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On 14 September 2026, B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc purchased 396,052 Ordinary Shares at 664 pence per share from employees, including PDMRs Daniel Topping, Francesca Chappell, and Alice Foulk. Daniel Topping sold 74,088 shares, Francesca Chappell sold 47,799 shares, and Alice Foulk sold 81,012 shares to satisfy tax liabilities. Following the purchase, the Company holds 875,291 Ordinary Shares in treasury, and the total number of voting rights is 36,224,709.
| Date | 15 Sept 2026 |
| Time | 07:01:01 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 7189U |
15 September 2026
B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc
(“B.P. Marsh”, the “Company” or the “Group”)
Transaction in Own Shares,
Director Dealings and Total Voting Rights
Further to the announcement on 14 September 2026, the Company has purchased 396,052 Ordinary Shares from a number of Employees, including Daniel Topping, Francesca Chappell and Alice Foulk (each a PDMR) at a price of 664 pence per Ordinary Shares. The Ordinary Shares were purchased by the Company from the Employees in order to satisfy their respective tax liabilities and other costs arising on exercise of Shares on 14 September 2026. The net effect of the exercise and subsequent sale of shares is that all of the participating employees’ shareholdings have increased.
The Ordinary Shares have not been purchased under the Company’s current Share Buyback programme, as announced on 15 July 2026, and all instead have been purchased at the Company’s own discretion.
Further details of the sale of Ordinary Shares by PDMRs are set out below:
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Number of Ordinary Shares held prior to the options exercise on 14 September 2026 |
Number of options exercised on 14 September 2026 |
Number of Ordinary Shares sold to satisfy tax liabilities and other costs |
Resultant number of Ordinary Shares held |
Total interest in the issued share capital of the Company |
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Daniel Topping |
298,143 |
155,000 |
74,088 |
379,055 |
1.02% |
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Francesca Chappell |
62,479 |
100,000 |
47,799 |
114,680 |
0.31% |
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Alice Foulk |
88,257 |
175,000 |
81,012 |
182,245 |
0.49% |
Total Voting Rights
The Company’s total issued share capital is 37,100,000 Ordinary Shares. Following the purchase of Ordinary Shares, the Company now holds 875,291 Ordinary Shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the company is 36,224,709.
The above figure of 36,224,709 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Further details regarding the transaction in own shares, together with the PDMR Notification of Dealing Form required in accordance with UK MAR, are set out below.
Capitalised terms in this announcement have the same meaning as defined in the Company’s announcement released at 16:32 on 14 September 2026 unless stated otherwise.
For further information please contact:
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B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc Daniel Topping / Alice Foulk
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+44 (0)20 7233 3112 |
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Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker: Singer Capital Markets Advisory LLP Charles Leigh-Pemberton / Peter Steel / James Todd
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+44 (0)20 7496 3000 |
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Joint Corporate Broker: Investec Bank plc Christopher Baird / Gordon Hamilton
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+44 (0)20 7597 5970 |
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Financial PR & Investor Relations: Tavistock Simon Hudson / Katie Hopkins / Kuba Stawiski
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+44 (0)20 7920 3150 |
About B.P. Marsh
B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc (AIM: BPM) is a specialist investor in early stage and small to medium-sized financial services intermediary businesses, with a particular focus on the insurance sector. Bridging the gap to traditional private equity funding rounds, B.P. Marsh takes a typical initial equity stake of up to £5m, often complemented by loans, and is able to tailor its investment model to each opportunity. Taking a long-term view of its investments, with an average holding period of around seven years, the Group supplies strategic insight and capital while empowering entrepreneurial management teams to grow their businesses.
The B.P. Marsh portfolio is diversified by geography and class of business, spanning insurance brokers, underwriting agencies and financial advisers in the UK, Europe, North America and other international markets. For further information, including details of the current portfolio and recent exits, please visit: www.bpmarsh.co.uk.
TRANSACTION DETAILS
Aggregated information
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Date of Purchase |
14 September 2026 |
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Number of shares purchased |
396,052 |
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Higher Price paid per share |
664.00p |
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Lowest Price paid per share |
664.00p |
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Volume Weighted Average price paid |
664.00p |
Transaction details
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) (which forms part of domestic UK law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018), a detailed breakdown of individual trades is available below:
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Number of Shares purchased |
Transaction price (GBP) |
Time of transaction |
Trading venue |
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396,052 |
664.00p |
16:33:30 |
AIMX |
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Daniel Topping |
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2 |
Reason for notification |
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a) |
Position / status |
Chief Executive Officer |
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b) |
Initial notification / amendment |
Initial Notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc |
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b) |
LEI |
2138008G8EPE3HAHEM13 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each |
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Identification code |
ISIN: GB00B0XLRJ7 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Sale of Ordinary Shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volumes(s) |
Price |
Volume |
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664p |
74,088 |
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d) |
Aggregated information |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
14 September 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM (XLON) |
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Francesca Chappell |
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2 |
Reason for notification |
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a) |
Position / status |
Chief Financial Officer |
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b) |
Initial notification / amendment |
Initial Notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc |
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b) |
LEI |
2138008G8EPE3HAHEM13 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each |
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Identification code |
ISIN: GB00B0XLRJ7 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Sale of Ordinary Shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volumes(s) |
Price |
Volume |
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664p |
47,799 |
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d) |
Aggregated information |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
14 September 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM (XLON) |
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Alice Foulk |
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2 |
Reason for notification |
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a) |
Position / status |
Chief Operating Officer |
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b) |
Initial notification / amendment |
Initial Notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc |
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b) |
LEI |
2138008G8EPE3HAHEM13 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 10 pence each |
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Identification code |
ISIN: GB00B0XLRJ7 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Sale of Ordinary Shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volumes(s) |
Price |
Volume |
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664p |
81,012 |
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d) |
Aggregated information |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
14 September 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM (XLON) |
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