Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Great Portland Estates plc announced that on June 2, 2026, Chief Executive Toby Courtauld exercised nil-cost options for 62,095 ordinary shares and subsequently sold 29,288 shares at 314.2p each to cover tax liabilities, totaling £92,022.90. Executive Director Dan Nicholson also exercised nil-cost options for 33,999 ordinary shares and sold 16,037 shares at 314.2p each to meet tax obligations, amounting to £50,388.25. These transactions relate to the Deferred Share Bonus Plan and reflect the impact of a prior rights issue.

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Great Portland Estates PLC
03 June 2026
 

3 June 2026

 

Great Portland Estates plc (the "Company")

 

Exercise of nil-cost options under The Great Portland Estates Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the "DSBP")

 

The Company announces that, on 2 June 2026, the following Directors:

(i)  exercised their nil cost options over the following numbers of ordinary shares of 15 5/19 pence each in the Company, comprising of those granted under the original DSBP award granted on 2 June 2023, and, as announced on 21 June 2024, the additional DSBP options awarded to reflect the impact of the Company's rights issue announced on 23 May 2024.

 

Director

PDMR / Title

Total no. of ordinary shares of
15 5/19 pence each acquired upon exercise of options

Toby Courtauld

Chief Executive

62,095

Dan Nicholson

Executive Director

33,999

 

(ii) sold the following numbers of ordinary shares of 15 5/19 pence each in the Company in order to meet the income tax and National Insurance contributions liabilities arising on the exercise of their options at a price of 314.2p per share:

                                                                             

Director

PDMR / Title

No. of ordinary shares of

15 5/19 pence each sold for tax/NIC purposes

Toby Courtauld

Chief Executive

29,288

Dan Nicholson

Executive Director

16,037

 

 

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Toby Courtauld

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, action platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Great Portland Estates plc

 

b)

Legal Entity Identifier

213800JMEDD2Q4N1MC42

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

Ordinary shares of 15 5/19 p

ISIN: GB00BF5H9P87

b)

Nature of the transaction

1. Exercise of nil cost options granted under the rules of The Great Portland Estates Deferred Share Bonus Plan.

2. Sale of shares to meet income tax and National Insurance contributions liabilities arising on the exercise of options granted under the rules of The Great Portland Estates Deferred Share Bonus Plan.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price

Volume(s)

Ordinary shares

1. Nil consideration

1. 62,095

2. 314.2p

2. 29,288

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

Aggregated price

Aggregated total

1. Aggregated volume: 62,095

       Aggregated price: Nil

       Aggregated total: 62,095 ordinary shares

 

2. Aggregated volume: 29,288

       Aggregated price: 314.2p

       Aggregated total: £92,022.90

e)

Date of transaction

2 June 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

1.    Outside of trading venue

2.    London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Dan Nicholson

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Executive Director

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3.

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

a)

Name

Great Portland Estates plc

 

b)

Legal Entity Identifier

213800JMEDD2Q4N1MC42

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

Ordinary shares of 15 5/19 p

ISIN: GB00BF5H9P87

b)

Nature of the transaction

1. Exercise of nil cost options granted under the rules of The Great Portland Estates Deferred Share Bonus Plan.

2. Sale of shares to meet income tax and National Insurance contributions liabilities arising on the exercise of options granted under the rules of The Great Portland Estates Deferred Share Bonus Plan.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price

Volume(s)

Ordinary shares

1. Nil consideration

1. 33,999

2. 314.2p

2. 16,037

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

Aggregated price

Aggregated total

1. Aggregated volume: 33,999

       Aggregated price: Nil

       Aggregated total: 33,999 ordinary shares

2. Aggregated volume: 16,037      

Aggregated price: 314.2p

       Aggregated total: £50,388.25

e)

Date of transaction

2 June 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

1. Outside of trading venue

2. London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

 

Contact:

Great Portland Estates plc

Darren Lennark

General Counsel & Company Secretary

020 7647 3000

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