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QinetiQ Group plc (the "Company")
2 July 2026
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities or persons closely associated with them
The Company announces that on 1 July 2026, the following share transactions occurred in respect of Steve Wadey, its Group Chief Executive Officer / Director / Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") and Martin Cooper, its Chief Financial Officer / Director / PDMR:
Annual Bonus Plan ("ABP")
Vesting of the 2024 ABP award (the "FY24 ABP") as Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") as described in the table below:
Name | Shares Vesting | Shares sold to cover tax liability | Balance of retained Shares |
Steve Wadey | 78,911 | 37,219 | 41,692 |
The Remuneration Committee have confirmed the award of the Bonus Shares element of the 2026 ABP award (the "FY26 ABP"), comprising 30% of the value of the total award. As a result, 30% of the FY26 ABP award will vest as Ordinary Shares on 1 July 2028, as described in the table below:
Name | % Determination | Number of Shares | Normal Bonus Share Vesting Date |
Steve Wadey | 30% | 51,633 | 1 July 2028 |
Martin Cooper | 30% | 33,114 | 1 July 2028 |
Long-term Performance Award Plan ("LPA")
A conditional award of Ordinary Shares was granted under the LPA over the following maximum number of shares (the "FY27 LPA"):
Name | Number of Shares | Normal Vesting Date |
Steve Wadey | 447,675 | 1 July 2029 |
Martin Cooper | 280,992 | 1 July 2029 |
The Notification of Dealing Forms for the above transactions are set out below. These notifications are provided in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |
a) | Name | Steve Wadey |
2. | Reason for the notification | |
a) | Position / status | Chief Executive Officer/Director |
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification |
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | QinetiQ Group plc |
b) | Legal Entity Identifier Code | 213800S8OBDOZMCMUW34 |
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
Identification code
|
QinetiQ Group plc ordinary shares of 1 pence
GB00B0WMWD03 |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Vesting of shares under the QinetiQ Group plc Annual Bonus Plan, sale of sufficient shares to satisfy Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions required to be withheld on release and transfer of balance subject to a two-year holding period.
|
c) | Currency | GBP - British Pound |
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s)
Vesting Nil 78,911
Sale of shares To satisfy income Tax and NICs liability £ 4.35076 37,219
Transfer of shares Nil 41,692
|
e) | Aggregated information - Price
- Volume
- Total
|
Vesting: Price Nil / Volume: 78,911
Tax/NI sale: Price £4.35076 / Volume 37,219
Transfer: Price Nil / Volume 41,692 |
f) | Date of the transaction | 2026-07-01 |
g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |
a) | Name | Steve Wadey |
2 | Reasons for the Notification | |
a) | Position / status | Chief Executive Officer/Director |
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a | Name | QinetiQ Group plc ("QinetiQ") |
b | LEI | 213800S8OBDOZMCMUW34 |
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 | QinetiQ Group plc ordinary shares of 1 pence GB00B0WMWD03 |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Confirmation that 30% of the 2026 Annual Bonus Plan ("FY26 ABP") award will vest as Ordinary Shares on 1 July 2028 under the QinetiQ Group plc Annual Bonus Plan. |
c) | Currency | GBP - British Pound |
d) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price(s) Volume(s)
Determination Nil 51,633
|
e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Single Transaction |
f) | Date of the transaction | 1-07-2026 |
g) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |
a) | Name | Martin Cooper |
2 | Reasons for the Notification | |
a) | Position / status | Chief Financial Officer/Director |
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a | Name | QinetiQ Group plc ("QinetiQ") |
b | LEI | 213800S8OBDOZMCMUW34 |
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 | QinetiQ Group plc ordinary shares of 1 pence GB00B0WMWD03 |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Confirmation that 30% of the 2026 Annual Bonus Plan ("FY26 ABP") award will vest as Ordinary Shares on 1 July 2028 under the QinetiQ Group plc Annual Bonus Plan. |
c) | Currency | GBP - British Pound |
d) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price(s) Volume(s)
Determination Nil 33,114 |
e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Single Transaction |
f) | Date of the transaction | 1-07-2026 |
g) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
a) | Name | Steve Wadey | ||||
2 | Reasons for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | Chief Executive Officer/Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a | Name | QinetiQ Group plc ("QinetiQ") | ||||
b | LEI | 213800S8OBDOZMCMUW34 | ||||
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 | QinetiQ Group plc ordinary shares of 1 pence GB00B0WMWD03 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of conditional awards over 447,675 Ordinary Shares (the "FY27 LPA") under the QinetiQ Group plc Long-term Performance Award Plan, due to vest on 1 July 2029 | ||||
c) | Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||
d) | Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Single Transaction | ||||
f) | Date of the transaction | 1-07-2026 | ||||
g) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
a) | Name | Martin Cooper | ||||
2 | Reasons for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position / status | Chief Financial Officer/Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a | Name | QinetiQ Group plc ("QinetiQ") | ||||
b | LEI | 213800S8OBDOZMCMUW34 | ||||
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 | QinetiQ Group plc ordinary shares of 1 pence GB00B0WMWD03 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of conditional awards over 280,992 Ordinary Shares (the "FY27 LPA") under the QinetiQ Group plc Long-term Performance Award Plan, due to vest on 1 July 2029 | ||||
c) | Currency | GBP - British Pound | ||||
d) | Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Single Transaction | ||||
f) | Date of the transaction | 1-07-2026 | ||||
g) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
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