Provident Financial PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (1879P)

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RNS Number : 1879P

Provident Financial PLC

08 October 2019

Provident Financial plc ("the Company")

Director/PDMR Transaction - Initial Notification

The Company announces that it has granted options over the Company's ordinary shares of 20 8/11p to each Malcolm Le May and Richard King as persons discharging managerial responsibility in the Company. The options were granted under the Provident Financial Savings Related Share Option Scheme 2013, on 8 October 2019 with a contract start date of 1 December 2019, with an exercise price of GBP3.23 per ordinary share. The options granted to Malcolm Le May and Richard King will mature 3 years from the grant date.

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 
 a)   Name                        Malcolm Le May 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status             Chief Executive Officer 
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 b)   Initial notification        Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                        Provident Financial plc 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   LEI                         213800U93SZC44VXN635 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 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,        Ordinary Shares of 20 8/11p 
       type of instrument 
                                    GB00B1Z4ST84 
       Identification code 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the transaction   Options granted pursuant to the Provident 
                                   Financial Savings Related Share Option 
                                   Scheme 2013. 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)        Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                     GBP3.23     5,572 
                                                ---------- 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated volume          n/a 
 
       - Price 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction     8 October 2019 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside a trading venue 
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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 
 a)   Name                        Richard King 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status             PDMR 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification        Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                        Provident Financial plc 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   LEI                         213800U93SZC44VXN635 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 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,        Ordinary Shares of 20 8/11p 
       type of instrument 
                                    GB00B1Z4ST84 
       Identification code 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the transaction   Options granted pursuant to the Provident 
                                   Financial Savings Related Share Option 
                                   Scheme 2013. 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)        Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                     GBP3.23     5,572 
                                                ---------- 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated volume          n/a 
 
       - Price 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction     8 October 2019 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside a trading venue 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:

David Whincup, Deputy Company Secretary

Date of Notification:

8 October 2019

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