Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Jupiter Fund Management PLC announced that on September 30, 2026, CEO Matthew Beesley exercised options for 930,853 ordinary shares and sold 447,370 of these shares at £1.72753 each to cover taxes and expenses, retaining 483,483 shares. Additionally, Chief Financial & Operating Officer Wayne Mepham transferred 207,169 shares to his closely associated person, Katy Mepham, for nil consideration, who subsequently acquired these shares.

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Jupiter Fund Management PLC
01 October 2026
 

1 October 2026

JUPITER FUND MANAGEMENT PLC (the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

On 30 September 2026, Matthew Beesley, Chief Executive Officer, carried out the following transactions:

·    Exercise of options over 930,853 ordinary shares of 2p each in the Company (Shares), granted under the Company's 2018 Deferred Bonus Plan ("DBP").

·    Subsequent sale of 447,370 Shares at £1.72753 per Share, sufficient to cover tax liabilities and expenses arising on the above exercise, retaining the balance of 483,483 Shares.

On 30 September 2026, Wayne Mepham, Chief Financial & Operating Officer, carried out the following transaction:

 

·    Transfer of 207,169 Shares for nil consideration to Katy Mepham, a person closely associated (PCA) with Wayne Mepham under the UK Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).

On 30 September 2026, Katy Mepham, a PCA of Wayne Mepham, carried out the following transaction:

·    Acquisition of 207,169 Shares, transferred from Wayne Mepham, for nil consideration.

The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the MAR.

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 930,853 Shares granted under the DBP.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

930,853

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

30 September 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 483,483 shares.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£1.72753 per Share

447,370

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

30 September 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

Transfer of 207,169 Shares to Katy Mepham, a PCA under MAR, for nil consideration.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

207,169

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

30 September 2026

f)

Place of Transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated ("PCA")

a)

Name

Katy Mepham

2.

Reasons for the notification

a)

Position / status

PCA of Wayne Mepham (Chief Financial & Operating Officer and PDMR)

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

Acquisition of 207,169 Shares, transferred from Wayne Mepham, for nil consideration.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

207,169

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

30 September 2026

f)

Place of Transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

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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