25 January 2021
Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC
(the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
The Company announces that on 22 January 2021 Sir Henry Angest, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Company, purchased 3,161 ordinary non-voting shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Non-Voting Shares").
Sir Henry now holds 86,674 Ordinary Non-Voting Shares representing 64.9 per cent. of the total in issue excluding shares held in Treasury. He also holds 8,351,401 Ordinary Shares representing 56.1 per cent. of the Company's voting rights.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation, provides further information.
The directors of the Company accept responsibility for the content of this announcement.
Enquiries:
| Arbuthnot Banking Group Sir Henry Angest, Chairman and Chief Executive Andrew Salmon, Group Chief Operating Officer James Cobb, Group Finance Director
| 0207 012 2400 |
| Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser and AQSE Corporate Adviser) Colin Aaronson / Samantha Harrison / Seamus Fricker
| 0207 383 5100 |
| Numis Securities Ltd (Joint Broker) Stephen Westgate
| 0207 260 1000 |
| Shore Capital (Joint Broker) Hugh Morgan/ Daniel Bush
| 0207 408 4090 |
| Maitland/AMO (Financial PR) Neil Bennett / Sam Cartwright / Jonathan Cook | 0207 379 5151 |
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 | Sir Henry Angest
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| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | Chairman and Chief Executive | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| a) | Name | Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC | ||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800LAWPXT3H3SNN21 | ||||||
| 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 non-voting shares of 1p each ISIN: GB00BJRHYM66 | ||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary shares | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d)
| Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Aggregated price |
3,161 Ordinary non-voting shares £7.00 | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 22 January 2021 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON | ||||||
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