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M.P. Evans Group Plc
(the "Company" or "M.P. Evans")
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
M.P. Evans, a producer of sustainable Indonesian palm oil announces that on 1 July 2026 the Company was notified of the exercise of share options under the M.P. Evans Group PLC Long Term Incentive Scheme by K. Chandra Sekaran, a director of the Company. K. Chandra Sekaran exercised his share options over 3,000 shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") granted at nil cost per Share and due to expire by 31 December 2026.
As a result of this exercise of options, K. Chandra Sekaran's attributable shareholding is now 171,331 Shares, representing approximately 0.33% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.
This award was satisfied out of Shares held by the Trustee of the M.P. Evans Group 2018 Employees' Benefit Trust. Therefore, the total number of Shares with voting rights in the Company remains at 52,190,734. This figure 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 Group under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The notification below, provided in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
a) | Name | K. Chandra Sekaran | |
2 | Reason for the notification
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a) | Position/status
| Non-executive director | |
b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial notification | |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) | Name
| M.P.Evans Group PLC | |
b) | LEI | 2138003IBXJUCR4SZG26 | |
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
| Shares of 10 pence per share in M.P.Evans Group PLC ("Shares").
Identification code: ISIN GB0007538100
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b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options over Shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price(s) Nil Volume(s) 3,000
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d) | Aggregated information
| N/A
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e) | Date of transaction | 1 July 2026
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f) | Place of transaction |
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Enquiries:
M.P. Evans Group PLC | Tel: +44 (0) 1892 516333 |
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, chairman | |
Matthew Coulson, chief executive | |
Luke Shaw, chief financial officer | |
Cavendish Capital Markets (Nomad and joint broker) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500 |
Matt Goode, George Lawson (Corporate finance) | |
Tim Redfern, Harriet Ward (ECM) | |
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint broker) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 4500 |
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor, George Grainger | |
Alma Strategic Communications (Financial PR) | Tel: +44 (0)20 3405 0205 |
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett, Josh Royston, David Ison |
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