Notification of Transactions of Directors & PDMRs

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FDM Group (Holdings) plc announced on April 27, 2026, that it has granted awards over ordinary shares under its Performance Share Plan to executive directors and senior managers. Executive directors Roderick Flavell, Sheila Flavell, Andrew Brown, and Michael McLaren each received awards for 250,000 shares, while senior managers Mark Heather and Jonathan Taplin received 33,333 shares each. These awards are structured as options with an exercise price of £0.01 per share, and their vesting is contingent on performance conditions, including earnings per share targets over a three-year period, with a further two-year holding period post-vesting for executive directors.

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FDM Group (Holdings) plc
27 April 2026
 

27 APRIL 2026

FDM Group (Holdings) Plc

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

PSP Award - 27 April 2026

On 27 April 2026 FDM Group (Holdings) plc ("FDM") granted awards over ordinary shares in the Company under the FDM 2014 Performance Share Plan (the "PSP"), as noted below. 

The vesting of the awards granted to the Company's Executive Directors is subject to a performance condition based upon FDM's earnings per share assessed over a three-year performance period commencing with FDM's 2026 financial year and to all other provisions of the PSP. Details of the performance conditions will be included in FDM's 2026 Directors' Remuneration Report. Ordinarily, the awards will vest (subject to the achievement of the performance condition) following the announcement of FDM's results for its 2028 financial year.

The awards granted to the Executive Directors will not be released, so that shares can be acquired, until the end of a holding period of two years beginning on the vesting date.

The vesting of the awards granted to the other Senior Managers referred to below and of awards granted to other group employees is subject to the satisfaction of a financial underpin and to all other provisions of the PSP.

Each award has been granted in the form of an option with an exercise price per share of £0.01

Name

Number of shares subject to award

Executive Directors

Roderick Flavell

250,000

Sheila Flavell

250,000

Andrew Brown

250,000

Michael McLaren

250,000

Other Senior Managers

Mark Heather

33,333

Jonathan Taplin

33,333

The notification below provides further information about these transactions.

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

(a)

Name

(i) Roderick Flavell

(ii) Sheila Flavell

(iii) Andrew Brown

(iv) Michael McLaren

(v) Mark Heather

(vi) Jonathan Taplin

2

Reason for the notification

(a)

Position/Status

(i) Chief Executive Officer

(ii) Chief Operating Officer

(iii) Chief Commercial Officer

(iv) Chief Financial Officer

(v) Group Governance Director and Company Secretary

(vi) Group Operations Director

(b)

Initial notification / Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

(a)

Name

FDM Group (Holdings) plc

(b)

LEI

213800YR62D7GUZLMZ71

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

Ordinary Shares of £0.01

Identification Code

ISIN: GB00BLWDVP51

(b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of awards over Ordinary Shares

(c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Name

Price

Number of Ordinary Shares over which awards granted

Roderick Flavell

Nil

250,000

Sheila Flavell

Nil

250,000

Andrew Brown

Nil

250,000

Michael McLaren

Nil

250,000

Mark Heather

Nil

33,333

Jonathan Taplin

Nil

33,333

(d)

Aggregated Information


- Aggregated Volume

N/A (single transaction)

- Price

Nil for each PDMR

(e)

Date of the Transaction

27 April 2026

(f)

Place of the Transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

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For further information, please contact:

 

FDM Group

 

Rod Flavell - Chief Executive

Mike McLaren - Chief Financial Officer

Mark Heather - Company Secretary & Head of Investor Relations

 

 

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3056 8240

 

Financial PR

 

Nick Oborne

 

 

Tel: +44 (0)7850 127526

 

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