Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Legal & General Group Plc announced on April 10, 2026, that its Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) were awarded nil cost options over ordinary shares under the Performance Share Plan and conditional or restricted shares under the Share Bonus Plan on April 8, 2026. Specifically, António Simões received 1,691,443 PSP options and 282,694 SBP conditional shares, while Andrew Kail was awarded 958,313 PSP options and 135,805 SBP conditional shares. Eric Adler received 958,313 PSP options and 564,680 SBP conditional shares, and Laura Mason was granted 698,770 PSP options and 140,746 SBP restricted shares. Other PDMRs also received awards under these plans, with performance conditions for the PSP awards to be tested after the 2028 annual results announcement in March 2029.

Disclaimer*

Legal & General Group Plc
10 April 2026
 

 

Legal & General Group Plc

 

Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") and persons closely associated with them

 

 

On 8 April 2026, Legal & General Group Plc (the "Company") received notification that on 8 April 2026 the Directors and PDMRs named below had been awarded nil cost options over ordinary shares of 2.5p under the terms of the Performance Share Plan ("PSP"). The performance period in respect of the PSP awards will end on 31 December 2028. The performance conditions will then be tested and the vesting percentage confirmed after the announcement of Legal & General's 2028 annual results in March 2029.

 

On 8 April 2026, the Company also received notification that on 8 April 2026 the Directors and PDMRs named below were awarded either conditional shares or restricted shares under the terms of the Share Bonus Plan ("SBP").

 

This announcement, including the notifications below, is made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

 

Name

Director/ PDMR

Number of PSP options
awarded on 8 April 2026

Number of SBP Conditional Shares awarded on 8 April 2026

Number of SBP Restricted Shares awarded on
8 April 2026

António Simões

Director

1,691,443

282,694


Andrew Kail

Director

958,313

 

135,805


Eric Adler

PDMR

958,313

 

564,680


Laura Mason

PDMR

698,770

 


140,746

Gareth Mee

PDMR

549,033

 


70,875

Geoffrey Timms

PDMR



54,180

Katie Worgan

PDMR

419,262

 


57,818

Chris Knight

PDMR



97,453

Maria Alvarez-Scott

PDMR

299,472

 


14,175

Emma Holden

PDMR

359,367

 


58,570

 

 

PSP Awards

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

1.   António Simões

2.   Andrew Kail

3.   Eric Adler

4.   Laura Mason

5.   Gareth Mee

6.   Katie Worgan

7.   Maria Alvarez-Scott

8.   Emma Holden

 

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

1.   Group Chief Executive Officer/Director

2.   Group Chief Financial Officer/Director

3.   Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management/PDMR 

4.   Chief Executive Officer, Retail/PDMR 

5.   Chief Executive Officer, Institutional Retirement/PDMR

6.   Group Chief Operating Officer/PDMR

7.   Group General Counsel and Company Secretary Designate/PDMR

8.   Chief People Officer/PDMR

 

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name

Legal & General Group Plc

b)

LEI

213800JH9QQWHLO99821

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 £0.025 each, with voting rights attached

GB0005603997

b)

Nature of transaction

PSP options award for the Directors/PDMRs listed in 1a above 

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume

1.   Nil

1.   1,691,443

2.   Nil

2.   958,313

3.   Nil

3.   958,313

4.   Nil

4.   698,770

5.   Nil

5.   549,033

6.   Nil

6.   419,262

7.   Nil

7.   299,472

8.   Nil

8.   359,367

d)

Aggregated information

-      Aggregated volume

-      Price

 N/A (Single Transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

8 April 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

SBP Awards (Restricted and Conditional)

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

1.   António Simões

2.   Andrew Kail

3.   Eric Alder

4.   Laura Mason

5.   Gareth Mee

6.   Geoffrey Timms

7.   Katie Worgan

8.   Chris Knight

9.   Maria Alvarez-Scott

10.  Emma Holden

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

1.   Group Chief Executive Officer/Director

2.   Group Chief Financial Officer/Director

3.   Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management/PDMR 

4.   Chief Executive Officer, Retail/PDMR 

5.   Chief Executive Officer, Institutional Retirement/PDMR

6.   Group General Counsel and Company Secretary/PDMR

7.   Group Chief Operating Officer/PDMR

8.   Group Chief Risk Officer/PDMR

9.   Group General Counsel and Company Secretary Designate/PDMR

10.  Chief People Officer/PDMR

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name

Legal & General Group Plc

b)

LEI

213800JH9QQWHLO99821

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 £0.025 each, with voting rights attached

 GB0005603997

b)

Nature of transaction

1.   SBP conditional shares award for the Directors and PDMR listed in 1a above

2.   SBP restricted shares award for the PDMRs listed in 1a above

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume

1.   Nil

1.   282,694

2.   Nil

2.   135,805

3.   Nil

3.   564,680

4.   Nil

4.   140,746

5.   Nil

5.   70,875

6.   Nil

6.   54,180

7.   Nil

7.   57,818

8.   Nil

8.   97,453

9.   Nil

9.   14,175

10.  Nil

10.  58,570


Aggregated information

-      Aggregated volume

-      Price

 N/A (Single Transaction)

 

e)

Date of the transaction

8 April 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

 

10 April 2026

 

Leanne Cornish

Deputy Group Company Secretary

Legal & General Group Plc

Tel: 020 3124 4111

 

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