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Director/PDMR Shareholding
Mercia Asset Management PLC announced that James Sly, Group Finance Director, acquired 76,923 ordinary shares at 26.00 pence per share on January 23, 2026, through his SIPP. Following this transaction, Mr. Sly beneficially holds 76,923 ordinary shares, representing 0.02% of the company's issued ordinary share capital. This acquisition by a key executive could be viewed positively by the market. Disclaimer*
About this update from Mercia Asset Management Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nRNS\n\n\n26 January 2026\n\n\n\n\n \nMercia Asset Management PLC\n \n(\"Mercia\", the \"Group\" or the \"Company\")\n \nPDMR Dealing\n \nMercia Asset Management PLC (AIM: MERC), the regionally focused, private capital asset manager with c.£2.0billion of assets under management, announces that it has received notifications of the following transaction relating to Ordinary shares of £0.00001 each in the capital of Mercia (\"Ordinary Shares\") by a PDMR of the Company as follows:\n \n· James Sly, Group Finance Director, became beneficially interested in 76,923 Ordinary Shares. The shares were bought at 26.00 pence per share, via his SIPP.\n \nFollowing the above transaction, James Sly is beneficially interested in the following number of Ordinary Shares:\n \n\n\n\n\nPDMR\n\n\nNumber of Ordinary Shares\n\n\nPercentage of issued Ordinary share capital\n\n\n\n\nJames Sly\n\n\n76,923\n\n\n0.02\n\n\n\n\n \n \nThe notifications below are made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulations.\n \n\n\n\n\n1\n\n\nDetails of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated\n\n\n\n\na)\n\n\nName\n\n\nJames Sly\n\n\n\n\n2\n\n\nReason for the notification\n\n\n\n\na)\n\n\nPosition / status\n\n\nPDMR\n\n\n\n\nb)\n\n\nInitial notification / amendment\n\n\nInitial\n\n\n\n\n3\n \n\n\nDetails of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor\n\n\n\n\na)\n\n\nName\n\n\nMercia Asset Management PLC\n\n\n\n\nb)\n\n\nLEI\n\n\n213800A1Q4CF57NECG66\n\n\n\n\n4\n \n\n\nDetails 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\n\n\n\n\na)\n \n\n\nDescription of the financial instrument, type of instrument\nIdentification code\n\n\nOrdinary shares of £0.00001 each\nISIN: GB00BSL71W47\n\n\n\n\nb)\n \n\n\nNature of the transaction\n \n\n\nAcquisition of 76,923 Ordinary shares\n\n\n\n\nc)\n \n\n\nPrice(s) and volume(s)\n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nPrice(s)\n\n\nVolume(s)\n\n\n\n\n26.00 pence per share\n\n\n76,923\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nd)\n\n\nAggregated information\n- Aggregated volume\n- Price\n\n\n \nN/A - sing...