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RNS Number : 4914I

Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC

02 December 2022

2 December 2022

Tortilla Mexican Grill plc

("Tortilla" or the "Company")

Grant of awards to Directors/PDMRs under

the Tortilla Mexican Grill plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2021

Tortilla Mexican Grill plc, the largest and most successful fast-casual Mexican restaurant group in the UK, announces the grant of nil cost options ("Nil Cost Options") over ordinary shares of the Company to directors under the Tortilla Mexican Grill plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2021 ("LTIP").

Given the importance of retaining our leadership team to deliver on our long term strategy , under the LTIP a limited number of eligible employees have been granted Nil Cost Options to subscribe for ordinary shares in the Company of GBP0.01 each ("Shares"), subject to continued employment. The Company announces that the following Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs") of the Company have been granted Nil Cost Options:

 
 Name of Director/PDMR    Number of Shares subject to 
                           N il Cost Option ("Award Shares") 
 R ichard Morris          120,000 
                         ----------------------------------- 
 A ndy Naylor             85,714 
                         ----------------------------------- 
 

The Nil Cost Options were granted on 1 December 2022 and will vest on 1 December 2024.

All Nil Cost Options are subject to the malus and clawback provisions set out in the LTIP rules.

All unexercised Nil Cost Options will lapse on the day falling immediately prior to the tenth anniversary of the date of grant.

The total number of Shares under option, including the Award Shares, is now 1,946,046 ("Total Option Shares"), including 893,481 granted to Richard Morris and 549,802 granted to Andy Naylor.

In the event that all of the Award Shares are issued, all other existing options over Shares are exercised, and no other Shares have been issued by the Company at that time, the Total Option Shares will represent 4.79% of the resulting issued share capital of the Company.

For further information, please contact:

 
 Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC                    Via Hudson Sandler 
 Richard Morris, CEO 
 Andy Naylor, CFO 
 
 Liberum Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser,   Tel: 020 3100 2222 
  Sole Broker) 
 Andrew Godber 
 Edward Thomas 
 Nikhil Varghese 
  Hudson Sandler (Public Relations)              Tel: 020 7796 4133 
 Wendy Baker                                   Tortilla@hudsonsandler.com 
 Lucy Wollam 
 Charlotte Cobb 
 

Notification of Dealing Form:

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation

 
  1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
         / person closely associate 
  a)    Name                          Richard Morris 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  2     Reason for the notification 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  a)    Position/status               Chief Executive Officer 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  b)    Initial notification          Initial notification 
         /Amendment 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
         auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  a)    Name                         Tortilla Mexican Grill plc 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  b)    LEI                          213800YQDPNTU1EY8U28 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  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                Ordinary Shares of GBP0.01 each 
         the financial instrument, 
         type of instrument 
        Identification               ISIN: GB00BNYDGZ21 
         code 
 
  b)    Nature of the transaction   Grant of share awards under The Tortilla 
                                     Mexican Grill plc Long Term Incentive Plan 
                                     2021. 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  c)    Price(s) and volume(s)         Price per share     Volume 
                                                   Nil     120,000 
                                                          -------- 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  d)    Aggregated Information         n/a single transaction 
 
         Volume 
 
         Price 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  e)    Date of transaction           1 December 2022 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  f)    Place of transaction          Outside a trading venue 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation

 
  1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
         / person closely associate 
  a)    Name                          Andy Naylor 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  2     Reason for the notification 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  a)    Position/status               Chief Financial Officer 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  b)    Initial notification          Initial notification 
         /Amendment 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
         auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  a)    Name                          Tortilla Mexican Grill plc 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  b)    LEI                          213800YQDPNTU1EY8U28 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  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                Ordinary Shares of GBP0.01 each 
         the financial instrument, 
         type of instrument 
        Identification               ISIN: GB00BNYDGZ21 
         code 
 
  b)    Nature of the transaction   Grant of share awards under The Tortilla 
                                     Mexican Grill plc Long Term Incentive Plan 
                                     2021. 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  c)    Price(s) and volume(s)          Price per share     Volume 
                                                    Nil     85,714 
                                                           -------- 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  d)    Aggregated Information         n/a single transaction 
 
         Volume 
 
         Price 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  e)    Date of transaction           1 December 2022 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
  f)    Place of transaction          Outside a trading venue 
      ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 

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