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Lords Group Trading plc released a Block Admission update on 5 February 2026 concerning ordinary shares from its 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan. For the period from 5 August 2025 to 5 February 2026, 10,965 Ordinary Shares were issued, reducing the unallotted balance under the scheme from 285,409 to 274,444 Ordinary Shares.
| Date | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 07:00:09 |
| Category | Miscellaneous |
| ID | 5348R |
5 February 2026
Lords Group Trading plc
('Lords', 'the Company' or the 'Group')
Block Admission Update
Lords, a leading distributor of building materials in the UK, provides an update in relation to the Company's block admission arrangements ('Block Admission') in respect of new ordinary shares of £0.005 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') which may be issued as a result of exercises of existing options to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Company's 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan.
Block Admission Interim Review
Pursuant to Rule 29 of, and Schedule Six to, the AIM Rules for Companies, the Company provides the following notification regarding its Block Admission.
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Name of applicant:
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Lords Group Trading plc
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Name of scheme: |
Nil cost options awarded to employees of the Company to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares in the Company in respect of the Company's 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan.
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Period of return: |
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05.08.2025
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05.02.2026
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Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return:
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285,409 Ordinary Shares |
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Plus: The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):
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Nil |
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Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period (see LR3.5.7G):
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10,965 Ordinary Shares |
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Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period:
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274,444 Ordinary Shares |
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Number and class of securities originally admitted and the date of admission:
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388,604 Ordinary Shares - 5 February 2024 |
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Name of Contact
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Stuart Kilpatrick |
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Telephone Number of Contact |
+44 (0)20 7583 8304 |
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- Ends -
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES:
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Lords Group Trading plc |
Via Burson Buchanan |
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Shanker Patel, Chief Executive Officer |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
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Stuart Kilpatrick, Chief Financial Officer |
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Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500 |
| Ben Jeynes / Seamus Fricker (Corporate Finance) Julian Morse / Henry Nicol / Matt Lewis (Sales and ECM) |
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Berenberg (Joint Broker) Matthew Armitt / Harry Nicholas / Detlir Elezi |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3207 7800 |
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Burson Buchanan |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
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Henry Harrison-Topham / Steph Whitmore / Abby Gilchrist |
Notes to Editors:
Lords is a specialist distributor of building, plumbing, heating and DIY goods. The Group principally sells to local tradesmen, small to medium sized plumbing and heating merchants, construction companies and retails directly to the general public.
The Group operates through the following three divisions:
Merchanting: supplies building materials and DIY goods through its network of merchant businesses and online platform capabilities. It operates both in the 'light side' (building materials and timber) and 'heavy side' (civils and landscaping), through 32 locations in the UK.
Plumbing and Heating: a specialist distributor in the UK of plumbing and heating products to a UK network of independent merchants, installers and the general public. The division offers its customers an attractive proposition through a multi-channel offering. The division operates over 16 locations enabling nationwide next day delivery service.
Digital: CMO Superstores provides an online route to market from nine specialist websites for construction and plumbing & heating customers.
Lords was established 40 years ago as a family business with its first retail unit in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. Since then, the Group has grown to a business operating from 50 sites.
For additional information please visit www.lordsgrouptradingplc.co.uk