Billington Holdings Plc
("Billington" or the "Company" or the "Group")
Director Dealings
Share options exercised pursuant to Long Term Incentive Scheme
Billington Holdings Plc (AIM: BILN), one of the UK's leading structural steel and construction safety solutions specialists, confirms that share options over 221,275 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") have been exercised pursuant to the rules of Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") by two executive Directors and have been satisfied by way of transfer from the Employee Share Ownership Trust ("ESOT"). The effect of the transactions are that the executive Directors retain the maximum number of Billington Ordinary Shares arising, after a proportion of such shares were then sold to the ESOT utilising funding from the Company, to cover the associated tax and National Insurance liabilities.
Mark Smith
Mark Smith has exercised the LTIP option granted on 27 July 2022 in respect of 126,443 Ordinary Shares at nil consideration. 59,428 Ordinary Shares were sold to cover associated tax and National Insurance liabilities.
Trevor Taylor
Trevor Taylor has exercised the LTIP option granted on 27 July 2022 in respect of 94,832 Ordinary Shares at nil consideration. 44,571 Ordinary Shares were sold to cover associated tax and National Insurance liabilities.
Following the above transactions, the interests of the executive Directors in Ordinary Shares are:
| Director | Position | Total direct shareholding in Company | Total shareholding under Deferred Bonus Plan (held in ESOT) | Total number of LTIP options held | Total potential %* shareholding including LTIP options and DBP shares |
| Mark Smith | Chief Executive Officer | 196,202 | 71,195 | 209,322 | 3.58% |
| Trevor Taylor | Chief Financial Officer | 151,809 | 55,187 | 169,444
| 2.82% |
*Assumes future issuance satisfied from ESOT
For further information please contact:
| Billington Holdings Plc Mark Smith, Chief Executive Officer Trevor Taylor, Chief Financial Officer | Tel: 01226 340 666 |
| Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd - Nomad and Broker Ed Frisby / Trisyia Jamaludin - Corporate Finance Andrew Burdis - ECM | Tel: 020 7220 0500 |
| IFC Advisory Limited Tim Metcalfe Graham Herring Zach Cohen | Tel: 020 3934 6630 billington@investor-focus.co.uk |
About Billington Holdings plc
Billington Holdings plc (AIM: BILN), one of the UK's leading structural steel and construction safety solutions specialists, is a UK based Group of companies focused on structural steel and engineering activities throughout the UK and European markets. Group companies pride themselves on the provision of high technical and professional standards of service to niche markets with emphasis on building strong, trusted and long-standing partnerships with all of our clients. https://billington-holdings.plc.uk/
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Mark Smith | ||||
| 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 | Billington Holdings Plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800MUHLXWQQ6MEN67 | ||||
| 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 10p each
GB0000332667 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of LTIP options & sale of shares
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price |
126,443 exercised at nil cost. 59,428 sold for 362.50p | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 May 2025 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off Market | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Trevor Michael Taylor | ||||
| 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 | Billington Holdings Plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800MUHLXWQQ6MEN67 | ||||
| 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 10p each
GB0000332667 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Deferred Bonus Plan transfer, exercise of options & sale of shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price |
94,832 exercised at nil cost. 44,571 sold for 362.50p | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 May 2025 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off Market | ||||
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