Man Group plc
Man Group plc (the "Company") announces that, on 11 March 2021, ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents each in the Company were acquired by the individuals listed below, who are considered to be persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs"), pursuant to the vesting of conditional awards and the exercise of nil cost options granted under the Company's incentive plans.
Following such exercise or vesting, certain PDMRs immediately sold shares as detailed below at a price of 154.45 pence per share.
| Name | Role | Form of Award | Shares acquired under Award(s) / Option(s) | Total number of shares sold | Retained beneficial holding after sale |
| Luke Ellis | Chief Executive Officer, Man Group plc | Nil cost option | 191,684 | - | 689,480 |
| Conditional award | 497,796 | ||||
| Mark Jones | Chief Financial Officer, Man Group plc | Nil cost option | 156,901 | 161,423
| 181,275 |
| Conditional award | 185,797 | ||||
| Robyn Grew | Group Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Man Group plc | Nil cost option | 392,311 | 392,311 | - |
| Sandy Rattray | Chief Investment Officer, Man Group plc | Nil cost option | 267,295 | 125,906 |
141,389
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| Shanta Puchtler | President, Man Group plc | Nil cost option | 328,534 | 328,534 | - |
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.
Enquiries:
Alex Dee
Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0)20 7144 1370
Georgiana Brunner
Head of Communications
+44 (0)20 7144 1000
Michael Turner
Finsbury
+44 (0)20 7251 3801
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 | Luke Ellis | ||||||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer, Man Group plc | ||||||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | This is an initial notification. | ||||||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||
| a) | Name | Man Group plc | ||||||||||
| b) | LEI | 2549003YWC1DW6LALB09 | ||||||||||
| 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 | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. | ||||||||||
| Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |||||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of 497,796 shares pursuant to the vesting of an award granted under the Man Group Ltd 2013 Deferred Executive Incentive Plan.
Acquisition of 84,540 shares pursuant to the exercise of a nil cost share option granted under the Man Group Ltd 2018 Deferred Share Plan.
Acquisition of 107,144 shares pursuant to the exercise of a nil cost share option granted under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan.
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-11 | ||||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Mark Jones | ||||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer, Man Group plc | ||||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | This is an initial notification. | ||||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Man Group plc | ||||||||
| b) | LEI | 2549003YWC1DW6LALB09 | ||||||||
| 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 | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. | ||||||||
| Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of 185,797 shares pursuant to the vesting of an award granted under the Man Group Ltd 2013 Deferred Executive Incentive Plan.
Acquisition of 96,182 shares pursuant to the exercise of a nil cost share option granted under the Man Group Ltd 2018 Deferred Share Plan.
Acquisition of 60,719 shares pursuant to the exercise of a nil cost share option granted under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan. | ||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-11 | ||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Mark Jones | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer, Man Group plc | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | This is an initial notification. | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Man Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2549003YWC1DW6LALB09 | ||||
| 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 | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. | ||||
| Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-11 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Robyn Grew | ||||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Group Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Man Group plc | ||||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | This is an initial notification. | ||||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Man Group plc | ||||||||
| b) | LEI | 2549003YWC1DW6LALB09 | ||||||||
| 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 | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. | ||||||||
| Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of 99,524 shares pursuant to the exercise of a nil cost share option granted under the Man Group Ltd 2016 Deferred Share Plan.
Acquisition of 90,627 shares pursuant to the exercise of a nil cost share option granted under the Man Group Ltd 2018 Deferred Share Plan.
Acquisition of 202,160 shares pursuant to the exercise of a nil cost share option granted under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan.
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-11 | ||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Robyn Grew | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Group Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Man Group plc | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | This is an initial notification. | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Man Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2549003YWC1DW6LALB09 | ||||
| 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 | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. | ||||
| Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-11 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | Sandy Rattray | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Investment Officer, Man Group plc | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | This is an initial notification. | ||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
| a) | Name | Man Group plc | ||||||
| b) | LEI | 2549003YWC1DW6LALB09 | ||||||
| 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 | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. | ||||||
| Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of 218,544 shares pursuant to the exercise of a nil cost share option granted under the Man Group Ltd 2016 Deferred Share Plan
Acquisition of 48,751 shares pursuant to the exercise of a nil cost share option granted under the Man Group Ltd 2018 Deferred Share Plan
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-11 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Sandy Rattray | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Investment Officer, Man Group plc | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | This is an initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Man Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2549003YWC1DW6LALB09 | ||||
| 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 | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. | ||||
| Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-11 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Shanta Puchtler | ||||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
| a) | Position/status | President, Man Group plc | ||||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | This is an initial notification. | ||||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Man Group plc | ||||||||
| b) | LEI | 2549003YWC1DW6LALB09 | ||||||||
| 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 | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. | ||||||||
| Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of 105,353 shares pursuant to the exercise of a nil cost share option granted under the Man Group Ltd 2016 Deferred Share Plan.
Acquisition of 78,284 shares pursuant to the exercise of a nil cost share option granted under the Man Group Ltd 2018 Deferred Share Plan.
Acquisition of 144,897 shares pursuant to the exercise of a nil cost share option granted under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-11 | ||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Shanta Puchtler | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | President, Man Group plc | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | This is an initial notification. | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Man Group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2549003YWC1DW6LALB09 | ||||
| 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 | Ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents nominal value in Man Group plc. | ||||
| Identification code | JE00BJ1DLW90 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-11 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||
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