Provident Financial PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (5872G)

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RNS Number : 5872G

Provident Financial PLC

08 August 2016

Provident Financial plc ("the Company")

Director/PDMR Transaction - Initial Notification

The Company announces that it was notified on 8 August 2016, of the following sale ("Dealings") of the Company's ordinary shares of 20 8/11p each ("Ordinary Shares") by Kenneth John Mullen, a person discharging managerial responsibility in the Company. The Dealing took place on 8 August 2016 at a price of GBP27.85 per Ordinary Share:

 
 Director/ PDMR        Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares prior to the       % of      Ordinary       Resultant Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares after    Resultant % of 
                       Dealing                                                  issued    Shares sold    the Dealing                                              issued share 
                                                                                share     by PDMR                                                                 capital after 
                                                                                capital                                                                           the Dealing 
                                                                                prior 
                                                                                to the 
                                                                                Dealing 
--------------------  -------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------------  -------------------------------------------------------  --------------- 
 Kenneth John Mullen   9,966 unrestricted shares and 30,265 restricted shares   0.006%    1,500 shares   8,466 unrestricted shares and 30,265 restricted shares   0.005% 
                                                                                 0.020%                                                                            0.020% 
--------------------  -------------------------------------------------------  --------  -------------  -------------------------------------------------------  --------------- 
 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
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 a)   Name                       Kenneth John Mullen 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status            PDMR 
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 b)   Initial notification       Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Provident Financial plc 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 b)   LEI                        213800U93SZC44VXN635 
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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 
---  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of 
       the financial               Ordinary Shares of 20 8/11p 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument               GB00B1Z4ST84 
 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the              Sale of shares 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                   ----------  ---------- 
                                    GBP27.85    1,500 
                                   ----------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 d)   Aggregated information 
                                   n/a - single transaction 
       - Aggregated volume 
 
       - Price 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction    8 August 2016 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange 
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Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:

Emma G Versluys, Deputy Company Secretary

Date of Notification:

8 August 2016

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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