M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC

Transaction in Own Shares • Jan 16, 2026

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RNS Number : 2834P

M. P. Evans Group PLC

16 January 2026

M.P. Evans Group Plc

(the "Company" or "M.P. Evans")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

M.P. Evans Group PLC, a producer of sustainable Indonesian palm oil, announces that on 15 January 2026 it was notified of the exercise of share options under the M.P. Evans Group PLC Long Term Incentive Scheme by K. Chandra Sekaran, a director of the Company. K. Chandra Sekaran exercised share options over 3,000 shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") that were granted at nil cost per Share and due to expire by 5 January 2033.

As a result of this exercise of options, K. Chandra Sekaran is now beneficially interested in 168,331 Shares, representing approximately 0.32% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.

This award was satisfied out of Shares held by the Trustee of the M.P. Evans Group 2018 Employees' Benefit Trust. Therefore, the total number of Shares with voting rights in the Company remains at 52,256,292. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Group under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

The notification below, provided in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

K. Chandra Sekaran

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

M.P. Evans Group PLC

b)

LEI

2138003IBXJUCR4SZG26

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

Shares of 10 pence per share in M.P.Evans Group PLC ("Shares").

Identification code: ISIN GB0007538100

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of options over Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)             Nil

Volume(s)         3,000

d)

Aggregated information   

N/A

e)

Date of transaction

15 January 2026

f)

Place of transaction

Outside a trading venue

16 January 2026

Enquiries:

M.P. Evans Group PLC	Tel: +44 (0) 1892 516333
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, chairman
Matthew Coulson, chief executive
Luke Shaw, chief financial officer
Cavendish Capital Markets (Nomad and joint broker)	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500
Matt Goode, George Lawson (Corporate finance)
Tim Redfern, Harriet Ward (ECM)
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint broker)	Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 4500
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor, George Grainger
Alma Strategic Communications (Financial PR)	Tel:  +44 (0)20 3405 0205
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett, Josh Royston, David Ison

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