Director/PDMR Shareholding

Macfarlane

26/03/2026 07:00

RNS Number : 1729Y

Macfarlane Group PLC

26 March 2026

 

Macfarlane Group PLC

26th March 2026

 

Macfarlane Group PLC

 

Director / PDMR Shareholding

Macfarlane Group PLC (LON: MACF) announces that on 25th March 2026 the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMRs') acquired ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company ("Shares") for nil consideration upon the maturity of the 25th March 2024  awards under the Company's 2022 Deferred Bonus Share Plan ("DBSP"), together with details of the subsequent sale of certain Shares automatically arranged on their behalf in accordance with the terms of the DBSP to satisfy related income tax and national insurance liabilities:

PDMR
Number of Shares acquired for nil cost (including those added for in respect of dividend equivalent)
Number of Shares sold to satisfy income tax, national insurance and fees
Number of Shares retained post sale
Total number of Shares held in the Company
% held of Company's issued share capital
Peter Atkinson
84,441
38,077
46,364
1,559,820
0.99%
Ivor Gray
39,279
19,680
19,599
322,923
0.21%

 

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.

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
1. Peter Atkinson
2. Ivor Gray
2
Reason for Notification
a)
Position/status
1. Chief Executive
2. Group Finance Director
b)
Initial notification/Amendment
Initial Announcement
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Macfarlane Group PLC
b)
LEI
213800LVRYDERSJAAZ73
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
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Macfarlane Group plc
GB0005518872
b)
Nature of the transaction
Settlement of award under the Company DBSP acquired for nil consideration.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
1. Nil
2. Nil
84,441 ordinary shares
39,279 ordinary shares
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Not applicable - single transactions
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
25 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
1. Peter Atkinson
2. Ivor Gray
2
Reason for Notification
a)
Position/status
1. Chief Executive
2. Group Finance Director
b)
Initial notification/Amendment
Initial Announcement
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Macfarlane Group PLC
b)
LEI
213800LVRYDERSJAAZ73
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
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Macfarlane Group plc
GB0005518872
b)
Nature of the transaction
Disposals arranged by the Company's employee benefit trust to cover income tax and national insurance liabilities
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
1. 64.00 pence
2. 64.00 pence
38,077 ordinary shares
19,680 ordinary shares
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Not applicable - single transactions
e)
Date of the transaction
25 March 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

Further enquiries:
Macfarlane Group
Tel: 0141 333 9666
Aleen Gulvanessian Chair
Peter Atkinson Chief Executive
Ivor Gray Finance Director
Spreng Thomson
Mob: 07803 970103
Callum Spreng


 

 

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800LVRYDERSJAAZ73

Notes to Editors:

·    Macfarlane Group PLC has been listed on the Premium segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: MACF) since 1973 with over 75 years' experience in the UK packaging industry.

·    Through its two divisions, Macfarlane Group services a broad range of business customers, supplying them with high quality protective packaging products which help customers reduce supply chain costs, improve operational efficiencies and sustainability and enhance their brand presentation. The divisions are:

o  Packaging Distribution - Macfarlane Packaging Distribution is the leading UK distributor of a comprehensive range of protective packaging products; and

o  Manufacturing Operations - Macfarlane Design and Manufacture is a UK market leader in the design and production of protective packaging for high value and fragile products.

·    Headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, Macfarlane Group employs over 1,200 people at 42 sites, principally in the UK, as well as in Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands.

·    Macfarlane Group supplies more than 20,000 customers, principally in the UK and Europe.

·    In partnership with over 2,000 suppliers, Macfarlane Group distributes and manufactures to a wide range of sectors, including: logistics; electronics; defence; medical; automotive; aerospace; retail e-commerce; and food.

 

 

 

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