Director/PDMR Shareholding
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CMC Markets plc announced on July 20, 2026, that several persons discharging managerial responsibilities received conditional share awards under the company's incentive plans on July 17, 2026. These grants, which were made outside a trading venue and at nil cost, include 133,972 ordinary shares awarded to Lord Cruddas, Chief Executive Officer, and a combined total of 435,131 ordinary shares and phantom share rights awarded to Laurence Booth, David John Fineberg, Matthew Lewis, and Christopher Forbes.
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| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| (a) | Name | Lord Cruddas |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| (a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer |
| (b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification |
| (a) | Name | CMC Markets plc |
| (b) | LEI | 213800VB75KAZBFH5U07 |
| (a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 25p each |
| Identification code | GB00B14SKR37 | |
| (b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of conditional share award under the CMC Markets plc Combined Incentive Plan |
| (c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 133,972 |
| (d) | Aggregated information | |
| · Aggregated volume | N/A | |
| · Price | ||
| (e) | Date of the transaction | 17 July 2026 |
| (f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| (a) | Name | Laurence Booth |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| (a) | Position/status | Head of Capital Markets |
| (b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification |
| (a) | Name | CMC Markets plc |
| (b) | LEI | 213800VB75KAZBFH5U07 |
| (a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 25p each |
| Identification code | GB00B14SKR37 | |
| (b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of conditional share award under the CMC Markets plc Combined Incentive Plan |
| (c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 75,024 |
| (d) | Aggregated information | |
| · Aggregated volume | N/A | |
| · Price | ||
| (e) | Date of the transaction | 17 July 2026 |
| (f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| (a) | Name | David John Fineberg |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| (a) | Position/status | Head of Global Strategic Partnerships |
| (b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification |
| (a) | Name | CMC Markets plc |
| (b) | LEI | 213800VB75KAZBFH5U07 |
| (a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 25p each |
| Identification code | GB00B14SKR37 | |
| (b) | Nature of the transaction | i Grant of conditional share award under the CMC Markets plc Combined Incentive Plan ii. Grant of conditional share award under the CMC Markets plc Management Equity Plan |
| (c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) i. Nil ii. Nil 22,866 45,616 |
| (d) | Aggregated information | |
| · Aggregated volume | N/A | |
| · Price | ||
| (e) | Date of the transaction | 17 July 2026 |
| (f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| (a) | Name | Matthew Lewis |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| (a) | Position/status | Head of ANZ |
| (b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification |
| (a) | Name | CMC Markets plc |
| (b) | LEI | 213800VB75KAZBFH5U07 |
| (a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 25p each |
| Identification code | GB00B14SKR37 | |
| (b) | Nature of the transaction | i Grant of conditional share award under the CMC Markets plc Combined Incentive Plan ii. Grant of conditional share award under the CMC Markets plc Management Equity Plan |
| (c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) i. Nil ii. Nil 18,368 70,684 |
| (d) | Aggregated information | |
| · Aggregated volume | N/A | |
| · Price | ||
| (e) | Date of the transaction | 17 July 2026 |
| (f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| (a) | Name | Jonathan Bendall |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| (a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer |
| (b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification |
| (a) | Name | CMC Markets plc |
| (b) | LEI | 213800VB75KAZBFH5U07 |
| (a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 25p each |
| Identification code | GB00B14SKR37 | |
| (b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of conditional share award under the CMC Markets plc Management Equity Plan |
| (c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 89,041 |
| (d) | Aggregated information | |
| · Aggregated volume | N/A | |
| · Price | ||
| (e) | Date of the transaction | 17 July 2026 |
| (f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| (a) | Name | Christopher Forbes |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| (a) | Position/status | Head of Asia & Middle East |
| (b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification |
| (a) | Name | CMC Markets plc |
| (b) | LEI | 213800VB75KAZBFH5U07 |
| (a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 25p each |
| Identification code | GB00B14SKR37 | |
| (b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of phantom share right under the CMC Markets plc Management Equity Plan |
| (c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 89,041 |
| (d) | Aggregated information | |
| · Aggregated volume | N/A | |
| · Price | ||
| (e) | Date of the transaction | 17 July 2026 |
| (f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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