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| Date | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Time | 10:27:00 |
| Category | Director/PDMR Shareholding |
| ID | nsm:4f39357d-98e6-4fea-b0bc-dfd044e5893e.html |
Disseminated via PRN on 17 July 2026
FirstGroup plc
17 July 2026
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Grant of options under the FirstGroup Save as You Earn (“SAYE”) Share Plan
FirstGroup plc (the “Company”) announces that today it has granted a total of 8,269,221 options to 2,441 employees under its SAYE share plan. The SAYE share plan is an all employee scheme and the savings contracts will commence on 1 September 2026 and subject to completing the savings plan the options will be normally be exercisable for six months from 1 September 2029.
The following options over ordinary shares were granted to the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities who are all dirctors of the company:
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Director |
Number of options
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Graham Sutherland (Chief Executive Officer) |
9,863 |
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Ryan Mangold (Chief Financial Officer) |
9,863 |
This notification is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.
LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93
Enquiries:
David Blizzard, General Counsel and Company Secretary
Marianna Bowes, Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0)20 7291 0505
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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1
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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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Graham Sutherland |
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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 |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial |
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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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FirstGroup plc |
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b) |
LEI |
549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93
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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 5p each
GB0003452173 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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(1) Grant of options at £1.55 under the SAYE Share plan
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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
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9,863
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e)
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Date of the transaction |
17 July 2026 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Grant of share options occurred outside a trading venue |
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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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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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1
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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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Ryan Mangold |
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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 Financial Officer |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial |
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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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FirstGroup plc |
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b) |
LEI |
549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93
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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 5p each
GB0003452173 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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(1) Grant of options at £1.55 under the SAYE Share plan
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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
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Nil |
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e)
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Date of the transaction |
17 July 2026 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Grant of share options occurred outside a trading venue |
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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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