01 oct 25   water intelligence - issue of options, pdmr dealings & share buyback water intelligence plc | watr | 275 -1.0 (-0.4%) | mkt cap: 53.0m    rns number : 5100b water intelligence plc 01 october 2025     water intelligence plc (aim: watr.l) issue of options, pdmr dealings, transaction in own shares and total voting rights     water intelligence plc (aim: watr.l) (the "group" or "water intelligence"), a leading multinational provider of precision, minimally-invasive leak detection and remediation solutions for both potable and non-potable water announces an issue of 275,000 options to directors, pdmrs and employees, as outlined in its interim results released on 29 september 2025.  the expense for the options has been already disclosed as part of the 2024 accounts previously released.   as in previous years and as disclosed in the group's annual report, directors have agreed to take their board fees in options rather than cash. in line with the disclosure in the interim results, the board has approved the issue of options as follows:   director / pdmr options issued total options held total voting rights (% of company)     patrick desouza 55,000 225,000 4,874,760 (25.3%) laura hills 55,000 200,000 130,373 (0.7%) dan ewell 55,000 300,000 41,320 (0.2%) bobby knell 30,000 100,000 27,000 (0.1%) phil meckley 30,000 30,000 2,050 (0.0%) will knell 25,000 225,000 -     a further 25,000 options were issued to employees who were neither directors nor pdmrs. the exercise price for the options is 345 pence, representing a 25.4 per cent. premium to the closing price on 29 september 2025 and is also equal to the company's share price on 31 march 2025, when the group closed the books on its 2024 accounts. the options have a three-year vesting period and are capable of exercise for up to 10 years from the date of issue.   transaction in own shares   the group also announces that on 30 september 2025, pursuant to the authority approved by shareholders at the company's annual general meeting dated 7 october 2024, the company purchased 15,000 ordinary shares of 1 penny each ("ordinary shares") in three tranches of 5,000 at prices of 279 pence, 276.69 pence and 277.5 pence (the "transactions"). summary of trades in accordance with article 5(1)(b) of the market abuse regulation (eu) no 596/2014 (which forms part of domestic law pursuant to the european union (withdrawal) act 2018), details of the purchase of its own ordinary shares by water intelligence, which were all executed through the company's joint broker, dowgate capital, are set out below: date of purchase 30 september 2025 number of ordinary shares purchased/aggregated volume 15,000 highest price paid per ordinary share 279p lowest price paid per ordinary shares 276.69p volume weighted average price paid per ordinary shares 277.73p time of transactions 08:18:00, 11:00:00 & 16:35:00 trading venue london stock exchange total voting rights the ordinary shares which have been purchased will be held in treasury. following the transaction, the company holds 294,150 ordinary shares in treasury. therefore the total number of voting rights in the company is 19,273,538 ordinary shares (divided into 17,193,538 ordinary shares, which are admitted to trading on aim and entitle the holder to one vote per ordinary share and 2,080,000 b ordinary shares of 1 penny each which are not admitted to trading on aim, but do still entitle the holder to one vote per ordinary share, but carry no economic rights). the shares held in treasury are excluded from this calculation which may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the company under the financial conduct authority's disclosure and transparency rules.     enquiries:   water intelligence plc laura bass, director, strategic finance                                                                   tel: tel: +1 203 584-8240   grant thornton uk llp - nominated adviser                                                    tel: +44 (0) 20 7383 5100 philip secrett harrison clarke ciara donnelly   canaccord genuity limited - joint broker                                                           tel: + 44 (0)207 523 8000 simon bridges harry gooden elizabeth halley-stott   dowgate capital ltd - joint broker                                                                          tel: +44 (0)20 3903 7715   notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.   1. details of the pdmr / person closely associated a) name patrick desouza 2. reason for the notification a) position / status executive chairman b) initial notification / amendment initial notification 3. details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) name water intelligence plc b) lei 213800al3bnxj1hqlp10 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 the financial instrument, type of instrument identification code option over ordinary shares ordinary shares   gb00bz973d04 b) nature of the transaction grant of options   c) price(s) and volume(s) 55,000 options at an exercise price of 345 pence d) aggregated information see above  -      aggregated volume   -      price  e) date of the transaction 30 september 2025 f) place of the transaction london stock exchange, aim market   1. details of the pdmr / person closely associated a) name dan ewell 2. reason for the notification a) position / status non-executive director b) initial notification / amendment initial notification 3. details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) name water intelligence plc b) lei 213800al3bnxj1hqlp10 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 the financial instrument, type of instrument identification code option over ordinary shares ordinary shares   gb00bz973d04 b) nature of the transaction grant of options   c) price(s) and volume(s) 55,000 options at an exercise price of 345 pence d) aggregated information see above  -      aggregated volume   -      price  e) date of the transaction 30 september 2025 f) place of the transaction london stock exchange, aim market   1. details of the pdmr / person closely associated a) name laura hills 2. reason for the notification a) position / status non-executive director b) initial notification / amendment initial notification 3. details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) name water intelligence plc b) lei 213800al3bnxj1hqlp10 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 the financial instrument, type of instrument identification code option over ordinary shares ordinary shares   gb00bz973d04 b) nature of the transaction grant of options   c) price(s) and volume(s) 55,000 options at an exercise price of 500 pence d) aggregated information see above  -      aggregated volume   -      price  e) date of the transaction 30 september 2025 f) place of the transaction london stock exchange, aim market   1. details of the pdmr / person closely associated a) name bobby knell 2. reason for the notification a) position / status non-executive director b) initial notification / amendment initial notification 3. details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) name water intelligence plc b) lei 213800al3bnxj1hqlp10 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 the financial instrument, type of instrument identification code option over ordinary shares ordinary shares   gb00bz973d04 b) nature of the transaction grant of options   c) price(s) and volume(s) 30,000 options at an exercise price of 345 pence d) aggregated information see above  -      aggregated volume   -      price  e) date of the transaction 30 september 2025 f) place of the transaction london stock exchange, aim market   1. details of the pdmr / person closely associated a) name phil meckley 2. reason for the notification a) position / status non-executive director b) initial notification / amendment initial notification 3. details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) name water intelligence plc b) lei 213800al3bnxj1hqlp10 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 the financial instrument, type of instrument identification code option over ordinary shares ordinary shares   gb00bz973d04 b) nature of the transaction grant of options   c) price(s) and volume(s) 30,000 options at an exercise price of 345 pence d) aggregated information see above  -      aggregated volume   -      price  e) date of the transaction 30 september 2025 f) place of the transaction london stock exchange, aim market   1. details of the pdmr / person closely associated a) name will knell 2. reason for the notification a) position / status ceo of american leak detection b) initial notification / amendment initial notification 3. details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a) name water intelligence plc b) lei 213800al3bnxj1hqlp10 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 the financial instrument, type of instrument identification code option over ordinary shares ordinary shares   gb00bz973d04 b) nature of the transaction grant of options   c) price(s) and volume(s) 25,000 options at an exercise price of 345 pence d) aggregated information see above  - 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