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Grant of options and PDMR dealings
MicroSalt Plc has granted options over 575,000 ordinary shares at an exercise price of £0.45 each to its CEO, interim CFO, COO, and other directors under its 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan. These options, which vest over two years subject to revenue performance conditions for the financial years ending 31 December 2026 and 2027, represent approximately 11.8% of the company's current issued share capital if fully accepted. The grant of these options is considered a transaction by persons discharging managerial responsibilities. Disclaimer*
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13 February 2026 MicroSalt Plc ("MicroSalt" or the "Company") Grant of Options and PDMR Dealings MicroSalt plc (AIM:SALT), a leading provider of full-flavour, natural salt with approximately 50% less sodium, announces that it has granted options over 575,000 ordinary shares of £0.001625 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") (the "Options") under the Company's 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "2024 LTIP"). The Options have been granted to certain directors and other PDMRs of the Company as follows: Subscriber No. Share Options granted Rick Guiney CEO 250,000 Gary Urmston Interim CFO 50,000 Javier Contreras COO 75,000 Mario Habre Business development director 100,000 Carolina Berardi VP of marketing 50,000 Stephanie Chavez VP of finance 50,000 TOTAL 575,000 Subject to satisfaction of the acceptance conditions under the 2024 LTIP, the Options will vest, subject to the achievement of certain revenue performance conditions for the financial years ending 31 December 2026 and 2027, over a 2 year period from 31 December 2025, and lapse on the tenth anniversary of grant. The exercise price of the Options is £0.45, being the issue price of the Company's recent equity fundraise. The new Options (if all are accepted), together with other options already granted, represent approximately 11.8% of the current issued share capital of the Company. For further information, please contact: MicroSalt plc [email protected] Rick Guiney (CEO) Zeus (Nominated Adviser and Broker) +44 (0)20 3829 5000 David Foreman / James Edis (Investment Banking) Dom King (Corporate Broking) / Rupert Woolfenden (Sales) Gracechurch Group (Financial PR) +44 (0)20 4582 3500 Heather Armstrong, Alexis Gore, Rebecca Scott Further information on the Company can be found on its website at: www.microsaltinc.co Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them. Further details are set out in the below notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation . Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated a. Name (i) Rick Guiney (ii) Gary Urmston (iii) Javier Contreras (iv) Mario Habre (v) Carolina Berardi (vi) Stephanie Chavez 2 Reason for notification a. Position/Status (i) CEO (ii) Interim CFO (iii) COO (iv) Business development director (v) VP of marketing (vi) VP of finance b. Initial notification/ Amendment Initial Notification 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a. Name MicroSalt plc b. LEI 213800L7WRHP8CCEEQ48 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 £0.001625 each ISIN: GB00BQB6FF85 b. Nature of the transaction Grant of options c. Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s) (i) £0.45 250,000 (ii) £0.45 50,000 (iii) £0.45 75,000 (iv) £0.45 100,000 (v) £0.45 50,000 (vi) £0.45 50,000 d. Aggregated information See above e. Date of the transactions 29 January 2026 f. Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange