ME Group International plc
30 April 2026
ME Group International plc
(the 'Company' or the 'Group')
Notification of Transaction of a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR)
The Company announces that Mr Stéphane Gibon, the Group Chief Financial Officer (non-statutory) and a PDMR, has been granted a share option over a total of 150,000 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') under the Company's Executive Share Option Scheme (2024) (the 'Scheme').
The option may vest on the third anniversary of its grant subject to Mr Gibon's continued employment at the Company and only to the extent certain performance criteria based on 2028 earnings per share performance are achieved. No consideration was paid for the grant of the option. The number of Ordinary Shares under the Option was calculated by reference to the average middle-market quotation of shares (derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the three dealing days immediately before the grant date) of 148.67 pence per Ordinary Share which is also the Option's exercise price per Ordinary Share.
The information below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
Enquiries:
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ME Group International plc Delmo Mansi, Company Secretary |
01372 453399 |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name
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Stéphane Gibon |
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Reason for the notification
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Position/status
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Chief Financial Officer (non-statutory) |
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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Name
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ME Group International plc |
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LEI
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2138006YJ65EKBYYYX41 |
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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
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Option over Ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company
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Identification code |
GB0008481250 |
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Nature of the transaction
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Grant of an option to acquire Ordinary Shares in the Company under the Company's Executive Share Option Scheme 2024, conditional on future performance and continued service. The option will vest three years after the date of grant and to the extent it vests may remain exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the date of grant. |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price per share |
Volume(s) |
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Nil |
150,000 |
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A - Single transaction |
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- Price |
Nil |
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Date of the transaction
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30 April 2026 |
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue |
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