Director/PDMR Shareholding

M P Evans

16/12/2025 07:00

RNS Number : 6553L

M. P. Evans Group PLC

16 December 2025

 

M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC

("Company" or "M.P. Evans")

 

GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS

 

On 15 December 2025, in line with its policy of deferring half the executive annual bonus into nil-cost share options, the Company granted an option under the M.P. Evans Group PLC Long Term Incentive Scheme to each of Mr Matthew Coulson, the chief executive, and Mr Luke Shaw, the chief financial officer. They may subscribe for 15,119 and 10,134 shares of 10p each respectively in the Company at a nil cost exercise price. No additional performance criteria will attach to the deferred-bonus awards since the original bonuses are performance related. These options are exercisable at any time between 15 December 2028 and 14 December 2035.

 

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse, as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended ("UK MAR").

 

1
Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Matthew Coulson
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
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
M.P. Evans Group PLC
b)
LEI
2138003IBXJUCR4SZG26
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
Shares of 10p per share in the capital of M.P. Evans Group PLC (10p shares)
Identification code
ISIN: GB0007538100
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of options over 10p shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Exercise Prices per share
Volume
Nil Cost Options
15,119
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: N/A
Price: N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
15 December 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue

 

1
Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Luke Shaw
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief financial officer
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
M.P. Evans Group PLC
b)
LEI
2138003IBXJUCR4SZG26
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
Shares of 10p per share in the capital of M.P. Evans Group PLC (10p shares)
Identification code
ISIN: GB0007538100
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of options over 10p shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Exercise Prices per share
Volume
Nil Cost Options
10,134
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: N/A
Price: N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
15 December 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue

 

16 December 2025

Enquiries:

 

M.P. Evans Group PLC
Telephone: +44 (0) 1892 516333
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, chairman
Matthew Coulson, chief executive
Luke Shaw, chief financial officer
Cavendish Capital Markets (Nomad and joint broker)
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500
Matt Goode, George Lawson (Corporate finance)
Tim Redfern, Harriet Ward (ECM)
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint broker)
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7523 4500
Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor, George Grainger
Hudson Sandler (Financial PR)
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7796 4133
Charlie Jack, Nick Moore, Francesca Rosser


 

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