Vanquis Banking Group (formerly: Provident Financial Plc)

Director's Dealing • Sep 28, 2022

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RNS Number : 9101A

Provident Financial PLC

28 September 2022

Provident Financial plc ("the Company")

Director/PDMR Transaction - Initial Notification

The Company announces that it was notified on 27 September 2022 of the following transactions in the Company's Ordinary Shares of 20 8/11p ("Ordinary Shares") undertaken by directors / persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs').

As a result of these share purchases, Malcolm Le May (CEO) and Neeraj Kapur (CFO) are beneficially interested in approximately 0.7% of the current listed share capital of Provident Financial plc in aggregate.

Director/PDMR	Ordinary Shares acquired by Director/PDMR	Resultant Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares after the Dealing	Resultant % of issued share capital after the Dealing
Malcolm Le May	19,400	48,316 Own Shares (unrestricted) 23,626 Role Based Allowance (unrestricted) 277,227 Deferred Bonus Plan (unrestricted) Total Unrestricted: 349,169 765,810 Restricted Share Plan ("RSP") Options (753,362 nil-cost options and 12,448 market value options linked to RSP options)  (restricted) 6,338 Save As You Earn Options Total Restricted: 772,148	Unrestricted  0.1376% Restricted 0.3042% Total: 0.4418%
Neeraj Kapur	13,610	70,632 Own Shares (unrestricted) 97,342 Deferred Bonus Plan (unrestricted) Total Unrestricted: 167,974 67,027 Conditional Award (restricted) 454,298 RSP Options (441,850 nil-cost options and 12,448 market value options linked to RSP options)  (restricted) Total Restricted: 521,325	Unrestricted 0.0662% Restricted 0.2054% Total: 0.2716%

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

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

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, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 20 8/11p

GB00B1Z4ST84

b)

Nature of the transaction

Market purchase of 19,400 Ordinary Shares.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£1.7897	19,400

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

27th September 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

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

Neeraj Kapur

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

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, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 20 8/11p

GB00B1Z4ST84

b)

Nature of the transaction

Market purchase of 13,610 Ordinary Shares.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£1.8267	13,610

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A (Single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

27th September 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:

David Whincup, Deputy Company Secretary

Date of Notification:

27th September 2022

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