12th Mar 2026 16:33
Aberdeen Group plc
('the Company')
Notification of Transactions of Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR)
The notification set out below is provided under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR').
On 2 November 2023, the Company granted to Jason Windsor, Chief Executive Officer, a buy out award subject to the terms of the Company's Deferred Share plan ("Award") in order to facilitate the recruitment of Mr Windsor. Details of this grant are set out in the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts. The Award was granted in the form of nil-cost options to acquire ordinary shares in the Company and Vested on 10 March 2026.
During the period from the Grant Date to the Vesting Date the Award carried a right to receive an amount in additional shares equal in value to any dividends that would have been paid on such shares in respect of the portion of the Award that is released. The dividend equivalent shares are reflected in the vested portion of the Award.
Details in relation to the acquired shares from the Award are as follows:
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | Jason Windsor | ||||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/ status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Aberdeen Group plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 0TMBS544NMO7GLCE7H90 | ||||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification Code | Ordinary Shares of 13 61/63 pence each in Aberdeen Group plc GB00BF8Q6K64 | ||||||
b) | Nature of transaction |
(1) Exercise of 279,062 Shares pursuant to the buy out award granted subject to the Deferred Share Plan
(2) Sale of 131,160 Shares exercised under (1) above to settle tax liability
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Total Price |
(1) Consideration price: Nil (2) Sale price £2.040
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e) | Date of the transaction | (1) 11 March 2026 (2) 11 March 2026 | ||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | (1) Outside a trading venue (2) Outside a trading venue | ||||||
12 March 2026
Enquiries:
Group Secretariat Iain Jones
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+44 (0) 7464 917 797 |
Media Relations Duncan Young
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+44 (0) 7920 868 865 |
Institutional Equity Investors Duncan Heath |
+44 (0) 207 156 2495 |
LEI number of Aberdeen Group plc: 0TMBS544NMO7GLCE7H90
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