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Man Group plc
Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
Man Group plc (the "Company") announces that, on 11 March 2026, awards or options over ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents each were granted under the Group's incentive plans to the individuals listed below, who are considered to be persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs").
Name | Role | Form of Award | Shares under Award(s) / Option(s) |
Robyn Grew | Chief Executive Officer | Conditional award | 1,012,053 |
Nil cost option | 206,150 | ||
Antoine Forterre | Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer | Conditional award | 637,315 |
Nil cost option | 128,615 | ||
Steven Desmyter | President | Nil cost option | 54,130 |
Nil cost option (5yr) | 478,203 |
Conditional awards have been granted to directors under the Man Group plc 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan and will vest, subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions, three years after grant. Shares subject to vested awards will then be delivered to participants two years later.
Nil-cost options have been granted under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan. Options will become exercisable as to one third on each anniversary of grant and may be exercised up to the tenth anniversary of grant. Options which are held by participants subject to US tax will be exercised automatically as soon as they become exercisable.
Additional options, which will become exercisable on the fifth anniversary of grant (or earlier if certain performance hurdles have been met), have been granted to Steven Desmyter and may be exercised up to the tenth anniversary of grant.
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.
Enquiries:
Communications
Georgiana Brunner
+44 (0)20 7144 1000
communications@man.com
Shareholder relations
Karan Shirgaokar
+44 (0)20 7144 1434
shareholder.relations@man.com
Company Secretary
Elizabeth Woods
+44 (0)20 7144 1733
company.secretarial@man.com
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
a) | Name | Robyn Grew |
2 | Reason for the notification | |
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer |
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | This is an initial notification. |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |
a) | Name | Man Group plc |
b) | LEI | 2549003YWC1DW6LALB09 |
4 (i) | 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 | |
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. |
Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of conditional award over 1,012,053 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan. |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Prices(s) Volume(s) Nil 1,012,053 |
d) | Aggregated information | N/A |
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-03-11 |
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
4 (ii) | 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 | |
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. |
Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nil cost share option over 206,150 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan. |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Prices(s) Volume(s) Nil 206,150 |
d) | Aggregated information | N/A |
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-03-11 |
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Antoine Forterre | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | This is an initial notification. | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Man Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2549003YWC1DW6LALB09 | ||||
4 (i) | 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 | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. | ||||
Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of conditional award over 637,315 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-03-11 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
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 | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. | ||||
Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nil cost share option over 128,615 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
e) | 2026-03-11 | 2026-03-11 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Steven Desmyter | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | President | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | This is an initial notification. | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Man Group plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2549003YWC1DW6LALB09 | ||||
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 | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. | ||||
Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nil cost share option over 54,130 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-03-11 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
4 (ii) | 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 | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. | ||||
Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nil cost share option over 478,203 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-03-11 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
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