Man Group plc
Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
Man Group plc (the "Company") announces that, on 12 March 2021, awards or options over ordinary shares of 3 3/7 US cents each in the Company were granted under the Company's incentive plans to the individuals listed below, who are considered to be persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs").
| Name | Role | Form of Award | Shares under Award(s) / Option(s) |
| Luke Ellis | Chief Executive Officer, Man Group plc | Conditional award | 1,784,535 |
| Nil cost option | 221,255 | ||
| Mark Jones | Chief Financial Officer, Man Group plc | Conditional award | 1,013,940 |
| Nil cost option | 123,902 | ||
| Robyn Grew | Group Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Man Group plc | Nil cost option | 340,684 |
| Nil cost option (5yr) | 324,460 | ||
| Sandy Rattray | Chief Investment Officer, Man Group plc | Nil cost option (5yr) | 347,636 |
| Shanta Puchtler | President, Man Group plc | Nil cost option | 48,205 |
| Nil cost option (5yr) | 162,230 |
Conditional awards have been granted under the Man Group plc 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan and will vest, subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions, three years after grant. Shares subject to vested awards will then be delivered to participants two years later.
Nil-cost options have been granted under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan. Options will become exercisable as to one third on each anniversary of grant and may be exercised up to the tenth anniversary of grant. Additional options, which will become exercisable on the fifth anniversary of grant, have been granted to Robyn Grew, Sandy Rattray and Shanta Puchtler and may be exercised up to the tenth anniversary of grant. Options which are held by participants subject to US tax will be exercised automatically as soon as they become exercisable.
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 (i) | 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 | Grant of conditional award over 1,784,535 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan. |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Prices(s) Volume(s) Nil 1,784,535 |
| d) | Aggregated information | N/A |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-12 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 4 (ii) | 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 | Grant of nil cost share option over 221,255 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan. |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Prices(s) Volume(s) Nil 221,255 |
| d) | Aggregated information | N/A |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-12 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 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 (i) | 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 | Grant of conditional award over 1,013,940 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-12 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 4 (ii) | 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 | Grant of nil cost share option over 123,902 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-12 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 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 (i) | 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 | Grant of nil cost share option over 340,684 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-12 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 4 (ii) | 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 | Grant of nil cost share option over 324,460 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-12 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 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 | Grant of nil cost share option over 347,636 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-12 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 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 (i) | 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 | Grant of nil cost share option over 48,205 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-12 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 4 (ii) | 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 | Grant of nil cost share option over 162,230 shares under the Man Group plc 2019 Deferred Share Plan. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2021-03-12 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
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