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9 Apr 2026 16:59
Aberdeen Group plc
('the Company')
Notification of Transactions of Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR)
The notification set out below is provided under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR').
On 8 April 2024, the Company granted to Jason Windsor, Chief Executive Officer, an award under the terms of the Company's Deferred Share Plan as a result of the deferred portion of his Annual Bonus award for 2023 ('2024 Deferred Award'). The 2024 Deferred Award was granted in the form of a conditional award to acquire ordinary shares in the Company, vesting in equal one-third tranches on the first, second and third anniversaries of the Grant Date.
On the same date the Company also granted to Mr Windsor a buyout award to compensate for the performance year 2023 bonus that he forfeited on leaving his previous employer ('2023 Bonus Buyout Award'). The 2023 Bonus Buyout Award was granted in the form of a conditional award to acquire shares in the Company, vesting in equal one-third tranches on the first, second and third anniversaries of the Grant Date and was granted under a one-off award arrangement established under Listing Rule 9.3.2(2) in order to facilitate the recruitment of Mr Windsor.
Details of these grants are set out in the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts.
During the period from the Grant Date to the Vesting Date the Awards carried a right to receive an amount in additional shares equal in value to any dividends that would have been paid on such shares in respect of the portion of the Awards that is released. The dividend equivalent shares are reflected in the vested portion of the Awards.
Details in relation to the acquired shares from the vesting of the Awards are follows:
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||||
a) | Name | Jason Windsor | ||||||||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||
a) | Position/ status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||
a) | Name | Aberdeen Group plc | ||||||||||
b) | LEI | 0TMBS544NMO7GLCE7H90 | ||||||||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification Code | Ordinary Shares of 13 61/63 pence each in Aberdeen Group plc
GB00BF8Q6K64 | ||||||||||
b) | Nature of transaction |
(1) Vest of 9,758 Shares pursuant to the 2024 Deferred Award granted under the Company's Deferred Share Plan
(2) Sale of 4,587 Shares vested under (1) above to settle tax liability
(3) Vest of 113,784 Shares pursuant to the 2023 Bonus Buyout Award granted subject to the Company's Deferred Share Plan
(4) Sale of 53,479 Shares vested under (3) above to settle tax liability
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Total Price |
(1) Consideration price: Nil (2) Sale price £2.025 (3) Consideration price: Nil (4) Sale price £2.025
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e) | Date of the transaction | (1) 8 April 2026 (2) 8 April 2026 (3) 8 April 2026 (4) 8 April 2026 | ||||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | (1) Outside a trading venue (2) Outside a trading venue (3) Outside a trading venue (4) Outside a trading venue | ||||||||||
9 April 2026
Enquiries:
Group Secretariat Rose Edwards
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+44 (0) 7971 188 901 |
Media Relations Duncan Young
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+44 (0) 7920 868 865 |
Institutional Equity Investors Duncan Heath |
+44 (0) 207 156 2495 |
LEI number of Aberdeen Group plc: 0TMBS544NMO7GLCE7H90
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