Director/PDMR Shareholding
Close Brothers Group plc announced that persons discharging managerial responsibilities acquired ordinary shares under the Share Incentive Plan on January 5, 2026. Rebekah Etherington, Group Head of Human Resources, purchased 28 shares at 522p, Fiona McCarthy, Group Chief Finance Officer, acquired 28 shares at 522p, and Robert Sack, Group Chief Risk Officer, bought 19 shares at 522p. These transactions, conducted on the London Stock Exchange, represent initial notifications under the Market Abuse Regulation.
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On 6 January 2026 the Company was notified by Equiniti Limited, the administrators of the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), that Shares were purchased under the Plan for Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility. 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 | 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 | Acquisition of shares under the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (Single transactions) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 5 January 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | Acquisition of shares under the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (Single transactions) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 5 January 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON | ||||
| 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 | Acquisition of shares under the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (Single transactions) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 5 January 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON |
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