Share option grants
Share options granted to 320,000 shares to employees including two executive directors.
- Options granted to employees 320,000 ordinary shares
- Exercise price 295.5p per share
- Options granted to Jerry Healy 60,000
- Options granted to Hamun Shah 30,000
- Exercise period 29 July 2028 to 28 July 2035
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Share option grants and notification and public disclosure
of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities
The Character Group (AIM: CCT) announces that, on 29 July 2025, it granted options over 320,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") held in treasury to certain of its employees, including grants made to Jerry Healy and Hamun Shah, two of the executive directors of the Company.
Following the grant, the interests of these directors in the issued share capital of the Company are as follows:
| Director's name | Position | Number of options granted | Aggregate number of options held post grant | Current total beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares | Current holding as a % of Issued Voting Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Healy | Group Marketing Director | 60,000 | 126,000 | 64,817 | 0.36% |
| Hamun Shah | Group Finance Director | 30,000 | 60,000 | 12,319 | 0.07% |
Further information in relation to the dealings by these directors is provided below.
The options specify an option exercise price of 295.5p per share and are exercisable, subject to achieving the relevant performance condition and the Rules of the Company's 2017 Share Option Plan, from 29 July 2028 until 28 July 2035.
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a. | Name | Jerry Healy | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a. | Position/status | Group Marketing Director | ||||
| b. | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a. | Name | The Character Group plc | ||||
| b. | LEI | 213800HY6EB8T8VWWE73 | ||||
| a. | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5 pence GB0008976119 | ||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Grant of option | ||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | Not applicable. | ||||
| f. | Date of the transaction | 29 July 2025 | ||||
| g. | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a. | Name | Hamun Shah | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a. | Position/status | Group Finance Director | ||||
| b. | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a. | Name | The Character Group plc | ||||
| b. | LEI | 213800HY6EB8T8VWWE73 | ||||
| a. | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5 pence GB0008976119 | ||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Grant of Option | ||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | Not applicable. | ||||
| f. | Date of the transaction | 29 July 2025 | ||||
| g. | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
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