Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Jupiter Fund Management PLC announced that Chief Executive Officer Matthew Beesley exercised options on 22,727 shares at £0.792 each and 642,805 shares under the Deferred Bonus Plan, subsequently selling 308,933 shares at £1.87979 to cover taxes and expenses, retaining 333,872 shares. Chief Financial & Operating Officer Wayne Mepham exercised options on 22,727 shares at £0.792 and 206,766 shares under the DBP, selling all 206,766 shares at £1.94684. These transactions were reported on March 3, 2026, following option exercises on February 27 and March 2, 2026.

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Jupiter Fund Management PLC
03 March 2026
 

3 March 2026

JUPITER FUND MANAGEMENT PLC (the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

On 27 February 2026, Matthew Beesley, Chief Executive Officer, carried out the following transaction:

·    Exercise of options over 22,727 ordinary shares of 2 pence each in the Company ("Shares") at £0.792 per Share, granted under the Company's Sharesave Plan 2020 ("Sharesave Plan"), an all-employee share scheme, resulting in a holding of 22,727 Shares.

On 2 March 2026, Matthew Beesley carried out the following transactions:

·    Exercise of options over 642,805 Shares, granted under the Company's 2018 Deferred Bonus Plan ("DBP").

·    Subsequent sale of 308,933 Shares at £1.87979 per Share, sufficient to cover tax liabilities and expenses arising on the above exercise, retaining the balance of 333,872 Shares.

On 27 February 2026, Wayne Mepham, Chief Financial & Operating Officer, carried out the following transaction:

·    Exercise of options over 22,727 Shares at £0.792 per Share, granted under the Sharesave Plan, resulting in a holding of 22,727 Shares.

On 2 March 2026, Wayne Mepham carried out the following transactions:

·    Exercise of options over 206,766 Shares granted under the DBP.

·    Subsequent sale of 206,766 Shares at £1.94684 per Share.

The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated

a)

Name

Matthew Beesley

2.

Reasons for the notification

a)

Position / status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

Jupiter Fund Management plc

b)

Legal Identifier Code

5493003DJ1G01IMQ7S28

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

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 2 pence

 

GB00B53P2009

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of options over 22,727 Shares granted under the Sharesave Plan, resulting in a holding of 22,727 Shares.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.792

22,727

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

22,727

£17,999.78

e)

Date of the transaction

27 February 2026

f)

Place of Transaction

Outside a trading venue

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

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 2 pence

 

GB00B53P2009

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of options over 642,805 Shares granted under the DBP.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

642,805

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

2 March 2026

f)

Place of Transaction

Outside a trading venue

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

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 2 pence

 

GB00B53P2009

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Shares sufficient to cover tax and expenses arising on the exercise of Share options described above in this disclosure, retaining the balance of 333,872 shares.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£1.87979 per Share

308,933

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

2 March 2026

f)

Place of Transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated

a)

Name

Wayne Mepham

2.

Reasons for the notification

a)

Position / status

Chief Financial & Operating Officer

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

Jupiter Fund Management plc

b)

Legal Identifier Code

5493003DJ1G01IMQ7S28

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

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 2 pence

 

GB00B53P2009

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of options over 22,727 Shares granted under the Sharesave Plan, resulting in a holding of 22,727 Shares.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.792

22,727

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

22,727

£17,999.78

e)

Date of the transaction

27 February 2026

f)

Place of Transaction

Outside a trading venue

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

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 2 pence

 

GB00B53P2009

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of options over 206,766 Shares granted under the DBP.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

206,766

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

2 March 2026

f)

Place of Transaction

Outside a trading venue

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

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 2 pence

 

GB00B53P2009

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Shares arising on the exercise of Share options described above in this disclosure.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£1.94684 per Share

206,766

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

2 March 2026

f)

Place of Transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

For further information please contact:

 


Investors

Media

Jupiter

Helen Archbold

+44 (0)20 3817 1609

 

Victoria Howley

+44 (0)20 3817 1657

Edelman Smithfield


Andrew Wilde

+44 (0)7786 022 022

 

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