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RNS Number : 8825Z  Aberdeen Group PLC  09 April 2026

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 8 April 2024, the Company granted to Jason Windsor, Chief Executive
Officer, an award under the terms of the Company's Deferred Share Plan as a
result of the deferred portion of his Annual Bonus award for 2023 ('2024
Deferred Award'). The 2024 Deferred Award was granted in the form of a
conditional award to acquire ordinary shares in the Company, vesting in equal
one-third tranches on the first, second and third anniversaries of the Grant
Date.

On the same date the Company also granted to Mr Windsor a buyout award to
compensate for the performance year 2023 bonus that he forfeited on leaving
his previous employer ('2023 Bonus Buyout Award'). The 2023 Bonus Buyout Award
was granted in the form of a conditional award to acquire shares in the
Company, vesting in equal one-third tranches on the first, second and third
anniversaries of the Grant Date and was granted under a one-off award
arrangement established under Listing Rule 9.3.2(2) in order to facilitate the
recruitment of Mr Windsor.

Details of these grants are set out in the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts.

During the period from the Grant Date to the Vesting Date the Awards 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 Awards that is released. The dividend equivalent shares are reflected
in the vested portion of the Awards.

Details in relation to the acquired shares from the vesting of the Awards are
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  Ordinary Shares of 13 61/63 pence each in Aberdeen Group plc

     Identification Code                                          GB00BF8Q6K64
 b)  Nature of transaction

                                                                  (1)   Vest of 9,758 Shares pursuant to the 2024 Deferred Award granted under
                                                                  the Company's Deferred Share Plan

                                                                  (2)   Sale of 4,587 Shares vested under (1) above to settle tax liability

                                                                  (3)   Vest of 113,784 Shares pursuant to the 2023 Bonus Buyout Award granted
                                                                  subject to the Company's Deferred Share Plan

                                                                  (4)   Sale of 53,479 Shares vested under (3) above to settle tax liability

 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)     Volume(s)
                                                                  (1) Nil      (1) 9,758
                                                                  (2) £2.025   (2) 4,587
                                                                  (3) Nil      (2) 113,784
                                                                  (4) £2.025   (2) 53,479

 
 d)  Aggregated information

     -     Aggregated volume                                      (1) Consideration price: Nil

     -     Total Price                                            (2) Sale price £2.025

                                                                  (3) Consideration price: Nil

                                                                  (4) Sale price £2.025

 e)  Date of the transaction                                      (1)  8 April 2026

                                                                  (2)  8 April 2026

                                                                  (3)  8 April 2026

                                                                  (4)  8 April 2026
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     (1)  Outside a trading venue

                                                                  (2)  Outside a trading venue

                                                                  (3)  Outside a trading venue

                                                                  (4)  Outside a trading venue

 

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Total Price

 

(1) Consideration price: Nil

(2) Sale price £2.025

(3) Consideration price: Nil

(4) Sale price £2.025

 

e)

Date of the transaction

(1)  8 April 2026

(2)  8 April 2026

(3)  8 April 2026

(4)  8 April 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

(1)  Outside a trading venue

(2)  Outside a trading venue

(3)  Outside a trading venue

(4)  Outside a trading venue

 

 

9 April 2026

 

Enquiries:

 Group Secretariat

 Rose Edwards                    +44 (0) 7971 188 901

 Media Relations

 Duncan Young                    +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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