Just Group plc (the "Company")
Grant of Awards under the Just Group plc Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the "DSBP") and the Just Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP")
The Company announces that on 31 March 2025 the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities "PDMRs" were granted awards over Ordinary Shares of £0.10 each in the Company under the DSBP and LTIP schemes.
LTIP
| Name | Date of Grant | Performance Award Number of Shares | Vesting Date |
| David Richardson | 31.03.25 | 1,200,706 | 31.03.28 |
| Mark Godson | 31.03.25 | 512,922 | 31.03.28 |
The above awards were granted as nil cost options which are subject to the achievement of the performance targets in the table below over the three-year performance period.
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| Cash Generation | 15% | £429m | £504m |
| Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) against FTSE 250 Peer Group | 25% | Median of Peer Group | Upper quartile of Peer Group or above |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 45% | 36% (equivalent to average of 12% pa) | 45% (equivalent to average of 15% p.a.) |
| ESG - Investments into Sustainable Assets | 15% | £500m | £1,200m |
The vested shares will be subject to a two-year holding period following the end of the performance period.
DSBP
| Name | Date of Grant | Number of shares subject to award | Vesting Date |
| David Richardson | 31.03.25 | 251,798 | 31.03.28 |
| Mark Godson | 31.03.25 | 143,884 | 31.03.28 |
The above awards were granted as nil cost options and were granted in respect of the deferred bonus for the 2024 financial year.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| a)
| Name
| David Richardson
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| 2
| Reason for the notification
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| a)
| Position/status
| Group Chief Executive Officer
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| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification
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| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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| a)
| Name
| Just Group plc | ||||
| b)
| LEI
| 5493006456YEZEELRR90 | ||||
| 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
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| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each | ||||
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| Identification code | GB00BCRX1J15 | |||||
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| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| (i) Receipt of an award as nil cost option under the Just Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan to vest on 31 March 2028 subject to the achievement of performance targets; and
(ii) Receipt of an award as nil cost option under the Just Group plc Deferred Share Bonus Plan to vest on 31 March 2028. | ||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | | | | | |
| | | | Price(s) | Volume(s) | | |
| | | (i) | Nil | 1,200,706 | | |
| | | (ii) | Nil | 251,798 | | |
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| d)
| Aggregated information | | ||||
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| - Aggregated volume | 1,452,504 | |||||
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| - Price | Nil | |||||
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| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2025-03-31 | ||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue
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| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| a)
| Name
| Mark Godson
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| 2
| Reason for the notification
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| a)
| Position/status
| Group Chief Financial Officer
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| b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification
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| 3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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| a)
| Name
| Just Group plc | ||||
| b)
| LEI
| 5493006456YEZEELRR90 | ||||
| 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 | Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each | ||||
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| Identification code | GB00BCRX1J15 | |||||
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| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| (i) Receipt of an award as nil cost option under the Just Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan to vest on 31 March 2028 subject to the achievement of performance targets.
(ii) Receipt of an award as nil cost option under the Just Group plc Deferred Share Bonus Plan to vest on 31 March 2028. | ||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | | | | | |
| | | | Price(s) | Volume(s) | | |
| | | (i) | Nil | 512,922 | | |
| | | (ii) | Nil | 143,884 | | |
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| d)
| Aggregated information | | ||||
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| - Aggregated volume | 656,806 | |||||
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| - Price | Nil | |||||
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| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2025-03-31 | ||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue
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Contact
Simon Watson, Group Company Secretary, +44 (0)20 7444 8400
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