Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Man Group plc announced on March 13, 2026, that on March 11, 2026, persons discharging managerial responsibilities were granted awards and options over ordinary shares. The Chief Executive Officer received a conditional award of 1,012,053 shares and a nil cost option for 206,150 shares. The Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer was granted a conditional award of 637,315 shares and a nil cost option for 128,615 shares. The President received nil cost options for 54,130 shares and an additional 478,203 shares with a five-year vesting period. These awards and options are part of the Group's incentive plans, with conditional awards vesting after three years and nil cost options becoming exercisable over time.

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Man Group plc
13 March 2026
 

 

Man Group plc

Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

Man Group plc (the "Company") announces that, on 11 March 2026, awards or options over ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents each were granted under the Group's incentive plans to the individuals listed below, who are considered to be persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs").  

 

Name

Role

Form of Award

Shares under Award(s) / Option(s)

Robyn Grew

Chief Executive Officer

Conditional award

1,012,053

Nil cost option

206,150

Antoine Forterre

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

Conditional award

637,315

Nil cost option

128,615

Steven Desmyter

President

Nil cost option

54,130

Nil cost option (5yr)

478,203

 

Conditional awards have been granted to directors under the Man Group plc 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan and will vest, subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions, three years after grant.  Shares subject to vested awards will then be delivered to participants two years later.

Nil-cost options have been granted under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan.  Options will become exercisable as to one third on each anniversary of grant and may be exercised up to the tenth anniversary of grant. Options which are held by participants subject to US tax will be exercised automatically as soon as they become exercisable.

Additional options, which will become exercisable on the fifth anniversary of grant (or earlier if certain performance hurdles have been met), have been granted to Steven Desmyter and may be exercised up to the tenth anniversary of grant.

 

The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.

 

Enquiries:

Communications 

Georgiana Brunner

+44 (0)20 7144 1000

communications@man.com

 

Shareholder relations

Karan Shirgaokar

+44 (0)20 7144 1434

shareholder.relations@man.com

 

Company Secretary

Elizabeth Woods

+44 (0)20 7144 1733

company.secretarial@man.com

 


Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Robyn Grew

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

This is an initial notification.

3

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

a)

Name

Man Group plc

b)

LEI

2549003YWC1DW6LALB09

4 (i)

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 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc.

Identification code

JE00BJ1DLW90

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of conditional award over 1,012,053 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Prices(s)                                            Volume(s)

Nil                                                       1,012,053

d)

Aggregated information

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-03-11

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

4 (ii)

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 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc.

Identification code

JE00BJ1DLW90

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil cost share option over 206,150 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Prices(s)                                            Volume(s)

Nil                                                        206,150

d)

Aggregated information

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-03-11

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 


1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Antoine Forterre

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

This is an initial notification.

3

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

a)

Name

Man Group plc

b)

LEI

2549003YWC1DW6LALB09

4 (i)

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 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc.

Identification code

JE00BJ1DLW90

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of conditional award over 637,315 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

637,315


d)

Aggregated information

  N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-03-11

f)

Place of the 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, type of instrument

Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc.

Identification code

JE00BJ1DLW90

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil cost share option over 128,615 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

128,615


d)

Aggregated information

  N/A

e)

2026-03-11

2026-03-11

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 


 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

  Steven Desmyter

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

   President

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

This is an initial notification.

3

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

a)

Name

Man Group plc

b)

LEI

2549003YWC1DW6LALB09

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 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc.

Identification code

JE00BJ1DLW90

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil cost share option over 54,130 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

54,130


d)

Aggregated information

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-03-11

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

4 (ii)

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 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc.

Identification code

JE00BJ1DLW90

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil cost share option over 478,203 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

478,203


d)

Aggregated information

  N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-03-11

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

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