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LONDON, United Kingdom, April 14
Vesuvius plc
14 April 2026
Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
This notification is made in accordance with Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse
Regulation.
Grant of 2026 Long Term Incentive Share Awards
Vesuvius plc (the «Company») announces that on 13 April 2026, performance share
awards (the «Awards») were granted over the Company’s ordinary shares («Shares»)
under the Vesuvius Share Plan in accordance with the Company’s Remuneration
Policy :
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|PDMR Name |Maximum number of Shares under Award («Award Shares»)1|
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|Patrick André|390,051 |
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|Mark Collis |175,972 |
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1. The performance conditions applicable to the 2026 Awards will be based 40%
on total shareholder return (TSR) performance, 40% on post-tax ROIC (ROIC)
achievement and 20% on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets, as
described in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report.
The number of Award Shares set out above is the maximum number which may vest
under the Awards, normally following the third anniversary of the award date.
The actual number of Award Shares which vest will depend upon the extent to
which performance conditions have been satisfied.
The 2026 Awards are subject to a holding period which will run until the fifth
anniversary of the grant date.
The Share price used to determine the number of Shares under awards was 407.28
pence being the average of the middle market quotation at close of business over
the 30 days ending on Sunday 12 April 2026.
The Vesuvius Share Plan was approved by shareholders at the Annual General
Meeting on 18 May 2022 and was amended at the Annual General Meeting on 18 May
2023.
Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Henry Knowles, General Counsel and Company Secretary +44 (0) 20 7822 0000
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|1 |Details of the person |
| |discharging managerial |
| |responsibilities / person |
| |closely associated |
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|a) |Name |Patrick André |
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|2 |Reason for the notification |
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|a) |Position/status |Chief Executive |
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|b) |Initial notification |Initial notification|
| |/Amendment | |
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|3 |Details of the issuer, |
| |emission allowance market |
| |participant, auction |
| |platform, auctioneer or |
| |auction monitor |
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|a) |Name |Vesuvius plc |
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|b) |LEI |213800ORZ521W585SY02|
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|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 |
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|a) |Description of the financial|Performance share |
| |instrument, type of |award over Vesuvius |
| |instrument |plc 10 pence |
| | |ordinary shares |
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| | |
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|Identification|ISIN: GB00B82YXW83 |
|code | |
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| | |
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|b) |Nature of the transaction |Grant of performance|
| | |share award under |
| | |the Vesuvius Share |
| | |Plan |
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|c) |Price(s) and volume(s) | | |||
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| | |Price(s)|Volume(s)||
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| | |nil |390,051 ||
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|d) |Aggregated information | |
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| | |
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|- Aggregated |390,051 |
|volume | |
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| | |
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|- Aggregated |nil |
|Price | |
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| | |
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|- Aggregated |£1,588,600 |
|Total | |
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| | |
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|e) |Date of the transaction |13 April 2026 |
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|f) |Place of the transaction |London – outside a |
| | |trading venue |
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|1 |Details of the person |
| |discharging managerial |
| |responsibilities / person |
| |closely associated |
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|a) |Name |Mark Collis |
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|2 |Reason for the notification |
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|a) |Position/status |Chief Financial |
| | |Officer |
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|b) |Initial notification |Initial notification|
| |/Amendment | |
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|3 |Details of the issuer, |
| |emission allowance market |
| |participant, auction |
| |platform, auctioneer or |
| |auction monitor |
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|a) |Name |Vesuvius plc |
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|b) |LEI |213800ORZ521W585SY02|
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|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 |
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|a) |Description of the financial|Performance share |
| |instrument, type of |award over Vesuvius |
| |instrument |plc 10 pence |
| | |ordinary shares |
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| | |
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|Identification|ISIN: GB00B82YXW83 |
|code | |
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| | |
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|b) |Nature of the transaction |Grant of performance|
| | |share award under |
| | |the Vesuvius Share |
| | |Plan |
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|c) |Price(s) and volume(s) | | |||
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| | |Price(s)|Volume(s)||
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| | |nil |175,972 ||
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|d) |Aggregated information | |
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| | |
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|- Aggregated |175,972 |
|volume | |
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| | |
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|- Aggregated |nil |
|Price | |
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| | |
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|- Aggregated |£716,699 |
|Total | |
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|e) |Date of the transaction |13 April 2026 |
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|f) |Place of the transaction |London – outside a |
| | |trading venue |
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Vesuvius plc, 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE
Registered in England and Wales No. 8217766
LEI: 213800ORZ521W585SY02
www.vesuvius.com
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