Director/PDMR Shareholding
On February 18, 2026, Kier Group plc announced that the trustee of its Share Incentive Plan acquired ordinary shares and allocated free matching shares to two persons discharging managerial responsibilities. James Askew and Leigh Thomas each acquired 61 partnership shares at £2.464957 per share and received 18 free matching shares at £2.45666666 per share, with an aggregated total of 79 shares for each individual at a total cost of £194.58. These transactions occurred on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market.
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Kier Group plc (the "Company") announces that, on 18 February 2026, the trustee of the Kier Group Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan") acquired ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") for, and allocated free matching Shares in accordance with the rules of the Plan to, certain persons discharging managerial responsibilities as follows:
| Name | Shares acquired at £2.464957 | Free matching Shares at £2.45666666 |
|---|---|---|
| Mr JTA Askew | 61 | 18 |
| Mr LP Thomas | 61 | 18 |
The Company's Legal Entity Identifier ("LEI") is 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48.
| Description of Instrument | Share | ||||
| Identification Code | GB0004915632 | ||||
| Nature of Transaction | Acquisition of ordinary shares under the Kier Group Share Incentive Plan | ||||
| Price(s) and Volume(s) |
(partnership shares) £2.45666666 per share 18 (matching shares | ||||
| Aggregated Information - Aggregated volume - Price | 79 shares £194.58 | ||||
| Date of Transaction | 2026-02-18 | ||||
| Place of Transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||
| Details of the issuer or emission allowance market participant | |||||
| Full name of the entity | Kier Group plc | ||||
| Reason for the notification | |||||
| Position/status | Group Managing Director - Property | ||||
| Initial notification/amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| Is this a PDMR or PCA Submission | Submission for PDMR | ||||
| Name of natural person | Leigh Thomas | ||||
| Description of Instrument | Share | ||||
| Identification Code | GB0004915632 | ||||
| Nature of Transaction | Acquisition of ordinary shares under the Kier Group Share Incentive Plan | ||||
| Price(s) and Volume(s) |
(partnership shares) £2.45666666 per share 18 (matching shares | ||||
| Aggregated Information - Aggregated volume - Price | 79 shares £194.58 | ||||
| Date of Transaction | 2026-02-18 | ||||
| Place of Transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) |
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