Equipmake Holdings - Grant of Options
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Equipmake Holdings PLC
08 September 2026
8 September 2026
Equipmake Holdings plc
("Equipmake" or the "Company")
Grant of Options
Equipmake, a market leader in engineering-driven differentiated electrification technologies, products and
solutions for the off-highway, on-highway, and aerospace and defence sectors, announces the grant to directors
and employees of options ("Options") on 7 September 2026 over a total of 105,622,723 Ordinary Shares of
£0.0001 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), including to the four Equipmake directors, under the
Equipmake Share Option Plan.
On 31 July 2025 the Company announced its intention to issue Options exercisable at 1.40 pence per Ordinary
Share to certain of its directors and employees and these Options have now been granted. The Options are
exercisable at a price of 1.40 pence per Ordinary Share from 7 September 2028 until 7 September 2036, subject
to the satisfaction of the performance conditions set out below. In the event of a general offer for the Company,
the Options will become immediately exercisable in full, irrespective of whether the normal exercise date has
been reached or any of the performance conditions have been satisfied:
1. one third of the Ordinary Shares subject to each Option will become exercisable once the volume
weighted average price of an Ordinary Share over 10 consecutive dealing days ("10 Day VWAP") has
reached 2.8p;
2. a further third of the Ordinary Shares subject to each Option will become exercisable once the 10 Day
VWAP has reached 3.5p; and
3. the remaining Ordinary Shares subject to each Option will become exercisable once the 10 Day VWAP has
reached 4.2p.
The Ordinary Shares subject to the Options represent approximately 9.40% of the Company's current issued share
capital.
The Options granted to directors of the Company are set out below. These total in aggregate 52,811,362 Options.
The remaining 52,811,361 Options have been granted to senior employees of the Company who are not
considered to be PDMRs.
Position Number of Options
granted
Total number of
Options held post grant
Ian Foley Chief Executive Officer 28,091,150 28,091,150
Jason Abbott Chief Operating Officer 7,865,522 7,865,522
Tim Metcalfe Non-Executive Chairman 11,236,460 11,236,460
Dena Bellamy Non-Executive Director 5,618,230 5,618,230
Ian Foley, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, currently holds 382,581,343 Ordinary Shares, representing
34.05% of the Company's existing issued share capital. Under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code, while Mr Foley is
interested in shares carrying 30% or more, but not more than 50%, of the voting rights of the Company, any
acquisition by him of a further interest in Ordinary Shares which increases the percentage of voting rights in
which he is interested may, in the absence of a waiver or other consent from the Takeover Panel, give rise to an
obligation to make a mandatory offer for the remaining Ordinary Shares of the Company. Accordingly, Mr Foley
has irrevocably undertaken to the Company not to exercise any of his Options to the extent that such exercise
would result in an obligation arising under Rule 9 of the Takeover Code.
The information in the below notification is disclosed in accordance with Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse
Regulation.
1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name 1. Ian Foley
2. Jason Abbott
3. Timothy Mark Metcalfe
4. Dena Bellamy
2. Reason for the Notification
a) Position/status 1. Chief Executive Officer
2. Chief Operating Officer
3. Non-Executive Chairman
4. Non-Executive Director
b) Initial notification /
Amendment
Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,
auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Equipmake Holdings plc
b) LEI 213800NY1WGJ26E4HB59
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
Ordinary Shares of £0.0001 each
Identification Code GB00BMBVXB73
b) Nature of the transaction Grant of Options
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
1. 1.40 pence per
Ordinary Share
28,091,150 Options
over Ordinary Shares
2. 1.40 pence per
Ordinary Share
7,865,522 Options
over Ordinary Shares
3. 1.40 pence per
Ordinary Share
11,236,460 Options
over Ordinary Shares
4. 1.40 pence per
Ordinary Share
5,618,230 Options
over Ordinary Shares
d) Aggregated information:
· Aggregated volume
· Price
N/A
e) Date of the transaction 7 September 2026
f) Place of the Transaction Outside a Trading Venue
For further information, please contact:
Equipmake
Tim Metcalfe, Non-Executive Chairman
Ian Foley, CEO
Via IFC
VSA Capital (Financial Adviser, Aquis Corporate Adviser
and Broker)
Andrew Raca / Brian Wong
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3005 5000
IFC Advisory (Financial PR and IR Adviser)
Graham Herring / Zach Cohen
Tel: +44 (0)20 3934 6632
equipmake@investor-focus.co.uk
Sign up for Equipmake updates here: https://investors.equipmake.co.uk/auth/signup
About Equipmake
Equipmake is a UK-based industrial technology company specialising in the engineering, development and
production of electrification products to meet the needs of the automotive and other sectors in support of the
transition from fossil-fuelled to zero-emission drivetrains.
Equipmake is a leader in high performance technologically advanced electric motors, inverters and complete
zero-emission electric drivetrains and power electronic systems. Equipmake has developed a vertically integrated
solution providing fully bespoke solutions to its customers. The Company is focussed on accelerating traction with
OEM and Tier 1 suppliers in relation to higher margin component and drivetrain supply under long-term growth
contracts.
Key differentiators of the Company offerings are its advanced technology and performance, reliability and
adherence to ASIL-D1
functional safety. Equipmake's advanced motor and inverter technology, featuring ASIL-D
compliance, are designed to customers' highest functional safety standards. With decades of experience in
electric drivetrain integration and a dedicated prototype vehicle testing facility, Equipmake can significantly
accelerate product development for customers.
Further investor and background information may be found on the Company's website, including video interviews
and interested parties can sign up to follow the company at:
https://investors.equipmake.co.uk/
1 Automotive Safety Integrity Level ("ASIL") is a risk classification scheme defined by the ISO 26262 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
standard and is a critical requirement for road vehicles. Of the four ASILs identified by the standard, ASIL-D dictates the highest integrity
requirements on the product, which require exceptional rigour in their development.
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