REG - M. P. Evans Group - Director/PDMR Shareholding

M P EvansAnnouncement

16/01/2026 13:15

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RNS Number : 2834P  M. P. Evans Group PLC  16 January 2026

M.P. Evans Group Plc

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

 

Director/PDMR Shareholding

 

M.P. Evans Group PLC, a producer of sustainable Indonesian palm oil, announces
that on 15 January 2026 it was notified of the exercise of share options under
the M.P. Evans Group PLC Long Term Incentive Scheme by K. Chandra Sekaran, a
director of the Company. K. Chandra Sekaran exercised share options over 3,000
shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") that were granted
at nil cost per Share and due to expire by 5 January 2033.

 

As a result of this exercise of options, K. Chandra Sekaran is now
beneficially interested in 168,331 Shares, representing approximately 0.32% of
the Company's issued ordinary share capital.

 

This award was satisfied out of Shares held by the Trustee of the M.P. Evans
Group 2018 Employees' Benefit Trust. Therefore, the total number of Shares
with voting rights in the Company remains at 52,256,292. This figure may be
used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they
will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change
to their interest in the Group under the Financial Conduct Authority's
Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

The notification below, provided in accordance with the requirements of the UK
Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.

 

  1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                                                         K. Chandra Sekaran
 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                                              Non-executive director

 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 10 pence per share in M.P.Evans Group PLC ("Shares").

                                                                   Identification code: ISIN GB0007538100

 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Exercise of options over Shares

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)             Nil

                                                                   Volume(s)         3,000

 d)   Aggregated information                                       N/A

 e)   Date of transaction                                          15 January 2026

 f)   Place of transaction                                         Outside a trading venue

16 January 2026

 

 

Enquiries:

 

 M.P. Evans Group PLC                                Tel: +44 (0) 1892 516333
 Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, chairman
 Matthew Coulson, chief executive
 Luke Shaw, chief financial officer

 Cavendish Capital Markets (Nomad and joint broker)  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500
 Matt Goode, George Lawson (Corporate finance)
 Tim Redfern, Harriet Ward (ECM)

 Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint broker)            Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 4500
 Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor, George Grainger

 Alma Strategic Communications (Financial PR)        Tel:  +44 (0)20 3405 0205
 Rebecca Sanders-Hewett, Josh Royston, David Ison

 

 

 

 

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