Exercise of Options, Director Shareholding & TVR

SDI Group plc

("SDI", the "Company", or the "Group")

Exercise of Share Options, Director Shareholding and Total Voting Rights

SDI Group plc, the AIM quoted group focused on the design and manufacture of scientific and technology products for use in digital imaging and sensing and control applications, announces that it has issued and allotted a total of 650,000 new ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") following the exercise of options by Mike Creedon, Chief Executive Officer. 

Following this exercise, Mr Creedon subsequently sold 650,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 185 pence per share on 27 May 2021. Following the above transactions, Mike Creedon holds 442,452 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 0.45 per cent of the Company's total issued share capital.

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the 650,000 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission") and it is expected that Admission will become effective and trading will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 3 June 2021.

After Admission, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 99,058,164 and the total number of voting rights will therefore be 99,058,164. 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, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries

SDI Group plc                                                                                   01223 727144

Ken Ford, Chairman

Mike Creedon, CEO

Jon Abell, CFO

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Ed Frisby/Kate Bannatyne - Corporate Finance

Andrew Burdis/Sunila de Silva - ECM

JW Communications                                                                     07818 430 877

Julia Wilson - Investor & Public Relations

About SDI Group plc:

SDI designs and manufactures scientific and technology products for use in digital imaging and sensing and control applications including life sciences, healthcare, astronomy, manufacturing, precision optics and art conservation. SDI operates through its company divisions: Atik Cameras, Synoptics, Graticules Optics, Sentek, Astles Control Systems, Applied Thermal Control, MPB Industries, Chell Instruments and Monmouth Scientific.

SDI continues to grow by developing its own technology advancements and by improving its global sales channels, as well as through pursuing strategic, complementary acquisitions. www.thesdigroup.net 

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