MERCIA ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

Transaction in Own Shares • Dec 19, 2025

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RNS Number : 1971M

Mercia Asset Management PLC

19 December 2025

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Mercia Asset Management PLC

("Mercia" the "Company" or the "Group")

Director/PDMR Dealings

Mercia Asset Management PLC (AIM: MERC), the regionally focused, private capital asset manager with c.£2.0billion of assets under management, announces that it has received notification of the following transfer relating to Ordinary shares of £0.00001 each in the capital of Mercia ("Ordinary Shares") by a Director and PDMR of the Company as follows.

Martin Glanfield, Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, has dematerialised an original paper share certificate from Mercia's 2014 IPO and transferred 260,760 Ordinary Shares to a custody account.

Following the above transfer, Martin Glanfield, and persons closely associated, remains beneficially interested in 2,151,269 Ordinary Shares.

The notification below is made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulations

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Martin Glanfield

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Director (PDMR)

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial

3

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

a)

Name

Mercia Asset Management PLC

b)

LEI

213800A1Q4CF57NECG66

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 £0.00001 each

ISIN: GB00BSL71W47

b)

Nature of the transaction

Transfer to custody account

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
N/A	260,760 shares

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A - single transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

16 December 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

AIM (AIMX)

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For further information, please contact:

Mercia Asset Management PLC

Mark Payton, Chief Executive Officer

Martin Glanfield, Chief Financial Officer

www.mercia.co.uk                                                                                                          +44 (0)330 223 1430

Canaccord Genuity Limited (NOMAD and Joint Broker)

Simon Bridges, Andrew Potts, Harry Rees                                                             +44 (0)20 7523 8000

Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker)

Charles Leigh-Pemberton                                                                                            +44 (0)20 7496 3000

FTI Consulting

Tom Blackwell, Thomas Lodge                                                                                    +44 (0)20 3727 1051

[email protected]

About Mercia Asset Management PLC

Mercia is a private capital asset manager focused on supporting regional SMEs to achieve their growth aspirations. Mercia provides capital across its four asset classes of venture, debt, private equity and proprietary capital: the Group's 'Complete Connected Capital'.

The Group has a strong UK footprint through its 11 regional offices, extensive local adviser and personal networks, and university partnerships, providing it with access to high-quality deal flow.

Mercia Asset Management PLC is quoted on AIM with the EPIC "MERC".

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