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

M P EvansAnnouncement

23/01/2026 07:02

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RNS Number : 0393Q  M. P. Evans Group PLC  23 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 22 January 2026 it was notified of the exercise of share options under
the M.P. Evans Group PLC Long Term Incentive Scheme by Mr. M H Coulson, the
chief executive. Mr. M H Coulson exercised share options over 18,000 shares of
10p each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") that were granted at nil
cost per Share and were due to expire on 15 January 2033. Simultaneously, Mr.
M H Coulson sold 8,450 Shares at £12.385 per Share in order to fund the tax
and National Insurance liabilities resulting from the exercise of the share
options. In addition, Mr M H Coulson transferred the remaining 9,550 Shares to
his wife Mrs. N Coulson.

 

As a result of this exercise of options, Mr. M H Coulson's attributable
shareholding is now 52,800 Shares, representing approximately 0.10% of the
Company's issued 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                                                         Matthew Harrison 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 10 pence per share in M.P. Evans Group PLC ("Shares").

                                                                   Identification code: ISIN GB007538100

 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    a)   Exercise of options over Shares

                                                                   b)   Sale of shares

                                                                   c)   Transfer of shares

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       a)   Price: Nil                 Volume: 18,000

                                                                   b)   Price:1238.5 pence Volume: 8,450

                                                                   c)   Price: Nil                  Volume: 9,550

 d)   Aggregated information                                       a)   N/A

                                                                   b)   N/A

                                                                   c)   N/A

      Date of transaction                                          22 January 2026

 f)   Place of transaction                                         a)   Outside a trading venue
                                                                   b)   London Stock Exchange (XLON): AIM

                                                                   c)   Outside a trading venue

 

23 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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