Director/PDMR Shareholding
M.P. Evans Group PLC announced that its chief executive, Mr. M H Coulson, exercised options on 18,000 shares granted at nil cost, which were due to expire in 2033. To cover associated tax liabilities, he sold 8,450 shares at £12.385 each and transferred the remaining 9,550 shares to his wife. Following these transactions, Mr. Coulson's shareholding is now 52,800 shares, representing approximately 0.10% of the company's issued share capital, which remains at 52,256,292 shares with voting rights.
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M.P. Evans Group PLC, a producer of sustainable Indonesian palm oil, announces that on 22 January 2026 it was notified of the exercise of share options under the M.P. Evans Group PLC Long Term Incentive Scheme by Mr. M H Coulson, the chief executive. Mr. M H Coulson exercised share options over 18,000 shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") that were granted at nil cost per Share and were due to expire on 15 January 2033. Simultaneously, Mr. M H Coulson sold 8,450 Shares at £12.385 per Share in order to fund the tax and National Insurance liabilities resulting from the exercise of the share options. In addition, Mr M H Coulson transferred the remaining 9,550 Shares to his wife Mrs. N Coulson.
As a result of this exercise of options, Mr. M H Coulson's attributable shareholding is now 52,800 Shares, representing approximately 0.10% of the Company's issued share capital.
This award was satisfied out of Shares held by the Trustee of the M.P. Evans Group 2018 Employees' Benefit Trust. Therefore, the total number of Shares with voting rights in the Company remains at 52,256,292.This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Group under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Matthew Harrison Coulson |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief executive |
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | M.P. Evans Group PLC |
| b) | LEI | 2138003IBXJUCR4SZG26 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Shares of 10 pence per share in M.P. Evans Group PLC ("Shares"). Identification code: ISIN GB007538100 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | a) Exercise of options over Shares b) Sale of shares c) Transfer of shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | a) Price: Nil Volume: 18,000 b) Price:1238.5 pence Volume: 8,450 c) Price: Nil Volume: 9,550 |
| d) | Aggregated information | a) N/A b) N/A c) N/A |
| Date of transaction | 22 January 2026 | |
| f) | Place of transaction | a) Outside a trading venue b) London Stock Exchange (XLON): AIM c) Outside a trading venue |
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