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Grant of Options
Everplay Group plc has announced the grant of share options to key personnel, including Group CEO Mikkel Weider, who received 408,732 options, and Group CFO/COO Rashid Varachia, who was granted 236,879 options. Additionally, Non-Executive Directors Frank Sagnier, Debbie Bestwick, Peter Whiting, and Penny Judd received options totaling 27,793, 12,519, 12,519, and 12,519 respectively, with an exercise price of 215.3p. These options are subject to performance conditions related to adjusted EPS and relative TSR over three years, with the LTIP options having no exercise price. Disclaimer*
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2 April 2026 everplay group plc ("everplay", the "Company" or the "Group") Grant of Options everplay group plc, a leading global independent ("indie") games developer and publisher of premium video games, working simulation games and children's edutainment apps announces the issuance of share options over ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to Mikkel Weider (Group CEO), Rashid Varachia (Group CFO/COO), and to its Non-Executive Directors. LTIP Options The Group has granted options (the "LTIP Options") over a total of 645,611 Ordinary Shares under the rules of its Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP Plan") as follows: PDMR Position Number of options granted Total options held following this grant Mikkel Weider Group CEO 408,732 408,732 Rashid Varachia Group CFO & COO 236,879 386,716 The LTIP Options are granted over Ordinary Shares with no exercise price and subject to the rules of the LTIP Plan with vesting based on achieving a stretching range of adjusted EPS and relative TSR performance, over the three years to 31 December 2028. NED Share Option Plan The Company also announces the grant today of share options over ordinary shares to its Non-Executive Directors as set out below. These grants are in accordance with the terms of the Non-Executive Director Share Option Plan under which all Non-Executive Directors are entitled to receive grants of options over the Group's Ordinary Shares with an aggregate value equal to their annual base fee, with grants made in two tranches annually, each equal to 50 per cent of their base fee. Director Number of Options Exercise Price Frank Sagnier 27,793 215.3p Debbie Bestwick 12,519 215.3p Peter Whiting 12,519 215.3p Penny Judd 12,519 215.3p As a result of the above transactions, details of the relevant Directors/PDMR's holdings of Ordinary Shares and options over Ordinary Shares are as follows: Name Role No. of ordinary shares held No. of options over ordinary shares held Mikkel Weider Group CEO 21,526 408,732 Rashid Varachia CFO & COO - 386,716 Frank Sagnier Non-Executive Chair 141,200 91,418 Penny Judd Non-Executive Director 77,717 41,179 Debbie Bestwick Non-Executive Director 23,381,243 41,179 Peter Whiting Non-Executive Director 20,900 41,179 Enquiries: everplay group plc Mikkel Weider, Group Chief Execut...
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