Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Chesnara plc announced that Group CEO Steve Murray acquired 14,555 ordinary shares for approximately £3.42 per share, increasing his total holding to 665,647 shares, and Group CFO Tom Howard acquired 14,490 ordinary shares at £3.43 per share, bringing his total holding to 232,502 shares. These transactions, which occurred on August 25, 2026, on the London Stock Exchange, represent initial notifications by these Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility.

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Chesnara PLC
26 August 2026
 

 

 

LEI Number: 213800VFRMBRTSZ3SJ06

 

 

26th August 2026

 

CHESNARA plc

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

 

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS / PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ('PDMRs')

 

Chesnara plc (CSN.L) announces that Steve Murray, Group CEO and a PDMR of the Company, has acquired ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares").  In addition, the Company announces that Tom Howard, Group CFO and a PDMR of the Company, has also acquired Ordinary Shares.

 

Following the exercise, Steve Murray now holds a total interest in 665,647 Ordinary Shares (including Ordinary Shares held by a PCA) and Tom Howard now holds a total interest in 232,502 Ordinary Shares of the Company.

 

The notifications for each PDMR below, which are being made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulations, provide further detail of the awards granted to each PDMR.

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

b)

Natural person:                

Legal person                                  

Steven Murray

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Group Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

Chesnara plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier:

213800VFRMBRTSZ3SJ06

4

Details of the transaction(s): Parts a-d of this section are 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)

Chesnara plc Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each

(GB00B00FPT80)

b)

Nature of the transaction


c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£3.4169

13,102 Ordinary shares of 5p each

 

 

£3.4206

1,453 Ordinary shares of 5p each

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-     13,102 Ordinary Shares at £3.4169

-     1,453 Ordinary Shares at £3.4206

 

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2026-08-25

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

b)

Natural person:                

Legal person                                  

Thomas Howard

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status:

Group Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

Chesnara plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier:

213800VFRMBRTSZ3SJ06

4

Details of the transaction(s): Parts a-d of this section are 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)

Chesnara plc Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each

(GB00B00FPT80)

b)

Nature of the transaction


c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£3.43

14,490 Ordinary shares of 5p each

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

-    N/A

e)

Date of the transaction (YYYY - MM - DD)

2026-08-25

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

 

 

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification: -

Alastair Lonie, Group Company Secretary

 

Date of notification: - 26th August 2026

 

 

The above notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Investor Enquiries

Sam Perowne

Head of Strategic Development & Investor Relations

Chesnara plc

E - sam.perowne@chesnara.co.uk

 

Media Enquiries

Misha Bayliss - +44 20 7427 5465

Oscar Burnett - +44 20 7427 5435

Teneo

E - chesnara@teneo.com

 

 

Notes to Editors

Chesnara plc (CSN.L) is a FTSE 250 European life, pensions and investment company with specialist expertise in consolidation. We now administer c1.4m policies across the Group's business units of Countrywide Assured and Chesnara Life (formerly HSBC Life (UK) Ltd) in the UK, Scildon in the Netherlands and Movestic in Sweden. Following a three-pillar strategy, Chesnara's primary responsibility is the efficient administration of its customers' life and savings policies, ensuring good customer outcomes and providing a secure and compliant environment to protect policyholder interests. It also adds value by writing focused, profitable new business in the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands and by undertaking value-adding acquisitions of either companies or portfolios. Consistent delivery of the Company strategy has enabled Chesnara to increase its dividend for 21 years in succession.

 

Further details are available on the Company's website (www.chesnara.co.uk).

 

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