Director/PDMR Shareholding
Marston's PLC announced that on December 24, 2025, Chief Financial Officer Stephen Hopson was awarded 56,151 free ordinary shares valued at nil cost, as compensation for forfeited deferred bonus awards from his previous employer. Of these shares, 47,978 are no longer subject to a holding period, while the remaining shares have a holding period ending on December 19, 2026. This notification is in accordance with Market Abuse Regulation requirements.
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The Company announces that on 24 December 2025, Stephen Hopson, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, was awarded 56,151 free shares in the Company (the "Deferred Bonus Buyout Shares").
The Deferred Bonus Buyout Shares were awarded to compensate Mr Hopson for two deferred bonus awards in his former employer, Topps Tiles plc, which were forfeited on leaving Topps Tiles (the "Topps DB Awards").
47,978 of the Deferred Bonus Buyout Shares were subject to a holding period which ended on 13 December 2025, and the remaining Deferred Bonus Buyout Shares are subject to a holding period ending on 19 December 2026.
The Notification of Dealing Form set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation.
| a) | Name | Stephen Hopson |
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Director and PDMR ( Chief Financial Officer ) |
| b) | Initial notification/ amendment | Initial Notification |
| 3. | Details of the Issuer | |
| a) | Name | Marston's PLC |
| b) | LEI code | 213800Q6RP3ZJ2CZR962 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 7.375 pence each ISIN: GB00B1JQDM80 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Transfer of free shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volumes(s) | Price Volume Nil 56,151 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregate volume - Price | N/A |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2025-12-24 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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