Vanquis Banking Group (formerly: Provident Financial Plc)

Director's Dealing • Dec 17, 2018

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RNS Number : 6532K

Provident Financial PLC

17 December 2018

Provident Financial plc ("the Company")

Director/PDMR Transaction - Initial Notification

The Company announces that it was notified on 14 December 2018, of the following acquisitions ("Dealings") in the Company's ordinary shares of 20 8/11p each ("Ordinary Shares") by Yorkshire Building Society Trustees Provident Financial Group on behalf of David Michael Merrett and Kenneth John Mullen, who are all directors/persons discharging managerial responsibility in the Company.  The Dealings took place on 14 December 2018 at a price of £6.12 per Ordinary Share:

Director/ PDMR	Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares prior to the Dealing	% of issued share capital prior to the Dealing	Ordinary Shares acquired by Director / PDMR	Resultant Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares after the Dealing	Resultant % of issued share capital after the Dealing
David Michael Merrett	14,659 unrestricted shares and 10,892 restricted shares	0.006% 0.004%	25 partnership shares and 6 matching shares (unrestricted shares)	14,690 unrestricted shares and 10,892 restricted shares	0.006% 0.004%
Kenneth John Mullen	14,523 unrestricted shares and 53,931 restricted shares	0.006% 0.021%	24 partnership shares and 6 matching shares (unrestricted shares)	14,553 unrestricted shares and 53,931 restricted shares	0.006% 0.021%

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

David Michael Merrett

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR

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

Acquisition of shares under the Provident Financial Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£6.12	31

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

31

£189.72

e)

Date of the transaction

14 December 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

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

Kenneth John Mullen

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR

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

Acquisition of shares under the Provident Financial Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£6.12	30

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

30

£183.60

e)

Date of the transaction

14 December 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:

David Whincup, Deputy Company Secretary

Date of Notification:

17 December 2018

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