For immediate release 1 August 2025
CVS GROUP plc
("CVS", the "Company" or the "Group")
Long Term Incentive Plan Awards and PDMR Dealing
CVS, the UK listed veterinary group and a leading provider of veterinary services, announces that it has granted option awards over a total of 276,364 of the Company's ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") under the CVS Group Long Term Incentive Plan 2025 ("LTIP 19") (the "Options"). Certain of the Options were awarded to the Directors named below, with the balance being issued to certain other employees.
Name Role Number of Options
Richard Fairman Chief Executive Officer 79,550
Robin Alfonso Chief Financial Officer 54,495
Paul Higgs Chief Veterinary Officer 46,774
The awards will vest in three years' time, subject to performance criteria being satisfied. These vesting criteria relate to the Company's earnings per share growth and total shareholder return over the three-year period between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2028.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of UK MAR, provides further detail.
CVS Group plc via Camarco
Richard Fairman, CEO
Robin Alfonso, CFO
Paul Higgs, Chief Veterinary Officer
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 7418 8900
Christopher Golden / James Steel / Andrew Clark
Berenberg (Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 3207 7800
Toby Flaux / Michael Burke / Milo Bonser
Camarco (Financial PR)
Ginny Pulbrook +44 (0)7961 315 138
Letaba Rimell
Tilly Butcher
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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Name |
Richard Fairman |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
CVS Group plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800J41XDQ2NX48O05 |
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| 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
Identification code |
Options over Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each
GB00B2863827 |
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| b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of Options under LTIP 19. |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price |
N/A |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
31 July 2025 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Off market |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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Name |
Robin Alfonso |
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| 2 |
Reason for the notification |
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| a) |
Position/status |
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 |
CVS Group plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800J41XDQ2NX48O05 |
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| 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
Identification code |
Options over Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each
GB00B2863827 |
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| b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of Options under LTIP 19. |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price |
N/A |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
31 July 2025 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Off market |
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| 1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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| a) |
Name |
Paul Higgs |
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| 2 |
Reason for the notification |
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| a) |
Position/status |
Chief Veterinary 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 |
CVS Group plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800J41XDQ2NX48O05 |
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| 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
Identification code |
Options over Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each
GB00B2863827 |
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| b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of Options under LTIP 19. |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price |
N/A |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
31 July 2025 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Off market |
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