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Close Brothers Group PLC announced that Group Chief Finance Officer Fiona McCarthy exercised 1,423 options on 2 October 2025, subsequently selling 676 shares at £5.030 to cover tax and NIC, and retaining 747 shares. Separately, Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Matt Roper exercised 2,134 options on 3 October 2025, selling 1,011 shares at £4.898 to cover tax and NIC, and retaining 1,123 shares.
| Date | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Time | 16:00:00 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 2496C |
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Fiona McCarthy |
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Group Chief Finance Officer |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Close Brothers Group plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800W73SYHR14I3X91
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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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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary Shares of 25p each
GB0007668071
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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1. Exercise of options under the 2021 LTIP (1,423)
2. Part sale of shares to cover tax and NIC (676)
3. Retention of shares (747)
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price |
N/A Single Transaction
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2 October 2025 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange, XLON |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Matt Roper |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Executive Officer, Commercial |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Close Brothers Group plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800W73SYHR14I3X91
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4
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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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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary Shares of 25p each
GB0007668071
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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1. Exercise of options under the 2021 LTIP (2,134);
2. Part sale of shares to cover tax and NIC (1,011)
3. Retention of shares (1,123)
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price |
N/A Single Transaction
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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3 October 2025 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange, XLON |
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