Directors' Dealings /PDMR Shareholding
The Character Group plc announced directors' share dealings where Joint Group Managing Director Jon Diver transferred 100,000 ordinary shares to each of his two sons for nil consideration, leaving him with 786,588 shares representing 4.55% of the company. Concurrently, Joint Group Managing Director Kiran Shah sold 67,611 ordinary shares at 310p each and purchased the same number of shares through his personal pension plan at the same price, resulting in no change to his holding of 1,933,767 shares, which is approximately 11.19% of the issued voting share capital.
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Character Group (AIM: CCT) the designer, developer and international distributor of branded toys, games and giftware, announces that:
- Mr Jon Diver, the Joint Group Managing Director and a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (a “PDMR”), yesterday notified the Company that he has transferred 100,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) to each of his two sons, William Diver and Freddie Diver (both aged over 18), for nil consideration. Following this transfer, Mr Diver's interest in shares in the Company is 786,588 Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 4.55% of the Company's issued voting share capital.
- Mr Kiran Shah, the Joint Group Managing Director and a PDMR, yesterday notified the Company that he has sold 67,611 Ordinary Shares at a price of 310p per share and, through his personal pension plan, has purchased 67,611 Ordinary Shares at a price of 310p per share. Following these transactions, Mr Shah's interest in Ordinary Shares remains unchanged at 1,933,767 Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 11.19% of the Company's issued voting Ordinary Share capital.
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| a. | Name | Jon Diver |
| Reason for the notification | ||
| Position/status | Joint Group Managing Director | |
| Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | |
| Name | The Character Group plc | |
| LEI | 213800HY6EB8T8VWWE73 | |
| Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5 pence GB0008976119 | |
| Nature of the transaction | Gift of shares to sons for nil consideration | |
| Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume Nil (gifted) 200,000 | |
| Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Not applicable. | |
| Date of the transaction | 19 October 2026 | |
| Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | |
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a. | Name | Kiran Shah |
| Reason for the notification | ||
| Position/status | Joint Group Managing Director | |
| Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | |
| Name | The Character Group plc | |
| LEI | 213800HY6EB8T8VWWE73 | |
| Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5 pence GB0008976119 | |
| Nature of the transaction | Sale and purchase | |
| Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) per share Volume Sale 310p 67,611 Purchase 310p 67,611 | |
| Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Not applicable. | |
| Date of the transaction | 19 October 2026 | |
| Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | |
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