Director/PDMR Shareholding
The Character Group plc announced that its Joint Group Managing Directors, Jon Diver and Kiran Shah, both purchased ordinary shares on 20 May 2026. Mr. Diver acquired 833 shares at 276p each, increasing his holding to 986,588 shares, representing approximately 5.66% of the company's issued voting share capital. Mr. Shah purchased 1,667 shares at the same price, bringing his total to 1,933,767 shares, which is about 11.10% of the issued voting share capital. These transactions were made through their personal pension plans.
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Character (AIM: CCT) the designer, developer and international distributor of branded toys, games and giftware, announces that:
- Mr Jon Diver, Joint Group Managing Director and a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (a "PDMR"), yesterday notified the Company that on 20 May 2026 he purchased 833 ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 276p per share. The transaction was made through Mr Diver's personal pension plan. Following this purchase, Mr Diver's interest in shares in the Company is 986,588 Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 5.66% of the Company's issued voting share capital.
- Mr Kiran Shah, Joint Group Managing Director and a PDMR, also notified the Company yesterday that, on 20 May 2026 he purchased 1,667 Ordinary Shares at a price of 276p per share. The transaction was made through Mr Shah's personal pension plan. Following this purchase, Mr Shah's interest in shares in the Company is 1,933,767 Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 11.10% of the Company's issued voting share capital.
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a. | Name | Jon Diver | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a. | Position/status | Joint Group Managing 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 | P urchase | ||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
p 833 | ||||
| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | Not applicable. | ||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a. | Name | K iran Shah | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a. | Position/status | Joint Group Managing 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 | Purchase | ||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
p 1,667 | ||||
| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | Not applicable. | ||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM |
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