Legal & General Group Plc
Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and persons closely associated
The following notification made under article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation ("UK MAR") relates to the exercise of awards granted on 16 April 2019 and 12 August 2020 under the terms of the Legal & General Group Performance Share Plan 2014 (PSP).
The performance conditions attached to the options granted under the PSP in 2019 and 2020 provide that the award vests, subject to satisfaction of the performance conditions, after the announcement of the results for 2022 and 2023 respectively. The number of options that vested were then subject to a two year holding period that ended on 16 April 2024 and 12 August 2025 when the options became exercisable. The options must be exercised by the seventh anniversary of the date of the grant.
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Name |
Director/ PDMR |
Number of shares awarded on |
Number of shares awarded on 12 August 2020 |
Number of shares exercised on 5 January 2026 |
Shares sold to cover tax and dealing costs at a price of £2.621979 |
Shares retained by individual |
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Laura Mason |
PDMR |
220,711 |
- |
206,062 |
99,054 |
107,008 |
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Laura Mason |
PDMR |
- |
333,682 |
213,410 |
102,586 |
110,824 |
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Laura Mason |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
CEO, Retail/PDMR |
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b) |
Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Legal & General Group Plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800JH9QQWHLO99821 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of £0.025 each, with voting rights attached. GB0005603997 |
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b) |
Nature of transaction |
1. Exercise of PSP 2019 award of nil cost options over 206,062 shares. 2. Sale of 99,054 shares to cover tax and dealing costs (107,008 shares retained). 3. Exercise of PSP 2020 award of nil cost options over 213,410 shares. 4. Sale of 102,586 shares to cover tax and dealing costs (110,824 shares retained).
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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1. £0.00 |
1. 206,062 |
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2. £2.621979 |
2. 99,054 |
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3. £0.00 |
3. 213,410 |
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4. £2.621979 |
4. 102,586 |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
1. Price |
1. Volume |
1. Total |
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1. £0.00 |
1. 206,062 |
1. £0.00 |
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2. Price |
2. Volume |
2. Total |
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2. £2.621979 |
2. 99,054 |
2. £259,717.51 |
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3. Price |
3. Volume |
3. Total |
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3. £0.00 |
3. 213,410 |
3. £0.00 |
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4. Price |
4. Volume |
4. Total |
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4. £2.621979 |
4. 102,586 |
4. £268,978.34 |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
05 January 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, XLON
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07 January 2026
Leanne Cornish
Head of Group Secretariat
Legal & General Group Plc
Tel: 020 3124 4111