Director/PDMR Shareholding
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On October 9, 2025, Close Brothers Group plc granted share awards under its Omnibus Share Incentive Plan to executive directors and other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities. These awards, part of the Long Term Incentive Plan, are subject to performance conditions measured over a three-year period from August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2028. The share price applied to determine the number of shares awarded was £4.9298 per share. Mike Morgan was granted 147,268 shares, Fiona McCarthy 62,883 shares, Robert Sack 24,342 shares, Yogesh Sholapurkar 16,735 shares, Rebekah Etherington 24,342 shares, Ian Cowie 18,256 shares, Phillip Hooper 16,228 shares, Matt Roper 33,774 shares, Nazrul Kazi 10,142 shares, and Sarah Peazer-Davies 16,228 shares. The transactions occurred outside of a trading venue.
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Close Brothers Group plc (the "Company") notifies that on 9 October 2025, share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan") were granted to the executive directors and other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") noted below under the Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"). A share price of £4.9298 per share has been applied to determine the number of shares awarded under the plans, being the average of the middle market quotations for the five business days from and including the date of the Company's preliminary results announcement on 30 September 2025.
These awards are subject to performance underpins which are measured at the end of the three-year period between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2028.
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification
Tiffany Brill
Deputy Company Secretary
Close Brothers Group plc
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Mike Morgan |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Close Brothers Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 2025 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 147,268 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A - single transaction |
| -e) | Date of the transaction | 9 October 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 CFO |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Close Brothers Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 2025 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 62,883 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A - single transaction |
| -e) | Date of the transaction | 9 October 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 |
| a) | Name | Close Brothers Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 2025 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 24,342 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A - single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 9 October 2025 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Yogesh Sholapurkar |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Group Chief Technology Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Close Brothers Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 2025 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 16,735 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A - single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 9 October 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 |
| a) | Name | Close Brothers Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 2025 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 24,342 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A - single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 9 October 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 |
| a) | Name | Close Brothers Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 2025 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 18,256 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A - single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 9 October 2025 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Phillip Hooper |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer Property |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Close Brothers Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 2025 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 16,228 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A - single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 9 October 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 |
| a) | Name | Close Brothers Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 2025 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 33,774 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A - single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 9 October 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 |
| a) | Name | Close Brothers Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 2025 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 10,142 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A - single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 9 October 2025 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Sarah Peazer-Davies |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Group General Counsel and Company Secretary |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Close Brothers Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 2025 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 16,228 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A - single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 9 October 2025 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
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