP rules.

All unexercised Nil Cost Options will lapse on the day falling immediately prior to the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.

The total number of Shares under option, including the Award Shares, is now 1,946,046 ("Total Option Shares"), including 893,481 granted to Richard Morris and 549,802 granted to Andy Naylor.

In the event that all of the Award Shares are issued, all other existing options over Shares are exercised, and no other Shares have been issued by the Company at that time, the Total Option Shares will represent 4.79% of the resulting issued share capital of the Company.

For further information, please contact:

Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC

Via Hudson Sandler

Richard Morris, CEO

Andy Naylor, CFO

Liberum Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser, Sole Broker)

Tel: 020 3100 2222

Andrew Godber

Edward Thomas

Nikhil Varghese

Hudson Sandler (Public Relations)

Tel: 020 7796 4133

Wendy Baker

Tortilla@hudsonsandler.com

Lucy Wollam

Charlotte Cobb

Notification of Dealing Form:

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associate

a)

Name

Richard Morris

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

 Tortilla Mexican Grill plc

b)

LEI

 213800YQDPNTU1EY8U28

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

 ISIN: GB00BNYDGZ21

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of share awards under The Tortilla Mexican Grill plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2021.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price per share

Volume

Nil

120,000

d)

Aggregated Information

Volume

Price

 n/a single transaction

e)

Date of transaction

1 December 2022

f)

Place of transaction

Outside a trading venue

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associate

a)

Name

Andy Naylor

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

Tortilla Mexican Grill plc

b)

LEI

  213800YQDPNTU1EY8U28

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

 ISIN: GB00BNYDGZ21

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of share awards under The Tortilla Mexican Grill plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2021.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price per share

Volume

Nil

85,714

d)

Aggregated Information

Volume

Price

 n/a single transaction

e)

Date of transaction

1 December 2022

f)

Place of transaction

Outside a trading venue