Director/PDMR Shareholding

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RNS Number : 7061M Future PLC 23 December 2025  

Date: 23 December 2025     Future plc (the "Company")   Director/PDMR holding   Sale of shares to cover tax on vesting of shares On 22 December 2025, 7,958 shares were sold to cover tax arising on vesting of 16,846 Ordinary shares of 15p each awarded under the Future plc 2023 Performance Share Plan ("PSP") on 21 December 2023, prior to Kevin Li Ying becoming a Director/PDMR of the Company.  The remaining 8,888 shares will be retained, as part of the Directors' shareholding requirement under the Company's 2023 Directors' Remuneration Policy. 

1  

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated  

a)  

Name    

Kevin Li Ying  

2  

Reason for the notification  

a)  

Position/status    

Chief Executive Officer (PDMR)

b)  

Initial notification /Amendment  

Initial notification

3  

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor  

a)  

Name    

Future plc

b)  

LEI    

213800K2581YRLEXV353

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 15p each

Identification code

GB00BYZN9041





b)  

Nature of the transaction    

Sale in the market of 7,958 shares to cover tax arising on vesting of 16,846 Ordinary shares of 15p each awarded under the Future plc 2023 Performance Share Plan ("PSP") on 21 December 2023, prior to Kevin Li Ying becoming a Director/PDMR of the Company.   

c)  

Price(s) and volume(s)



Price(s) £5.31  

Volume(s) 7,958



d)  

Aggregated information





N/A (single transaction)

- Aggregated volume







- Price







e)  

Date of the transaction  

22 December 2025

f)  

Place of the transaction  

London Stock Exchange

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