Rebekah Etherington exercised options for 18,243 Close Brothers Group Plc shares (PDMR dealing notification, UK MAR art. 19)

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Close Brothers Group PLC

07 October 2026

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	Rebekah Etherington
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Head of Human Resources
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Close Brothers Group plc
b)	LEI	213800W73SYHR14I3X91
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 instrumentIdentification code	Ordinary Shares of 25p eachGB0007668071
b)	Nature of the transaction	1.   Exercise of options under the 2021 LTIP (4,269) and 2023 PSA (34,408);2.   Part sale of shares to cover tax and NIC (18,243)3.   Retention of shares (20,434)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)	Volume(s)
£3.946	18,243
d)	Aggregated information\- Aggregated volume\- Price	N/A Single Transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	6 October 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, XLON

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