Nature Group PLC ("Nature" or the "Company" or the "Group") Grant of Options

Nature Group PLC (AIM: NGR), the provider of port reception facilities and waste treatment solutions for the oil, marine and process industries, announces the award of options to certain of its employees and directors (the "Options") in respect of a total of 1,420,000 ordinary shares of 0.2p each in the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") under its current share option plan (the "Global Share Option Plan").

Following the issue of the Options, details of which are set out below, the total number of Ordinary Shares under option represents 3.1 per cent of the current issued share capital of the Company.

Under the terms of the Group Share Option Plan, the Options have an exercise price of 12.5 pence per Ordinary Share and will vest one year from the date of grant and be exercisable for a period of three years from the date on which they first vest.

Following the grant of the Options, the directors' interests in Ordinary Shares are:

Director

Ordinary Shares

Held

% Of Share Capital

Options awarded in February 2017

Total Number of Options Held

J. Vesseur

1,051,400

1.33%

400,000

600,000

M. Smits

696,000

0.88%

250,000

250,000

B. van Straten

174,000

0.22%

75,000

75,000

A. Drenthen*

150,000

0.19%

60,000

260,000

R. van der Wolf

41,760

0.05%

75,000

175,000

GJ Davidzon

696,000

0,88%

75,000

75,000

* A. Drenthen is a 25% shareholder in Port Invest B.V. which owns 19.000.000 shares. In addition A. Drenthen owns 150.000 shares in his own name.

For more information

Nature Group PLC

Jan Vesseur, CEO

Maarten Smits, CFO

Berend van Straten, Chairman

Tel:

Tel: Tel:

+31 6462 878 96

+31 6138 207 80

+31 6268 056 05

Cenkos Securities plc

Neil McDonald

Tel:

+44 (0)131 220 9771 / +44 (0)207 397 1953

Beth McKiernan

Nick Tulloch

Tel:

Tel:

+44 (0)131 220 9778 / +44 (0)207 397 1950

+44 (0)131 220 9772

About Nature Group:

Nature Group combines port reception services and facilities, offshore treatment services and the latest sustainable waste treatment technologies in a steadily growing global network. Nature Group is traded on the AIM market, (ticker: NGR). www.ngrp.com

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Jan Vesseur

2.

Reason for the Notification

a)

Position/status

Director of the Company

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Nature Group plc

b)

LEI

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

Options over ordinary shares of 0.2p each

Identification code

JE00B3B5FZ40

b)

Nature of the Transaction

Award of options under the Company's Global Share Option Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price

Volume

12.5p

400,000

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

6 February 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM (LON:NGR)

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Maarten Smits

2.

Reason for the Notification

a)

Position/status

Director of the Company

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Nature Group plc

b)

LEI

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

Options over ordinary shares of 0.2p each

Identification code

JE00B3B5FZ40

b)

Nature of the Transaction

Award of options under the Company's Global Share Option Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price

Volume

12.5p

250,000

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

6 February 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM (LON:NGR)

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Berend van Straten

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

Nature Group plc

b)

LEI

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

Options over ordinary shares of 0.2p each

Identification code

JE00B3B5FZ40

b)

Nature of the Transaction

Award of options under the Company's Global Share Option Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price

Volume

12.5p

75,000

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

6 February 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM (LON:NGR)

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Andreas Drenthen

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

Nature Group plc

b)

LEI

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

Options over ordinary shares of 0.2p each

Identification code

JE00B3B5FZ40

b)

Nature of the Transaction

Award of options under the Company's Global Share Option Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price

Volume

12.5p

60,000

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

6 February 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM (LON:NGR)

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Gert-Jan Davidzon

2.

Reason for the Notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Nature Group plc

b)

LEI

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

Options over ordinary shares of 0.2p each

Identification code

JE00B3B5FZ40

b)

Nature of the Transaction

Award of options under the Company's Global Share Option Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price

Volume

12.5p

75,000

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

6 February 2017

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