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Derwent London plc announced that on September 2, 2026, the Chief Executive, Jonathan S Murphy, was granted share-based awards under the Derwent London Performance Share Plan 2023. This includes 24,393 Performance Share Awards and 4,065 Restricted Share Awards, totaling 28,458 nil cost options. These awards will vest from September 2, 2029, with vesting contingent on specific performance conditions related to total shareholder return, property return, embodied carbon intensity, financial covenants, and reputational standing. The performance period for these awards is from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028.

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Derwent London PLC
03 September 2026
 

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3 September 2026

Derwent London plc ("Derwent London" / "the Group")

Notification of interests of Directors and Persons Discharging
Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")

The Group announces the following changes to the interests of Directors in the Group's ordinary shares of 5p each (the 'Shares').

Grant of Awards

On 2 September 2026, the Group granted share-based awards (the 'Awards') under the Derwent London Performance Share Plan 2023 (the 'Plan') to certain Directors of the Group (who are Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities), as follows:

Name

Role

Type of Award

Number of shares

Jonathan S Murphy

Chief Executive

Performance Share Award

24,393

Restricted Share Award

4,065


Awards granted under the Plan are structured as nil cost options and will vest from 2 September 2029. The number of shares subject to each Award is determined by reference to a percentage of salary. Following Jonathan Murphy's appointment as Chief Executive on 1 September 2026, the number of shares subject to his Awards has been pro-rated to reflect his appointment part way through the 2026 award year.

Vesting of Performance Share Awards depends on the extent to which the performance conditions are satisfied, being performance metrics and targets related to total shareholder return, total property return and embodied carbon intensity.

Vesting of Restricted Share Awards depends on the performance underpins being achieved, namely no breach of financial covenants, satisfactory underlying performance and no material failure resulting in significant reputational damage and/or financial loss.

The performance period for the Awards commenced on 1 January 2026 and will end on 31 December 2028.

Following vesting and subject to the Group's share dealing procedures, Awards under the Plan can be exercised in accordance with the rules of the Plan. Jonathan Murphy is required to retain his net of tax liability number of vested Shares (if any) delivered under his Award for at least two years from the point of vesting (the 'Holding Period') and is entitled to additional vesting shares for dividend equivalents in respect of dividends paid on vested shares between the grant date and the date of vesting.

The Awards remain subject to the malus and clawback provisions of the Plan.

This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation and Rule 3.1 of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Notification of the transactions set out below was made to the Group on 2 September 2026.

 

For further information, please contact:

Derwent London

Tel: +44 (0)20 7659 3000

David Lawler, Company Secretary

 

 

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

 

1.

Details the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Jonathan S Murphy

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Chief Executive

b)

Initial notification / Amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

 Derwent London plc

b)

LEI

 213800BXKQ9KZNUR1M61

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

 5p Ordinary shares in Derwent London plc

 

GB0002652740

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil cost option awards under the Derwent London Performance Share Plan 2023.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

28,458

 

 

d)

Aggregated information

-      Aggregated volume

-      Price

 

Not applicable - single transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

2 September 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

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