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Of the Options granted, 26,500 Options were granted to certain persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs”). The Options can be exercised on or after the vesting date. The following PDMRs were granted Options:    | **Name**  | **Position**  | **Number of Options granted**  | **Exercise Price**  | **Vesting date**  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | John R. Shaw  | Chief Executive Officer  | 9,600  | 118.4p  | 07 April 2025  | | Laura Denner  | Chief Financial Officer  | 8,200  | 118.4p  | 07 April 2025  | | Yvon Durant  | Chief Technical Officer  | 8,700  | 118.4p  | 07 April 2025  |   As at today’s date, there are a total of 598,492 Options outstanding.    | **Itaconix plc**  | **+1 603 775-4400**  | | --- | --- | | John R. Shaw / Laura Denner  |   | | **Rosewood**  | **+44 (0)20 7653 8702**  | | John West / Llew Angus  |   | | **Canaccord Genuity – Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker**  | **+44 (0) 20 7523 8000**  | | Adam James / Harry Pardoe  |   |     | **Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.**  | | | | --- | --- | --- | | **1**  | **Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated**  | | | a.  | Name  | John Shaw  | | **2**  | **Reason for notification**  | | | a.  | Position/Status  | Chief Executive Officer  | | b.  | Initial notification/  Amendment  | Initial Notification  | | **3**  | **Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor**  | | | a.  | Name  | Itaconix plc  | | b.  | LEI  | 2138000KA3GOCK2ZA496  | | **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  | Options over Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each  GB00BPK3YZ68      | | b.  | Nature of the transaction  | Issuance of Options  | |  c.  | Price(s) and volume(s)  |   Exercise Price(s)  Volume(s)  118.4p  9,600    | | d.  | Aggregated information  - Aggregated Volume  - Price  |  N/A    | | e.  | Date of the transaction  | 7 April 2025  | | f.  | Place of the transaction  | Outside a trading venue  |   | **Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.**  | | | | --- | --- | --- | | **1**  | **Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated**  | | | a.  | Name  | Laura Denner  | | **2**  | **Reason for notification**  | | | a.  | Position/Status  | Chief Financial Officer  | | b.  | Initial notification/  Amendment  | Initial Notification  | | **3**  | **Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor**  | | | a.  | Name  | Itaconix plc  | | b.  | LEI  | 2138000KA3GOCK2ZA496  | | **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  | Options over Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each  GB00BPK3YZ68      | | b.  | Nature of the transaction  | Issuance of Options  | |  c.  | Price(s) and volume(s)  |   Exercise Price(s)  Volume(s)  118.4p  8,200    | | d.  | Aggregated information  - Aggregated Volume  - Price  |  N/a    | | e.  | Date of the transaction  | 7 April 2025  | | f.  | Place of the transaction  | Outside a trading venue  |   | **Notification of a Transaction pursuant to Article 19(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.**  | | | | --- | --- | --- | | **1**  | **Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated**  | | | a.  | Name  | Yvon Durant  | | **2**  | **Reason for notification**  | | | a.  | Position/Status  | Chief Technical Officer  | | b.  | Initial notification/  Amendment  | Initial Notification  | | **3**  | **Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor**  | | | a.  | Name  | Itaconix plc  | | b.  | LEI  | 2138000KA3GOCK2ZA496  | | **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  | Options over Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each  GB00BPK3YZ68      | | b.  | Nature of the transaction  | Issuance of Options  | |  c.  | Price(s) and volume(s)  |   Exercise Price(s)  Volume(s)  118.4p  8,700    | | d.  | Aggregated information  - Aggregated Volume  - Price  |  N/a    | | e.  | Date of the transaction  | 7 April 2025  | | f.  | Place of the transaction  | Outside a trading venue  |   **About Itaconix**    Itaconix uses its proprietary plant-based polymer technology platform to produce and sell specialty ingredients that improve the safety, performance, and sustainability of consumer products.  The Company's current ingredients are enabling and leading new generations of products in cleaning, hygiene, and beauty.  [www.itaconix.com](https://www.itaconix.com/)   ![background image](https://8820271.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/8820271/assets/images/backgrounds/glow-cta-bar.svg) ### Download this full RNS News Release [Download](https://8820271.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/8820271/Itaconix-Grants-of-Options-RNS-04-April-2025.pdf) ## Related Articles [Investor News Itaconix delivers first order of new sustainable odor control polymer to Croda Jan 8, 2020 2 min read ![](https://8820271.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/8820271/hubfs/itaconix-delivers-first-order-of-new-sustainable-odour-control-polymer-to-croda.png?width=450&height=250&name=itaconix-delivers-first-order-of-new-sustainable-odour-control-polymer-to-croda.png) ](https://itaconix.com/blog/itaconix-delivers-first-order-of-new-sustable-odour-control-polymer-to-croda-jan-07-2020) [Investor News Launch of the Itaconix SPARX Program Oct 16, 2024 2 min read ![](https://8820271.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/8820271/hubfs/RNS-sparx-program.png?width=450&height=250&name=RNS-sparx-program.png) ](https://itaconix.com/blog/launch-of-itaconix-sparx-program) [Investor News Update on US Tariffs May 1, 2025 3 min read ![](https://8820271.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/8820271/hubfs/Update-On-Tariffs-Graphic.png?width=450&height=250&name=Update-On-Tariffs-Graphic.png) ](https://itaconix.com/blog/update-on-us-tariffs) ## Subscribe via Email Subscribe to our blog to get insights sent directly to your inbox. ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Emily Garcia", "url" : "https://itaconix.com/blog/author/emily-garcia" }, "dateModified" : "2025-04-07T13:31:16.108Z", "datePublished" : "2025-04-07T06:15:00.000Z", "headline" : "Grants of Options & PDMR dealings", "image" : [ "https://8820271.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/8820271/Grant-of-Options-Graphic.png" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://itaconix.com/blog/grant-of-options-pdmr-dealings", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://8820271.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/8820271/assets/images/logos/logo-full-color.png" }, "name" : "Itaconix" } } ```