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Director / PDMR shareholding
SHAFTESBURY CAPITAL PLC
(Incorporated and registered in the United Kingdom
with Registration Number 07145051 and
registered in South Africa as an external company
with Registration Number 2010/003387/10)
JSE code: SHC ISIN: GB00B62G9D36
LEI: 549300TTXXZ1SHUI0D54
(the "Company" or "Shaftesbury Capital")
DIRECTOR / PDMR SHAREHOLDING
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated
with them
The Company announces that on 21 April 2026 the following nil cost options, awarded to the Executive Directors
in 2023 as PSP awards and deferred bonus awards, were exercised at a price of £1.3985 per share. Each of the
Executive Directors sold sufficient of the shares to cover income tax and national insurance liabilities that arose on
vesting and retained the net shares in their own name.
Following these transactions, Ian Hawksworth has an interest in 3,428,041 (0.18%) ordinary shares in the Company
and Situl Jobanputra has an interest in 1,748,867 (0.09%) ordinary shares in the Company.
Number of nil-cost Resulting total
share option Shares sold to Net shares shareholding (including
awards exercised: cover tax liabilities retained connected persons):
Ian Hawksworth 2,240,964 1,058,546 1,182,418 3,428,041
Situl Jobanputra 1,588,377 750,289 838,088 1,748,867
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely
associated with them
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name: Ian Hawksworth
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status: Chief Executive
b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment:
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Shaftesbury Capital PLC
b) LEI 549300TTXXZ1SHUI0D54
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 Ordinary shares of 25p each
financial instrument, type
of instrument
Identification code GB00B62G9D36
b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of nil cost options pursuant to the Company's Performance Share Plan 2017
c) Currency GBP
d) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil Cost 2,240,964
e) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 2,240,964
- Price Nil Cost
f) Date of the transaction 2026-04-21
g) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated
with them
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name: Ian Hawksworth
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status: Chief Executive
b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment:
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Shaftesbury Capital PLC
b) LEI 549300TTXXZ1SHUI0D54
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 Ordinary shares of 25p each
financial instrument, type
of instrument
Identification code GB00B62G9D36
b) Nature of the transaction Sale of sufficient ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the Company's Performance Share
Plan 2017 to cover tax and NI liabilities on such shares.
c) Currency GBP
d) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
£1.3895 1,058,546
e) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 1,058,546
- Price £1,480,376.58
f) Date of the transaction 2026-04-21
g) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated
with them
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name: Situl Jobanputra
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status: Chief Financial Officer
b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment:
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Shaftesbury Capital PLC
b) LEI 549300TTXXZ1SHUI0D54
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 Ordinary shares of 25p each
financial instrument, type
of instrument
Identification code GB00B62G9D36
b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of nil cost options pursuant to the Company's Performance Share Plan 2017
c) Currency GBP
d) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil Cost 1,588,377
e) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 1,588,377
- Price Nil Cost
f) Date of the transaction 2026-04-21
g) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated
with them
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a) Name: Situl Jobanputra
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status: Chief Financial Officer
b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment:
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Shaftesbury Capital PLC
b) LEI 549300TTXXZ1SHUI0D54
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 Ordinary shares of 25p each
financial instrument, type
of instrument
Identification code GB00B62G9D36
b) Nature of the transaction Sale of sufficient ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the Company's Performance Share
Plan 2017 to cover tax and NI liabilities on such shares.
c) Currency GBP
d) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
£1.3895 750,289
e) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 750,289
- Price £1,049,279.17
f) Date of the transaction 2026-04-21
g) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation ("UK MAR") and
the Company confirms that the PDMRs' notification obligations under UK MAR have also been satisfied.
Shaftesbury Capital shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange (primary) and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
(secondary) and the A2X (secondary).
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Ruth Pavey
Date of Notification: 22 April 2026
Ruth Pavey
Company Secretary
22 April 2026
020 3214 9150
Sponsor
Java Capital
Date: 22-04-2026 02:30:00
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