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title: "Chesnara Discloses Share Option Exercise by Group Company Secretary"
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description: "Chesnara plc has announced that Group Company Secretary Al Lonie exercised options to acquire 9,474 ordinary shares under the 2022 Save As You Earn Scheme, increasing his total holding to 48,060 shares. The transaction, executed at nil price, reflects ongoing executive participation in employee share schemes and complies with UK Market Abuse Regulation. Analysts rate Chesnara stock (GB:CSN) as a Buy with a £360.00 price target, although Spark's AI Analyst gives it a Neutral rating due to inconsistent profitability and unstable cash flow."
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# Chesnara Discloses Share Option Exercise by Group Company Secretary

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Chesnara ( (GB:CSN) ) has shared an update.

Chesnara plc has disclosed that Group Company Secretary and PDMR Al Lonie has exercised options to acquire 9,474 ordinary shares under the company’s 2022 Save As You Earn Scheme. Following this transaction, which took place on 27 April 2026 on the London Stock Exchange, Lonie’s total holding, including shares held by a closely associated person, has risen to 48,060 ordinary shares.

The transaction, executed at nil price as part of a scheduled vesting of conditional awards, reflects ongoing executive participation in Chesnara’s employee share schemes. The notification, made in line with UK Market Abuse Regulation requirements, underlines the company’s adherence to governance and transparency standards around dealings by senior management.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:CSN) stock is a Buy with a £360.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Chesnara stock, see the GB:CSN Stock Forecast page.

**Spark’s Take on CSN Stock**

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, CSN is a Neutral.

The score is held back primarily by inconsistent profitability and especially unstable cash flow, despite a currently strong balance sheet. Technically, the stock shows a weak trend (below key moving averages and negative MACD), while valuation is supported by a very high dividend yield but tempered by negative earnings (negative P/E).

To see Spark’s full report on CSN stock, click here. 

**More about Chesnara**

Chesnara plc is a FTSE 250 European life, pensions and investment group with specialist expertise in insurance consolidation. The company administers around 1.4 million policies through its Countrywide Assured and Chesnara Life units in the UK, as well as Scildon in the Netherlands and Movestic in Sweden, and has a 21-year track record of consecutive dividend increases.

**Average Trading Volume:** 723,124

**Technical Sentiment Signal:** Buy

**Current Market Cap:** £705.5M

Find detailed analytics on CSN stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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