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Close Brothers Group PLC Director's Dealing 2026
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Close Brothers Group PLC
21 May 2026
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 20 May 2026 the Company granted options to employees under the Close Brothers Group plc Sharesave Scheme 2026 (the Sharesave Scheme). This grant of options over shares under the Sharesave Scheme included five 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
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) |
| £3.79 | 288 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A (Single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
20 May 2026
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) |
| £3.79 | 288 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A (Single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
20 May 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Timothy Renshaw
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Group Head of Non-Financial Risk
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) |
| £3.79 | 1,949 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A (Single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
20 May 2026
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) |
| £3.79 | 288 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A (Single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
20 May 2026
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) |
| £3.79 | 960 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A (Single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
20 May 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
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