Director/PDMR Shareholding

Close Brothers Group PLC

19 October 2026

 

Close Brothers Group plc

Notification of transactions by

Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

in Ordinary shares of the Company of 25p each (Shares)

Close Brothers Group plc (the "Company") notifies that on 16 October 2026, share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan") were granted to the executive directors and other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") noted below under the Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"). A share price of £4.1080 per share has been applied to determine the number of shares awarded under the plans, being the average of the middle market quotations for the five business days from and including the date of the Company's preliminary results announcement on 29 September 2026.

These awards are subject to performance underpins which are measured at the end of the three-year period between 1 August 2026 and 31 July 2029.

The following notifications, made pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.   

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification

Tiffany Brill

Deputy Company Secretary

Close Brothers Group plc                  

19 October 2026

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	Mike Morgan
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Chief Executive
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Close Brothers Group plc
b)	LEI	213800W73SYHR14I3X91
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 25p each GB0007668071
b)	Nature of the transaction	2026 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP')
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 188,510
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

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	Fiona McCarthy
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Chief Finance Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Close Brothers Group plc
b)	LEI	213800W73SYHR14I3X91
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 25p each GB0007668071
b)	Nature of the transaction	2026 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP')
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 85,200
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

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	Robert Sack
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Chief Risk Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Close Brothers Group plc
b)	LEI	213800W73SYHR14I3X91
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 25p each GB0007668071
b)	Nature of the transaction	2026 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP')
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 29,211
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

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	Yogesh Sholapurkar
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Chief Technology Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Close Brothers Group plc
b)	LEI	213800W73SYHR14I3X91
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 25p each GB0007668071
b)	Nature of the transaction	2026 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP')
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 18,257
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

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	Rebekah Etherington
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Head of Human Resources
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Close Brothers Group plc
b)	LEI	213800W73SYHR14I3X91
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 25p each GB0007668071
b)	Nature of the transaction	2026 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP')
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 29,211
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

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	Ian Cowie
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Operating Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Close Brothers Group plc
b)	LEI	213800W73SYHR14I3X91
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 25p each GB0007668071
b)	Nature of the transaction	2026 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP')
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 21,908
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

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	Phillip Hooper
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer Property
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Close Brothers Group plc
b)	LEI	213800W73SYHR14I3X91
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 25p each GB0007668071
b)	Nature of the transaction	2026 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP')
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 19,474
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

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	Matt Roper
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Banking Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Close Brothers Group plc
b)	LEI	213800W73SYHR14I3X91
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 25p each GB0007668071
b)	Nature of the transaction	2026 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP')
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 40,530
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

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	Nazrul Kazi
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Head of Internal Audit
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Close Brothers Group plc
b)	LEI	213800W73SYHR14I3X91
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 25p each GB0007668071
b)	Nature of the transaction	2026 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP')
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 12,171
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

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	Sarah Peazer-Davies
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Close Brothers Group plc
b)	LEI	213800W73SYHR14I3X91
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 25p each GB0007668071
b)	Nature of the transaction	2026 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP')
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 19,474
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

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	Timothy Renshaw
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Head of Non-Financial Risk
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Close Brothers Group plc
b)	LEI	213800W73SYHR14I3X91
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 25p each GB0007668071
b)	Nature of the transaction	2026 share awards under the Company's Omnibus Share Incentive Plan: Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP')
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 17,040
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	16 October 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

 

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