19 January 2026
XPS Pensions Group plc
(the "Company")
TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTOR / PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
XPS announces that, on 16 January 2026 Snehal Shah (Chief Financial Officer and PDMR) sold 50,000 ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 352.50p per Ordinary Share.
Snehal Shah continues to maintain a material holding in the Company, holding 324,785 Ordinary Shares equal to 305% salary, and 498,393 unvested options as a result of in-flight awards granted under the Company's Performance Share Plan.
Further details are set out in the below notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
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Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA') |
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Name |
Snehal Shah |
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Position/status |
Chief Financial Officer / PDMR |
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Initial notification/ amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
XPS Pensions Group plc |
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LEI |
2138004Y8OBPJEAACJ11 |
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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 transaction(s) has been conducted |
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Description of the financial instrument |
Ordinary shares of 0.05 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")
ISIN: GB00BDDN1T20
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Nature of the transaction |
Sale of Ordinary Shares. |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Aggregated information
Aggregated volume Price |
n/a (single transaction)
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Date of the transaction |
16 January 2026 |
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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-Ends-
For further information, contact:
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XPS Pensions Group |
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Sarah Rixon Group Company Secretary |
+44 11 8918 5265 |
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Canaccord Genuity (Joint Broker) |
+44 (0)20 7523 8000 |
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Adam James |
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George Grainger |
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Deutsche Bank (Joint Broker) |
+44 (0)20 7260 1000 |
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Stuart Skinner |
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Kevin Cruickshank |
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Media Enquiries: |
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Camarco |
+44 (0)20 3757 4980; xps@camarco.co.uk |
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Gordon Poole |
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Rosie Driscoll Phoebe Pugh |
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Notes to Editors:
XPS Group is a leading UK consulting and administration business specialising in the pensions and insurance sectors. A FTSE 250 company, XPS combines expertise and insight with advanced technology and analytics to address the needs of over 1,400 pension schemes and their sponsoring employers on an ongoing and project basis. We undertake pensions administration for over one million members and provide advisory services to schemes and corporate sponsors in respect of schemes of all sizes, including 83 with assets over £1bn. We also provide wider ranging support to insurance companies in the life and bulk annuities sector.