Close Brothers Group plcLSE: CBG

Close Brothers Group: Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Summary by 6ix AI

Four Close Brothers Group plc senior managers acquired ordinary shares of 25p each at 401p per share under the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan on October 5, 2026, on the London Stock Exchange. Equiniti Limited, the plan's administrator, notified the company on October 6, 2026.

Key details

  • Rebekah Etherington, Group Head of Human Resources, acquired 37 shares at 401p.
  • Fiona McCarthy, Group Chief Finance Officer, acquired 37 shares at 401p.
  • Robert Sack, Group Chief Risk Officer, acquired 25 shares at 401p.
  • Sarah Peazer-Davies, General Counsel and Company Secretary, acquired 38 shares at 401p.
  • The notifications were made under Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation, which requires disclosure of share dealings by people with managerial responsibilities.

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Close Brothers Group plc (the "Company")

Notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities in Ordinary shares of the Company of 25p each (Shares)

On 6 October 2026, the Company was notified by Equiniti Limited, the administrators of the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), that Shares were purchased under the Plan for Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility. The following notifications, made pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.

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 instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

GB0007668071

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares under the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

401p

37

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transactions)

e)

Date of the transaction

5 October 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Fiona McCarthy

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Chief Finance Officer

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 instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

GB0007668071

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares under the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

401p

37

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transactions)

e)

Date of the transaction

5 October 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Robert Sack

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Chief Risk Officer

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 instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

GB0007668071

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares under the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

401p

25

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transactions)

e)

Date of the transaction

5 October 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Sarah Peazer-Davies

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

General Counsel and Company Secretary

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 instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

GB0007668071

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares under the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

401p

38

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transactions)

e)

Date of the transaction

5 October 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

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