14 April 2026
MS INTERNATIONAL plc
(the "Company")
Grant of Options and
Director/PDMR Shareholdings
The Company announces that on 13 April 2026, it granted options over a total of 220,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to certain employees exerciseable at a price of £13.70, being the share price at the time of grant (the "Options"), pursuant to the Company Share Option Plan ("CSOP"). This included a grant of 35,000 Options to Mrs Shelley Ashcroft, Finance Director, and 50,000 Options to Mr John Meldrum, Executive Director. The Options will vest as to one third on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the award date. Vested options will expire if they have not been exercised after ten years from the date of grant.
Following the grants, options over 703,717 Ordinary Shares are in issue, representing approximately 4.28% of the Company's issued share capital (excluding Ordinary Shares held in treasury).
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
For further information please contact:
MS INTERNATIONAL plc Tel: +44 (0)13 0232 2133
Michael Bell
Shore Capital
Nomad and Broker Tel: +44 (0)20 7408 4090
Patrick Castle/Daniel Bush/Lucy Bowden
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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Name |
Mrs Shelley Ashcroft |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Finance Director |
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
MS INTERNATIONAL plc |
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LEI |
213800Q34ZAXQ582YL41 |
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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 |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Options over Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB0005957005 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Grant of CSOP options |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Aggregated volume: N/A Aggregated price: N/A |
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Date of the transaction |
13 April 2026 |
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Place of the transaction |
Off market transaction |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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Name |
Mr John Meldrum |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Executive Director |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
MS INTERNATIONAL plc |
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LEI |
213800Q34ZAXQ582YL41 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Options over Ordinary Shares ISIN: GB0005957005 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Grant of CSOP options |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Aggregated volume: N/A Aggregated price: N/A |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
13 April 2026 |
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Place of the transaction |
Off market transaction |
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