Director/PDMR Shareholding
CMC Markets plc has announced transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities. Laurence Booth, Head of Capital Markets, acquired 221,064 ordinary shares at 229.20p each and 28,164 dividend equivalent shares for nil consideration, subsequently disposing of 155,138 shares at 712.50p to cover tax liabilities. Christopher Forbes, Head of Asia & Middle East, acquired 127,860 phantom options at 229.20p and 16,289 dividend equivalent phantom shares for nil consideration, then disposed of 144,149 phantom shares. These transactions relate to the vesting of conditional awards under the Management Equity Plan on 24 July 2026.
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| 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 | i. Acquisition of shares upon the vesting of conditional option awards granted under the CMC Markets plc Management Equity Plan on 21 July 2023 (second tranche). ii. Acquisition of dividend equivalent shares upon the vesting of conditional option awards granted under the CMC Markets plc Management Equity Plan on 21 July 2023 (second tranche). iii. Disposal of shares to cover income tax and other payroll withholdings upon the vesting under (i) and (ii) above. |
| (c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) i. 229.20p ii. Nil iii. 712.50p 221,064 28,164 155138 |
| (d) | Aggregated information | |
| · Aggregated volume | N/A | |
| · Price | ||
| (e) | Date of the transaction | 24 July 2026 |
| (f) | Place of the transaction | i. Outside a trading venue ii. Outside a trading venue iii. XLON |
| 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 | i. Acquisition of phantom options upon the vesting of phantom awards granted under the CMC Markets plc Management Equity Plan on 21 July 2023 (second tranche). ii. Acquisition of dividend equivalent phantom shares upon the vesting of phantom awards granted under the CMC Markets plc Management Equity Plan on 21 July 2023 (second tranche). iii. Disposal of phantom shares. |
| (c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) i. 229.20p ii. Nil iii. 712.50p 127,860 16,289 144,149 |
| (d) | Aggregated information | |
| · Aggregated volume | N/A | |
| · Price | ||
| (e) | Date of the transaction | 24 July 2026 |
| (f) | Place of the transaction | i. Outside a trading venue ii. Outside a trading venue iii. Outside a trading venue |
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