Director/PDMR Shareholding

Mercia Asset Management PLC

26 January 2026

 

RNS	26 January 2026

Mercia Asset Management PLC

("Mercia", the "Group" or the "Company")

PDMR Dealing

Mercia Asset Management PLC (AIM: MERC), the regionally focused, private capital asset manager with c.£2.0billion of assets under management, announces that it has received notifications of the following transaction relating to Ordinary shares of £0.00001 each in the capital of Mercia ("Ordinary Shares") by a PDMR of the Company as follows:

·    James Sly, Group Finance Director, became beneficially interested in 76,923 Ordinary Shares. The shares were bought at 26.00 pence per share, via his SIPP.

Following the above transaction, James Sly is beneficially interested in the following number of Ordinary Shares:

PDMR	Number of Ordinary Shares	Percentage of issued Ordinary share capital
James Sly	76,923	0.02

The notifications below are made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulations.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	James Sly
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position / status	PDMR
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Mercia Asset Management PLC
b)	LEI	213800A1Q4CF57NECG66
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 Identification code	Ordinary shares of £0.00001 each ISIN: GB00BSL71W47
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of 76,923 Ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 26.00 pence per share 76,923
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	23 January 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	AIM (AIMX)

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For further information, please contact:

Mercia Asset Management PLC Mark Payton, Chief Executive Officer Martin Glanfield, Chief Financial Officer www.mercia.co.uk	[phone]
Canaccord Genuity Limited (NOMAD and Joint Broker)	[phone]
Simon Bridges, Andrew Potts, Harry Rees
Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker)	[phone]
Charles Leigh-Pemberton
FTI Consulting	[phone]
Tom Blackwell, Thomas Lodge
[e-mail]

About Mercia Asset Management PLC

Mercia is a private capital asset manager focused on supporting regional SMEs to achieve their growth aspirations. Mercia provides capital across its four asset classes of venture, debt, private equity and proprietary capital: the Group's 'Complete Connected Capital'.

The Group has a strong UK footprint through its 11 regional offices, extensive local adviser and personal networks, and university partnerships, providing it with access to high-quality deal flow.

Mercia Asset Management PLC is quoted on AIM with the EPIC "MERC".

 

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