Director/PDMR Shareholding
Close Brothers Group plc announced that several individuals discharging managerial responsibilities acquired ordinary shares under the company's Share Incentive Plan on August 5, 2026. Rebekah Etherington, Group Head of Human Resources, purchased 34 shares at 434p, Fiona McCarthy, Group Chief Finance Officer, acquired 34 shares at 434p, Robert Sack, Group Chief Risk Officer, bought 23 shares at 434p, and Sarah Peazer-Davies, General Counsel and Company Secretary, obtained 35 shares at 434p. These transactions took place on the London Stock Exchange.
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Notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities in Ordinary shares of the Company of 25p each (Shares)
On 5 August 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 August 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 August 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 August 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Sarah Peazer-Davies | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | 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 | 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 August 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON |
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