Charles Stanley Group PLC (the 'Company')
Transaction notification
In accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulations, the Company announces the grant of options by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs").
Under the terms of the Company's all employee 2019/2020 Save As You Earn Scheme ("SAYE) the following options were granted on 17 December 2019 to PDMRs listed below to buy shares at an option price of £2.42 per share.
| PDMR | Number of options granted | Savings term | Options exercisable between |
| Ben Money-Coutts | 1,085 | 3 years | 1 February 2023 and 31 July 2023 |
| 1. | Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Ben Money-Coutts
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| b) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| c) | Initial notification/ amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 2. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
| a) | Name | Charles Stanley Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800LBSEGKE5MCYC90 | ||||
| 3. | 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 transaction(s) has been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument | Ordinary shares of 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') ISIN: GB0006556046 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Options granted under the Charles Stanley Group PLC Save As You Earn (SAYE) Scheme | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information
-Aggregated volume
-Price | n/a (single transaction)
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-12-17 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| Grant of options occurred outside a trading venue | ||||
Julie Ung
Company Secretary
Charles Stanley Group PLC LEI: 213800LBSEGKE5MCYC90
For further information, please contact:
| Charles Stanley Siobhan Griffiths Head of Communications Via Newgate | Canaccord Genuity David Tyrrell 020 7523 4677 | Peel Hunt Guy Wiehahn 020 7418 8893 | KTZ Communications Kate Tzouliadis 020 3178 6384 Dan Mahoney 020 3178 6383
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Notes to editors:
Charles Stanley traces its origins back directly to 1792 and is one of the oldest firms on the London Stock Exchange. Charles Stanley today provides holistic wealth management services to private clients, charities and smaller institutions. These are delivered by over 800 professionals located in 27 offices throughout the UK, both direct to clients and to intermediaries. Our services include portfolio management and financial planning, supported by in-house administration to enhance the quality of service provided. In addition, Charles Stanley Direct provides an award winning direct to customer execution-only dealing platform for equities and funds.