Close Brothers Group PLC

Director's Dealing • May 30, 2025

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 7953K

Close Brothers Group PLC

30 May 2025

Close Brothers Group plc (the Company)

Notification of transactions by

persons discharging managerial responsibilities in Ordinary shares of the Company of 25p each (Shares)

On 29 May 2025 the Company granted options to employees under the Close Brothers Group plc Sharesave Scheme 2025 (the Sharesave Scheme). This grant of options over shares under the Sharesave Scheme included nine Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs). The following notifications, made pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Mike Morgan

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification / Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Close Brothers Group plc

b)

LEI

213800W73SYHR14I3X91

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

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

GB0007668071

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of three year options over shares under the Company's Sharesave Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£2.43	1,244

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

29 May 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Fiona McCarthy

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Chief Finance Officer

b)

Initial notification / Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Close Brothers Group plc

b)

LEI

213800W73SYHR14I3X91

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

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

GB0007668071

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of three year options over shares under the Company's Sharesave Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£2.43	6,962

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

29 May 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Robert Sack

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Chief Risk Officer

b)

Initial notification / Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Close Brothers Group plc

b)

LEI

213800W73SYHR14I3X91

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

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

GB0007668071

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of three year options over shares under the Company's Sharesave Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£2.43	2,088

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

29 May 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Rebekah Etherington

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Head of Human Resources

b)

Initial notification / Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Close Brothers Group plc

b)

LEI

213800W73SYHR14I3X91

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

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

GB0007668071

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of three year options over shares under the Company's Sharesave Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£2.43	6,962

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

29 May 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Ian Cowie

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer, Retail

b)

Initial notification / Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Close Brothers Group plc

b)

LEI

213800W73SYHR14I3X91

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

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

GB0007668071

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of three year options over shares under the Company's Sharesave Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£2.43	6,962

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

29 May 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Bradley Dyer

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Winterflood Chief Executive

b)

Initial notification / Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Close Brothers Group plc

b)

LEI

213800W73SYHR14I3X91

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

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

GB0007668071

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of three year options over shares under the Company's Sharesave Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£2.43	6,962

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

29 May 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Phil Hooper

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer, Property

b)

Initial notification / Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Close Brothers Group plc

b)

LEI

213800W73SYHR14I3X91

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

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

GB0007668071

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of three year options over shares under the Company's Sharesave Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£2.43	6,962

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

29 May 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Matt Roper

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer, Commercial

b)

Initial notification / Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Close Brothers Group plc

b)

LEI

213800W73SYHR14I3X91

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

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

GB0007668071

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of three year options over shares under the Company's Sharesave Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£2.43	6,962

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

29 May 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Nazrul Kazi

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Head of Internal Audit

b)

Initial notification / Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Close Brothers Group plc

b)

LEI

213800W73SYHR14I3X91

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

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

GB0007668071

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of three year options over shares under the Company's Sharesave Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£2.43	2,785

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

29 May 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

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