Director/PDMR Shareholding
Jupiter Fund Management PLC announced that Chief Executive Officer Matthew Beesley exercised options on 22,727 shares at £0.792 each and 642,805 shares under the Deferred Bonus Plan, subsequently selling 308,933 shares at £1.87979 to cover taxes and expenses, retaining 333,872 shares. Chief Financial & Operating Officer Wayne Mepham exercised options on 22,727 shares at £0.792 and 206,766 shares under the DBP, selling all 206,766 shares at £1.94684. These transactions were reported on March 3, 2026, following option exercises on February 27 and March 2, 2026.
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- Exercise of options over 22,727 ordinary shares of 2 pence each in the Company ("Shares") at £0.792 per Share, granted under the Company's Sharesave Plan 2020 ("Sharesave Plan"), an all-employee share scheme, resulting in a holding of 22,727 Shares.
On 2 March 2026, Matthew Beesley carried out the following transactions:
- Exercise of options over 642,805 Shares, granted under the Company's 2018 Deferred Bonus Plan ("DBP").
- Subsequent sale of 308,933 Shares at £1.87979 per Share, sufficient to cover tax liabilities and expenses arising on the above exercise, retaining the balance of 333,872 Shares.
On 27 February 2026, Wayne Mepham, Chief Financial & Operating Officer, carried out the following transaction:
- Exercise of options over 22,727 Shares at £0.792 per Share, granted under the Sharesave Plan, resulting in a holding of 22,727 Shares.
On 2 March 2026, Wayne Mepham carried out the following transactions:
- Exercise of options over 206,766 Shares granted under the DBP.
- Subsequent sale of 206,766 Shares at £1.94684 per Share.
The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Matthew Beesley | ||||
| 2 . | Reasons for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 . | Details of the issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | Jupiter Fund Management plc | ||||
| b) | Legal Identifier Code | 5493003DJ1G01IMQ7S28 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 2 pence GB00B53P2009 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options over 22,727 Shares granted under the Sharesave Plan, resulting in a holding of 22,727 Shares. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 22,727 £17,999.78 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 27 February 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of Transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 2 pence GB00B53P2009 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options over 642,805 Shares granted under the DBP. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 642,805 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 March 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of Transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 2 pence GB00B53P2009 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Shares sufficient to cover tax and expenses arising on the exercise of Share options described above in this disclosure, retaining the balance of 333,872 shares. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 March 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of Transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON | ||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Wayne Mepham | ||||
| 2 . | Reasons for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief Financial & Operating Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 . | Details of the issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | Jupiter Fund Management plc | ||||
| b) | Legal Identifier Code | 5493003DJ1G01IMQ7S28 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 2 pence GB00B53P2009 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options over 22,727 Shares granted under the Sharesave Plan, resulting in a holding of 22,727 Shares. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 22,727 £17,999.78 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 27 February 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of Transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 2 pence GB00B53P2009 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options over 206,766 Shares granted under the DBP. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 206,766 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 March 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of Transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 2 pence GB00B53P2009 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Shares arising on the exercise of Share options described above in this disclosure. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (single transaction) | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2 March 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of Transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON |
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