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RNS Number : 2523T  Character Group PLC (The)  30 July 2025

Wednesday, 30 July 2025

The Character Group plc

designer, developer and international distributor of branded toys, games and
giftware

(the "Company")

Share option grants and notification and public disclosure

of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities

 

The Character Group (AIM: CCT) announces that, on 29 July 2025, it granted
options over 320,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary
Shares") held in treasury to certain of its employees, including grants made
to Jerry Healy and Hamun Shah, two of the executive directors of the
Company.

Following the grant, the interests of these directors in the issued share
capital of the Company are as follows:

 Director's name  Position                  Number of options granted  Aggregate number of options held post grant  Current total beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares  Current holding as a % of Issued Voting Capital
 Jerry Healy      Group Marketing Director  60,000                     126,000                                      64,817                                               0.36%
 Hamun Shah       Group Finance Director    30,000                     60,000                                       12,319                                               0.07%

 

Further information in relation to the dealings by these directors is provided
below.

The options specify an option exercise price of 295.5p per share and are
exercisable, subject to achieving the relevant performance condition and the
Rules of the Company's 2017 Share Option Plan, from 29 July 2028 until 28 July
2035.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements
of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (as it forms
part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).

 

 1.                            Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
                               associated
 a.                            Name                                                         Jerry Healy
 2.                            Reason for the notification
 a.                            Position/status                                              Group Marketing Director
 b.                            Initial notification/Amendment                               Initial notification

 3.                            Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
                               platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a.                            Name                                                         The Character Group plc
 b.                            LEI                                                          213800HY6EB8T8VWWE73
 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 5 pence

                               Identification code                                          GB0008976119
 b.                            Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of option
 c.                            Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)  Volume
                                                                                            295.5p    60,000
 d.                            Aggregated information                                       Not applicable.

                               ·      Aggregated volume

                               ·      Price
 e.
 f.                            Date of the transaction                                      29 July 2025
 g.                            Place of the transaction                                     Outside of a trading venue

d.

Aggregated information

·      Aggregated volume

·      Price

Not applicable.

e.

f.

Date of the transaction

29 July 2025

g.

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

 

 1.                          Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
                             associated
 a.                          Name                                                            Hamun Shah
 2.                          Reason for the notification
 a.                          Position/status                                                 Group Finance Director
 b.                          Initial notification/Amendment                                  Initial notification

 3.                          Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
                             platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a.                          Name                                                            The Character Group plc
 b.                          LEI                                                             213800HY6EB8T8VWWE73
 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 5 pence

                             Identification code                                             GB0008976119
 b.                          Nature of the transaction                                       Grant of Option
 c.                          Price(s) and volume(s)                                          Price(s)  Volume
                                                                                             295.5     30,000
 d.                          Aggregated information                                          Not applicable.

                             ·      Aggregated volume

                             ·      Price
 e.
 f.                          Date of the transaction                                         29 July 2025
 g.                          Place of the transaction                                        Outside of a trading venue

 ENQUIRIES:
 The Character Group plc

 Jon Diver, Joint Managing Director

 Kiran Shah, Joint Managing Director

 Hamun Shah, Group Finance Director
 Office:     +44 (0) 208 329 3377

 Email: info@charactergroup.plc.uk (mailto:info@charactergroup.plc.uk)

 Panmure Liberum Limited

 (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)

 Atholl Tweedie, Investment Banking

 Rupert Dearden, Corporate Broking

 Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7886 2500

 Allenby Capital Limited

 (Joint Broker)

 Nick Athanas, Corporate Finance

 Amrit Nahal / Tony Quirke, Sales & Corporate Broking

 Tel:  +44 (0) 20 3328 5656

 TooleyStreet Communications Limited

 (Investor and media relations)

 Fiona Tooley

 Tel:  +44 (0) 7785 703523

 Email: fiona@tooleystreet.com (mailto:fiona@tooleystreet.com)

 

d.

Aggregated information

·      Aggregated volume

·      Price

Not applicable.

 

e.

 

f.

Date of the transaction

29 July 2025

 

g.

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENQUIRIES:

The Character Group plc

Jon Diver, Joint Managing Director

Kiran Shah, Joint Managing Director

Hamun Shah, Group Finance Director

Office:     +44 (0) 208 329 3377

Email: info@charactergroup.plc.uk (mailto:info@charactergroup.plc.uk)

 

 

Panmure Liberum Limited

(Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)

Atholl Tweedie, Investment Banking

Rupert Dearden, Corporate Broking

Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7886 2500

Allenby Capital Limited

(Joint Broker)

Nick Athanas, Corporate Finance

Amrit Nahal / Tony Quirke, Sales & Corporate Broking

Tel:  +44 (0) 20 3328 5656

 

TooleyStreet Communications Limited

(Investor and media relations)

Fiona Tooley

Tel:  +44 (0) 7785 703523

Email: fiona@tooleystreet.com (mailto:fiona@tooleystreet.com)

 

 

 

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