Nichols plc, a diversified soft drinks Group, announced that its Group Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Milne, and People & Sustainability Director, Christine Shillington, exercised options over ordinary shares. Milne exercised 5,436 nil cost options and 15,208 ordinary shares under the Company's Hybrid Incentive Plan. This increased his interest in the company to 36,242 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.099% of the issued share capital. Shillington exercised options over 1,795 ordinary shares, bringing her interest in the company to 3,653 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.010% of the issued share capital.

In total, 22,439 existing Ordinary Shares were transferred from treasury to satisfy options exercises. The issued share capital of the Company consists of 36,968,772 Ordinary Shares, with 450,711 held in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of Ordinary Shares carrying voting rights in the Company is 36,518,061. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in the Company under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Nichols plc is an international diversified soft drinks business with sales in over 60 countries. The Group is home to the iconic Vimto brand, popular in the UK, the Middle East, and Africa, along with other brands in its portfolio such as SLUSH PUPPiE, Starslush, ICEE, Levi Roots, and Sunkist. For more information about Nichols, visit their website.