Proposed Secondary Placing in Applied Nutrition

NOT FOR PUBLICATION, RELEASE, TRANSMISSION, FORWARDING OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR SOUTH AFRICA OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH OFFERS OR SALES WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A PROSPECTUS OR AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN ANY JURISDICTION.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION AND UPON PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BY A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE, THIS INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICES AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

15 April 2026

PROPOSED SECONDARY PLACING OF ORDINARY SHARES IN APPLIED NUTRITION PLC("APPLIED NUTRITION" OR THE "COMPANY")

JD Sports Fashion plc (the "Selling Shareholder"), announces its intention to sell approximately 11 million ordinary shares of £0.0002 each in the Company (the "Placing Shares").

The Selling Shareholder currently owns 22,750,000 shares in the Company, representing approximately 9.1 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

The sale of the Placing Shares and the price per Placing Share will be conducted and determined by way of an accelerated bookbuild to institutional investors (the "Placing"), which will be launched immediately following this announcement and may close at any time on short notice. The Placing is subject to demand, price and prevailing market conditions.

The Selling Shareholder has agreed not to sell or otherwise dispose of any of its residual holding of ordinary shares in the Company for 90 days after settlement of the Placing, subject to certain customary exceptions and/or waiver by the Bookrunner (as defined below).

The Selling Shareholder has appointed Peel Hunt LLP as sole Bookrunner ("Peel Hunt" or the "Bookrunner") in respect of the Placing.

The timing for the close of the bookbuild process and the distribution of allocations are at the absolute discretion of the Bookrunner. The results of the Placing will be announced as soon as practicable thereafter.

The Company is not party to the Placing and will not receive any proceeds from the Placing.

IMPORTANT NOTICES

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE PART IN THE PLACING. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY OFFER OF SECURITIES TO WHICH IT RELATES ARE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY ADDRESSED TO AND DIRECTED AT (1) IN ANY MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, PERSONS WHO ARE "QUALIFIED INVESTORS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2(E) OF REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129; (2) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, TO PERSONS WHO ARE "QUALIFIED INVESTORS" AS DEFINED UNDER PARAGRAPH 15 OF SCHEDULE 1 OF THE PUBLIC OFFERS AND ADMISSIONS TO TRADING REGULATIONS 2024, AND (I) HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS WHO FALL WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005 (AS AMENDED) (THE "ORDER") OR (II) FALL WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A) TO (D) (HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS, ETC.) OF THE ORDER; OR (3) TO PERSONS TO WHOM AN OFFER OF THE PLACING SHARES MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE MADE (ALL SUCH PERSONS REFERRED TO IN (1), (2) AND (3) TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS "RELEVANT PERSONS").

THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PLACING SET OUT IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST NOT BE ACTED ON OR RELIED ON BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS. IN ADDITION, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT BEING DISTRIBUTED, NOR HAS IT BEEN APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 21 OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 ("FSMA"), BY A PERSON AUTHORISED UNDER FSMA.

This announcement and the information contained herein is for information purposes only and does not constitute or form part of any offer or an invitation to acquire or dispose of securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa or in any other jurisdiction in which such an offer or invitation is unlawful ("Restricted Jurisdictions"). Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken, transmitted or distributed, directly or indirectly, in or into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction. Any failure to comply with this restriction may constitute a violation of securities laws in the relevant Restricted Jurisdiction.

This announcement does not represent the announcement of a definitive agreement to proceed with the Placing and, accordingly, there can be no certainty that the Placing will proceed. The Selling Shareholder reserves the right not to proceed with the Placing or to vary the terms of the Placing in any way.

The Placing Shares are not being made available to the public and none of the Placing Shares are being offered or sold in any jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to do so. The Placing Shares have not been and will not be registered under the relevant laws of any of the Restricted Jurisdictions or any state, province or territory thereof and may not be offered, sold, resold, delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly in or into any Restricted Jurisdiction or to, or for the account or benefit of, any person with a registered address in, or who is a resident of or ordinarily resident in, or a citizen of, any Restricted Jurisdiction except pursuant to an applicable exemption.

The Placing Shares have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United States, absent registration with the US Securities Exchange Commission or except pursuant to an exemption from, or as part of a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States or in any other jurisdiction.

The Placing Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission or other regulatory authority in the United States, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the Placing or the accuracy or adequacy of this announcement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States or elsewhere.

No prospectus or offering document has been or will be prepared in connection with the Placing. Any investment decision to buy securities in the Placing must be made solely on the basis of publicly available information. Such information is not the responsibility of and has not been independently verified by the Company, the Selling Shareholder or Peel Hunt or any of their respective affiliates, who each expressly disclaim any liability for such information. The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness.

The distribution of this announcement and the offering or sale of the Placing Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. No action has been, or will be, taken by the Company, the Selling Shareholder or Peel Hunt or any of their respective affiliates that would, or which is intended to, permit a public offer of the Placing Shares in any jurisdiction or possession or distribution of this announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to the Placing Shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes are required by the Company, the Selling Shareholder or Peel Hunt to inform themselves about and to observe any applicable restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any ‎such jurisdiction.‎

In connection with the Placing, Peel Hunt or any of its affiliates may take up a portion of the Placing Shares as a principal position and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell for its own account such Placing Shares and other securities of Applied Nutrition or related investments in connection with the Placing or otherwise. Accordingly, references to the Placing Shares being offered, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any offer to, or acquisition, placing or dealing by Peel Hunt and any of its affiliates acting as an investor for their own account. Peel Hunt does not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.

This announcement does not purport to identify or suggest the risks (direct or indirect) which may be associated with an investment in Applied Nutrition or its shares. No reliance may be placed by any person for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy, fairness or completeness.

A communication that a transaction is or that the book is "covered" (i.e. indicated demand from investors in the book equals or exceeds the amount of the securities being offered) is not any indication or assurance that the book will remain covered or that the transaction and securities will be fully distributed by Peel Hunt.

Peel Hunt is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority. Peel Hunt is acting for the Selling Shareholder only in connection with the Placing and no one else, and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Selling Shareholder for providing the protections offered to clients nor for providing advice in relation to the Placing Shares or the Placing, the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to in this announcement.

Neither Peel Hunt nor any of its directors, officers, employees, advisers or any of their respective affiliates accepts any responsibility whatsoever and makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, for the contents of this announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification or for any other information in connection with the Selling Shareholder, the Company or its subsidiaries and/or the Placing, and nothing in this announcement is or shall be relied upon as a promise or representation in this respect, whether as to the past or the future. Peel Hunt accordingly disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by law all and any responsibility and liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which it might otherwise have in respect of this announcement and any such statement.

All times and dates in this announcement may be subject to amendment.

Certain figures contained in this announcement have been subject to rounding adjustments.

ENDS