Close Brothers Group plc
Notification of transactions by
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
in Ordinary shares of the Company of 25p each (Shares)
Close Brothers Group plc (the "Company") notifies that on 12 December 2024, share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan") were granted to the executive directors and other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") noted below under the Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"). A share price of £4.318 per share has been applied to determine the number of shares awarded under the plans, being the average of the middle market quotations for the five business days from and including the date of the Company's preliminary results announcement on 19 September 2024.
These awards are subject to performance underpins which are measured at the end of the three-year period between 1 August 2024 and 31 July 2027.
The following notifications, made pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification
Tiffany Brill
Deputy Company Secretary
Close Brothers Group plc
12 December 2024
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
| 1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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| a) |
Name |
Mike Morgan |
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| 2 |
Reason for the notification |
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| a) |
Position/status |
Group Chief Executive Officer (Interim) |
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| b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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| 3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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| a) |
Name |
Close Brothers Group plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
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| 4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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| a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
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| b) |
Nature of the transaction |
2024 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A - single transaction |
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| -e) |
Date of the transaction |
12 December 2024 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
| 1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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| a) |
Name |
Robert Sack |
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| 2 |
Reason for the notification |
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| a) |
Position/status |
Group Chief Risk Officer |
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| b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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| 3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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| a) |
Name |
Close Brothers Group plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
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| 4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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| a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
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| b) |
Nature of the transaction |
2024 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A - single transaction |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
12 December 2024 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
| 1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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| a) |
Name |
Simon Jacobs |
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| 2 |
Reason for the notification |
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| a) |
Position/status |
Group Chief Operating Officer |
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| b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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| 3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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| a) |
Name |
Close Brothers Group plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
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| 4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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| a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
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| b) |
Nature of the transaction |
2024 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A - single transaction |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
12 December 2024 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
| 1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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| a) |
Name |
Rebekah Etherington |
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| 2 |
Reason for the notification |
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| a) |
Position/status |
Group Head of Human Resources |
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| b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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| 3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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| a) |
Name |
Close Brothers Group plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
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| 4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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| a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
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| b) |
Nature of the transaction |
2024 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A - single transaction |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
12 December 2024 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
| 1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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| a) |
Name |
Ian Cowie |
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| 2 |
Reason for the notification |
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| a) |
Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer Retail |
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| b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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| 3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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| a) |
Name |
Close Brothers Group plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
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| 4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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| a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
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| b) |
Nature of the transaction |
2024 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A - single transaction |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
12 December 2024 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
| 1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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| a) |
Name |
Phillip Hooper |
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| 2 |
Reason for the notification |
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| a) |
Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer Property |
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| b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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| 3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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| a) |
Name |
Close Brothers Group plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
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| 4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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| a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
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| b) |
Nature of the transaction |
2024 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A - single transaction |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
12 December 2024 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
| 1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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| a) |
Name |
Matt Roper |
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| 2 |
Reason for the notification |
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| a) |
Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer Commercial |
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| b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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| 3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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| a) |
Name |
Close Brothers Group plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
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| 4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
|||||
| a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
||||
| b) |
Nature of the transaction |
2024 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
||||
| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
|
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| d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A - single transaction |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
12 December 2024 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
| 1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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| a) |
Name |
Nazrul Kazi |
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| 2 |
Reason for the notification |
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| a) |
Position/status |
Group Head of Internal Audit |
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| b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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| 3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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| a) |
Name |
Close Brothers Group plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
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| 4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
|||||
| a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
||||
| b) |
Nature of the transaction |
2024 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
||||
| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
|
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| d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A - single transaction |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
12 December 2024 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
| 1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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| a) |
Name |
Fiona McCarthy |
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| 2 |
Reason for the notification |
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| a) |
Position/status |
Group Chief Finance Officer (Interim) |
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| b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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| 3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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| a) |
Name |
Close Brothers Group plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
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| 4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
|||||
| a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
||||
| b) |
Nature of the transaction |
2024 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') |
||||
| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
|
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| d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A - single transaction |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
12 December 2024 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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