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19 May 2026 18:14
Bango PLC
("Bango")
PDMR Share Purchases via Employee Share Incentive Plan
Cambridge, UK, 19 May 2026 - Bango (AIM: BGO), announces Director and PDMR share purchases via its employee share incentive plan (the "SIP") which was established in in November 2022.
On 19 May 2026, Bango received notification from Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited, the trustee of the SIP, that on 18 May 2026, it purchased in aggregate 37,398 Ordinary Shares in the market at a price of 59p per Ordinary Share on behalf of that Directors and PDMRs set out in the table below. These individuals were awarded Matching Shares in accordance with the terms of the SIP.
Director / PDMR | Title and Position | Number of Partnership Shares acquired under the SIP on 18 May 2026 | Number of Matching Shares acquired under the SIP on 18 May 2026 | Total beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares following these acquisitions | |
Number of Ordinary Shares | Approximate % of Company's issued share capital | ||||
Ray Anderson | Executive Chair and Director | 255 | 510 | 5,701,429 | 7.40% |
Paul Larbey | CEO and Director | 3,053 | 6,106 | 208,189 | 0.27% |
Matthew Wilson | CFO and Director | 3,052 | 6,104 | 27,845 | 0.04% |
Wayne Griffiths | COO and PDMR | 3,053 | 6,106 | 37,432 | 0.05% |
Rachel Ellis | General Counsel & Company Secretary and PDMR | 3,053 | 6,106 | 50,558 | 0.07% |
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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 | Ray Anderson | ||||||||||
2 | Reason for notification | |||||||||||
a) | Position/Status | Executive Chair and Director | ||||||||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||
a) | Name | Bango PLC | ||||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800V5MWHQCL7RF574 | ||||||||||
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 20 pence each GB00B0BRN552 | ||||||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Purchase of partnership shares under the SIP 2. Award of matching shares under the SIP | ||||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 18 May 2026 | ||||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange XLON | ||||||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||||
a) | Name | Paul Larbey | ||||||||||
2 | Reason for notification | |||||||||||
a) | Position/Status | CEO and Director | ||||||||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||
a) | Name | Bango PLC | ||||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800V5MWHQCL7RF574 | ||||||||||
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 20 pence each GB00B0BRN552 | ||||||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Purchase of partnership shares under the SIP 2. Award of matching shares under the SIP | ||||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 18 May 2026 | ||||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange XLON | ||||||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||||
a) | Name | Matthew Wilson | ||||||||||
2 | Reason for notification | |||||||||||
a) | Position/Status | CFO and Director | ||||||||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||
a) | Name | Bango PLC | ||||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800V5MWHQCL7RF574 | ||||||||||
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 20 pence each GB00B0BRN552 | ||||||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Purchase of partnership shares under the SIP 2. Award of matching shares under the SIP | ||||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 18 May 2026 | ||||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange XLON |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||||
a) | Name | Wayne Griffiths | ||||||||||
2 | Reason for notification | |||||||||||
a) | Position/Status | COO and PDMR | ||||||||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||
a) | Name | Bango PLC | ||||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800V5MWHQCL7RF574 | ||||||||||
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 20 pence each GB00B0BRN552 | ||||||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Purchase of partnership shares under the SIP 2. Award of matching shares under the SIP | ||||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 18 May 2026 | ||||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange XLON | ||||||||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||||
a) | Name | Rachel Ellis | ||||||||||
2 | Reason for notification | |||||||||||
a) | Position/Status | General Counsel & Company Secretary and PDMR | ||||||||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||
a) | Name | Bango PLC | ||||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800V5MWHQCL7RF574 | ||||||||||
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 20 pence each GB00B0BRN552 | ||||||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Purchase of partnership shares under the SIP 2. Award of matching shares under the SIP | ||||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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e) | Date of the transaction | 18 May 2026 | ||||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange XLON | ||||||||||
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