Unigel Group plc

(the "Group" or the "Company")

Director / PDMR Shareholdings

Unigel Group plc (AQSE: UNX), the manufacturer and supplier of materials used in the manufacture of telecommunication fibre optic cables announces the transfer of certain shares beneficially held by Eric Chhoa, CEO of the Company, to certain individuals and Mukthiar (Danny) Sohal, a PDMR of the Company, and the sale and purchase of certain shares as part of a separate transfer of shares, from a shareholder to Crystal Koh, a director of Unitape Limited and PDMR of the Company.

Eric Chhoa Share Transfer

The Company was notified on 9 November 2023 that Hikari Capital Limited, a company controlled and majority owned by Eric Chhoa, CEO of the Company, sold 3,505,546 ordinary shares on 8 November 2023 at a price of 64 pence per share ("Share Transfer"). The Share Transfer was completed as an off-market transaction.

Following the Share Transfer, Eric Chhoa holds 6,494,454 ordinary shares in the Company representing 57.55 per cent. of the Company's current issued share capital.

As part of the Share Transfer, Mukthiar (Danny) Sohal, Director of Unigel Inc and Deputy CEO of Unigel (UK) Limited and PDMR of the Company, has acquired ordinary shares in the Company as set out below:

*30,000 ordinary shares are held by Sally Singh-Sohal, Spouse of Mukhtiar (Danny) Sohal.

Crystal Koh Share Transfer

The Company was also notified on 9 November 2023 that Crystal Koh, Director of Unitape Limited and PDMR of the Company, acquired 30,000 ordinary shares at a price of 64 pence per ordinary share on 8 November 2023, as part of a share transfer from a shareholder in the Company. Crystal Koh's share transfer was completed as an off-market transaction.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the UK Market Abuse Regulation and the Directors of the Company are responsible for the release of this announcement.

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Notes to Editors

Unigel Group plc is the holding company whose operating subsidiaries, Unigel (UK) Limited ("Unigel") and Unitape Limited ("Unitape") manufacture and distribute materials used in the manufacture of telecommunication fibre optic cables.

Unigel, in which the Group has a 60.0% holding, formulates, manufactures, and markets thixotropic gels primarily to the fibre optic cable industry. In addition, it also makes specialty gel products for the construction, green energy, and high voltage transmission apparatus markets.

Unitape, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Group, is one of the largest domestic manufacturers and suppliers of laminated steel tapes to the fibre optic cable industry in North America.