LONDON

Director/PDMR Shareholding

July 17, 2026

ZIGUP plc

(“ZIGUP” or the “Company”)

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OR CONNECTED PERSONS

The Company announces that on 15 July 2026 (the “Award Date”)   Martin Ward and Rachel Coulson received awards of ordinary shares of £0.50 in the Company by the Company’s Employment Benefit Trust   (EBT) in accordance with the rules of the executive annual bonus plan for FY2026 (EAB).

Subject to the rules of the EAB, the shares will be held by J.P. Morgan Nominee Account until the sooner of the third anniversary of the award date or the date on which the director’s employment with the Company ceases.

Details of awards granted are set out below. 

 __________________________________________________________________________
| 1| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person|
|  |closely associated                                                     |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|__|_______________________________________________________________________|
|  |Name                           |                                       |
|a)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |  Martin Ward                          |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
| 2| Reason for the notification                                           |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|__|_______________________________________________________________________|
|  |Position/status                |                                       |
|a)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |Chief Executive Officer                |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Initial notification /Amendment|                                       |
|b)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |Initial notification                   |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
| 3| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction |
|  |platform, auctioneer or auction monitor                                |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|__|_______________________________________________________________________|
|  |Name                           |                                       |
|a)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |ZIGUP plc                              |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |LEI                            |                                       |
|b)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41                   |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each    |
|  |type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and|
| 4|(iv) each place where transactions have been conducted                 |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|__|_______________________________________________________________________|
|a)|Description of the financial   |                                       |
|  |instrument, type of instrument |Ordinary shares of £0.50 each in ZIGUP |
|  |                               |plc                                    |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Identification code            |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|b)|                               |GB00B41H7391                           |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Nature of the transaction      |                                       |
|c)|                               |Allocation of shares under the rules of|
|  |                               |the Company's Executive Annual Bonus   |
|  |                               |Plan                                   |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               | __________________                    |
|  |                               ||Price(s)|         |                   |
|  |                               ||        |Volume(s)|                   |
|  |Price(s) and volume(s)         ||        |         |                   |
|d)|                               ||________|_________|                   |
|  |                               ||£4.495  |         |                   |
|  |                               ||        |48,592   |                   |
|  |                               ||        |         |                   |
|  |                               ||________|_________|                   |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Aggregated information         |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |- Aggregated Volume            |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |48,592                                 |
|  |                               |                                       |
|e)|- Price                        |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |£4.495                                 |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |- Total                        |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |£218,421.04                            |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Date of the transaction        |                                       |
|f)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |15 July 2026                           |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Place of the transaction       |                                       |
|g)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |Outside of a Trading Venue             |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|

  

 __________________________________________________________________________
| 1| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person|
|  |closely associated                                                     |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|__|_______________________________________________________________________|
|  |Name                           |                                       |
|a)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |  Rachel Coulson                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
| 2| Reason for the notification                                           |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|__|_______________________________________________________________________|
|  |Position/status                |                                       |
|a)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |Chief Financial Officer                |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Initial notification /Amendment|                                       |
|b)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |Initial notification                   |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
| 3| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction |
|  |platform, auctioneer or auction monitor                                |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|__|_______________________________________________________________________|
|  |Name                           |                                       |
|a)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |ZIGUP plc                              |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |LEI                            |                                       |
|b)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41                   |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each    |
|  |type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and|
| 4|(iv) each place where transactions have been conducted                 |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|__|_______________________________________________________________________|
|a)|Description of the financial   |                                       |
|  |instrument, type of instrument |Ordinary shares of £0.50 each in ZIGUP |
|  |                               |plc                                    |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Identification code            |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|b)|                               |GB00B41H7391                           |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Nature of the transaction      |                                       |
|c)|                               |Allocation of shares under the rules of|
|  |                               |the Company's Executive Annual Bonus   |
|  |                               |Plan                                   |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               | __________________                    |
|  |                               ||Price(s)|         |                   |
|  |                               ||        |Volume(s)|                   |
|  |Price(s) and volume(s)         ||        |         |                   |
|d)|                               ||________|_________|                   |
|  |                               ||£4.495  |         |                   |
|  |                               ||        |16,626   |                   |
|  |                               ||        |         |                   |
|  |                               ||________|_________|                   |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Aggregated information         |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |- Aggregated Volume            |16,626                                 |
|  |                               |                                       |
|e)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |- Price                        |£4.495                                 |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |- Total                        |£74,733.87                             |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Date of the transaction        |                                       |
|f)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |15 July 2026                           |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Place of the transaction       |                                       |
|g)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |Outside of a Trading Venue             |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|

 

The Company further announces that on 17 July 2026 the following nil cost options over Ordinary Shares of £0.50 each in the Company were exercised and partially sold (to cover applicable taxes and National Insurance obligations arising therefrom). 

 __________________________________________________________________________
| 1| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person|
|  |closely associated                                                     |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|__|_______________________________________________________________________|
|  |Name                           |                                       |
|a)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |  Harvey Stead (PDMR)                  |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
| 2| Reason for the notification                                           |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|__|_______________________________________________________________________|
|  |Position/status                |                                       |
|a)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |Chief Executive Officer UK & Ireland   |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Initial notification /Amendment|                                       |
|b)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |Initial notification                   |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
| 3| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction |
|  |platform, auctioneer or auction monitor                                |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|__|_______________________________________________________________________|
|  |Name                           |                                       |
|a)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |ZIGUP plc                              |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |LEI                            |                                       |
|b)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41                   |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each    |
|  |type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and|
| 4|(iv) each place where transactions have been conducted                 |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|  |                                                                       |
|__|_______________________________________________________________________|
|a)|Description of the financial   |                                       |
|  |instrument, type of instrument |Ordinary shares of £0.50 each in ZIGUP |
|  |                               |plc                                    |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Identification code            |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|b)|                               |GB00B41H7391                           |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Nature of the transaction      |Exercise of nil cost options over      |
|c)|                               |Ordinary Shares awarded under the ZIGUP|
|  |                               |plc Executive Performance Share Plan   |
|  |                               |(EPSP)                                 |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               | __________________                    |
|  |                               ||Price(s)|         |                   |
|  |                               ||        |Volume(s)|                   |
|  |Price(s) and volume(s)         ||        |         |                   |
|d)|                               ||________|_________|                   |
|  |                               ||Nil     |         |                   |
|  |                               ||        |11,721   |                   |
|  |                               ||        |         |                   |
|  |                               ||________|_________|                   |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Aggregated information         |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |- Aggregated Volume            |11,721                                 |
|  |                               |                                       |
|e)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |- Price                        |Nil                                    |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |- Total                        |Nil                                    |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Date of the transaction        |                                       |
|f)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |17 July 2026                           |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|
|  |Place of the transaction       |                                       |
|g)|                               |                                       |
|  |                               |London Stock Exchange                  |
|  |                               |                                       |
|  |                               |                                       |
|__|_______________________________|_______________________________________|

  

 ___________________________________________________________________________
| 1| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person |
|  |closely associated                                                      |
|  |                                                                        |
|  |                                                                        |
|__|________________________________________________________________________|
|  |Name                           |                                        |
|a)|                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |  Harvey Stead (PDMR)                   |
|  |                               |                                        |
|__|_______________________________|________________________________________|
| 2| Reason for the notification                                            |
|  |                                                                        |
|  |                                                                        |
|__|________________________________________________________________________|
|  |Position/status                |                                        |
|a)|                               |                                        |
|  |                               |Chief Executive Officer UK & Ireland    |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|__|_______________________________|________________________________________|
|  |Initial notification /Amendment|                                        |
|b)|                               |                                        |
|  |                               |Initial notification                    |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|__|_______________________________|________________________________________|
| 3| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction  |
|  |platform, auctioneer or auction monitor                                 |
|  |                                                                        |
|  |                                                                        |
|__|________________________________________________________________________|
|  |Name                           |                                        |
|a)|                               |                                        |
|  |                               |ZIGUP plc                               |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|__|_______________________________|________________________________________|
|  |LEI                            |                                        |
|b)|                               |                                        |
|  |                               |213800B3ZUTDOZYVJB41                    |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|__|_______________________________|________________________________________|
|  | 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) |
| 4|each place where transactions have been conducted                       |
|  |                                                                        |
|  |                                                                        |
|  |                                                                        |
|  |                                                                        |
|__|________________________________________________________________________|
|a)|Description of the financial   |                                        |
|  |instrument, type of instrument |Ordinary shares of £0.50 each in ZIGUP  |
|  |                               |plc                                     |
|  |                               |                                        |
|__|_______________________________|________________________________________|
|  |Identification code            |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|b)|                               |GB00B41H7391                            |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|__|_______________________________|________________________________________|
|  |Nature of the transaction      |Sale of Ordinary Shares to meet personal|
|c)|                               |tax and NI obligations arising from     |
|  |                               |exercise of nil cost options under the  |
|  |                               |ZIGUP plc EPSP.                         |
|  |                               |                                        |
|__|_______________________________|________________________________________|
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               | __________________                     |
|  |                               ||Price(s)|         |                    |
|  |                               ||        |Volume(s)|                    |
|  |Price(s) and volume(s)         ||        |         |                    |
|d)|                               ||________|_________|                    |
|  |                               ||£4.585  |         |                    |
|  |                               ||        |5,529    |                    |
|  |                               ||        |         |                    |
|  |                               ||________|_________|                    |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|__|_______________________________|________________________________________|
|  |Aggregated information         |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |- Aggregated Volume            |5,529                                   |
|  |                               |                                        |
|e)|                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |- Price                        |£4.585                                  |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |- Total                        |£25,350.47                              |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|__|_______________________________|________________________________________|
|  |Date of the transaction        |                                        |
|f)|                               |                                        |
|  |                               |17 July 2026                            |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|__|_______________________________|________________________________________|
|  |Place of the transaction       |                                        |
|g)|                               |                                        |
|  |                               |London Stock Exchange                   |
|  |                               |                                        |
|  |                               |                                        |
|__|_______________________________|________________________________________|

 

This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligation under Article 19 of the   UK   Market Abuse Regulation.

For further information, please contact:

ZIGUP plc

Matthew Barton, Company Secretary