Shepherd Neame Ltd - Save As You Earn - Grant of Options
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Shepherd Neame Limited
22 April 2026
22nd
April 2026
Shepherd Neame Limited
("the Company")
Save As You Earn - Grant of Options
The Company announces that on 20 April 2026 it made a grant of options under its Save As You Earn ("SAYE")
share option plan for 2026 ("SAYE Plan") to eligible employees.
Under the SAYE Plan, eligible participants were invited to subscribe for options over ordinary shares of 50 pence
each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of 401 pence per Ordinary Share,
representing a 10 per cent discount to the closing market price on the business day prior to the opening of the
SAYE invitation.
A total of 134 employees participated in the scheme and 74,249 options were granted under the SAYE Plan on 20
April 2026. This represents approximately 0.5 per cent of the Company's current issued ordinary share capital of
14,767,548 Ordinary Shares. The Options have a contract start date of 1 June 2026 and are exercisable from 1
June 2029.
The following persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") were granted options under the SAYE
plan:
Name Number of options granted
Jonathan Neame 907
Peter Ralph 907
The notification below, made in accordance with article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further detail
of the transaction.
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name: Jonathan Neame
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 participation, auction platform,
auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name: Shepherd Neame Limited
b) LEI: 2138005EBUHGVOACDX31
4. Details of 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:
Identification code:
Ordinary shares of 50p each ("Ordinary Shares")
ISIN GB00BMQX2R72
b) Nature of the transaction: Grant of options under SAYE scheme
c) Price(s) and volume(s): Price(s) Volume(s)
£4.01 907
d) Aggregated price(s) and
volume(s):
Price(s) Volume(s)
N/a N/a
e) Date of the Transaction: 20/04/2026
f) Place of the Transaction: Outside trading venue
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name: Peter Ralph
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/Status: Company Secretary
b) Initial
Notification/Amendment:
Initial Notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participation, auction platform,
auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name: Shepherd Neame Limited
b) LEI: 2138005EBUHGVOACDX31
4. Details of 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:
Identification code:
Ordinary shares of 50p each ("Ordinary Shares")
ISIN GB00BMQX2R72
b) Nature of the transaction: Grant of options under SAYE scheme
c) Price(s) and volume(s): Price(s) Volume(s)
£4.01 907
d) Aggregated price(s) and
volume(s):
Price(s) Volume(s)
N/a N/a
e) Date of the Transaction: 20/04/2026
f) Place of the Transaction: Outside trading venue
For further information, please contact:
Shepherd Neame Limited
Jonathan Neame, Chief Executive
Mark Rider, Chief Financial Officer
Via Team Lewis
Team Lewis
Justine Warren Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2657
Tim Pearson
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