FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 September 2026
Manx Financial Group PLC (the 'Company' or the 'Group')
Director Holdings
Further to the Company's announcement of 10 August 2026 regarding the issue of 591,740 New Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Scrip Dividend and 1,439,301 Additional Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Bonus Issue, the Company now announces the resulting holdings of certain Directors and PDMRs following allotment of those shares.
As set out in the earlier announcement, the Company's issued share capital following the issue of the New Shares and Additional Shares consists of 124,981,767 Ordinary Shares of no-par value, each with voting rights. The Directors' and PDMRs' updated interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares are set out below.
Directors' Dealings
The respective holdings of the Directors and PDMRs following the issue of the New Shares pursuant to the Scrip Dividend and the Additional Shares pursuant to the Bonus Issue are as follows:
|
New Shares Issued |
Total Number of Ordinary Shares Held |
% of Issued Share Capital |
|
|
Jim Mellon 1 |
2,355,238 |
22,719,760 |
18.18 |
|
Gregory Bailey 2 |
310,741 |
18,835,724 |
15.07 |
|
Douglas Grant 3 |
114,426 |
3,372,638 |
2.70 |
|
James Smeed 4 |
5,854 |
505,854 |
0.40 |
|
Haseeb Qureshi |
5,854 |
505,854 |
0.40 |
1 Burnbrae Limited holds 20,364,522 Ordinary Shares. Burnbrae Limited is 100% beneficially owned by Jim Mellon. Denham Eke, Executive Vice-Chairman of MFG, is also a director of Burnbrae Limited. Vidacos Nominees Limited also holds 2,355,238 Ordinary Shares as nominee for Jim Mellon.
2 Vidacos Nominees Limited holds 18,835,724 Ordinary Shares as nominee for Gregory Bailey.
3 Douglas Grant holds 3.372,638 Ordinary Shares in his SIPP.
4 Hargreaves Lansdown (Nominees) Limited holds 505,854 Ordinary Shares as nominee for James Smeed.
For further information, please contact:
|
Manx Financial Group PLC |
Beaumont Cornish Limited |
Shore Capital |
Tavistock Communications Limited |
|
Denham Eke |
Roland Cornish/ James Biddle |
Tony Gibbs/ Oliver Jackson |
Simon Hudson/ Adam Baynes |
|
Tel: +44 (0) 1624 694694 |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4090 |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7920 3150 mfg@tavisock.co.uk |
About Manx Financial
Manx Financial Group (AIM: MFX) is a diversified UK banking and financial services group with a proud Manx heritage. The Group holds Isle of Man and UK banking licences, allowing it to provide flexible funding solutions across both territories focused on SME lending. Knowledge of the SME sector has enabled MFX to build a portfolio of valuable subsidiaries, from start-ups to selective and accretive acquisitions, which are creating significant value for shareholders. These entrepreneurial subsidiaries are grouped under our entrepreneurial subsidiary Manx Ventures Limited.
Nominated Adviser
Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont Cornish") is the Company's Nominated Adviser and is authorised and regulated by the FCA. Beaumont Cornish's responsibilities as the Company's Nominated Adviser, including a responsibility to advise and guide the Company on its responsibilities under the AIM Rules for Companies and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers, are owed solely to the London Stock Exchange. Beaumont Cornish is not acting for and will not be responsible to any other persons for providing protections afforded to customers of Beaumont Cornish nor for advising them in relation to the proposed arrangements described in this announcement or any matter referred to in it.