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 Funding Circle Holdings plc (FCH)
 DSH-Director/PDMR Shareholding

 02-Apr-2026 / 16:27 GMT/BST

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 2 April 2026

                                                       LEI: 2138003EK6UAINBBUS19

                                                                                

                   Funding Circle Holdings plc (“the Company”)

  Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

  

 2026 Performance Share Plan (FC PSP) Awards

  

 The following FC PSP  Awards were granted  to PDMRs of the  Company on 2  April
 2026 under the  Funding Circle Holdings  plc 2018 Long  Term Incentive Plan  in
 accordance with the Company’s Remuneration Policy:

  

  

                 PDMR                  Number of shares subject to award
 Lisa Jacobs (Chief Executive Officer)             1,219,512
 Tony Nicol (Chief Financial Officer)               653,310

  

 The FC PSP Awards were  granted in the form of  nil cost options over  ordinary
 shares of  0.1 pence  each in  the Company  with a  three-year performance  and
 vesting period.   The  vesting  of  the awards  is  subject  to  the  following
 performance measures and targets:

  

  

         Performance measure         Weighting Threshold vesting Maximum vesting
                                                     (25%)           (100%)
 Relative TSR versus the FTSE250        60%         Median       Upper quartile
 excluding Investment Trusts
 Profit Before Tax in 2028 (PBT)        40%          £35m             £75m

  

 Note: Vesting operates on a  straight-line basis between Threshold and  Maximum
 performance.

  

 Following the  end of  the vesting  period, the  awards will  be subject  to  a
 two-year holding period.   Further information  will be available  in the  2025
 Annual      Report      and      Accounts      in      due      course      at:
  1 https://corporate.fundingcircle.com/investors/results-reports-presentations/

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 The    notification     below,     made    in     accordance     with     the  
 requirements   of   Article   19 of   the   Market   Abuse Regulation, provides
 further detail:

  

 1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
    associated
 a) Name:                             i. Lisa Jacobs
                                      ii. Tony Nicol
 2. Reason for the notification
                                      (i) Chief Executive Officer
 a) Position/status:
                                      (ii) 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:                             Funding Circle Holdings plc
 b) LEI:                              2138003EK6UAINBBUS19
    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
 4. instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
    place where transactions have been conducted
    Description of the financial      Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each
    instrument, type of instrument:
                                       
 a)  
                                       
    Identification code:
                                      GB00BG0TPX62
                                      Award of the 2026 FC PSP, in the form of
                                      nil cost options, under the Funding Circle
                                      Holdings plc 2018 Long Term Incentive
 b) Nature of the transaction:        Plan.

                                       

                                       
                                       

                                      Price(s) Volume(s)
 c) Price(s) and volume(s):           (i) Nil  1,219,512
                                      (ii) Nil 653,310

                                       
    Aggregated information:

                                      N/A

 d) Aggregated volume:                 

                                       

    Price:
 e) Date of the transaction:          2 April 2026
 f) Place of the transaction          The London Stock Exchange (XLON)

  

 Enquiries:

 Investor Relations     2 ir@fundingcircle.com
 Tony Nicol

 Media Relations      3 press@fundingcircle.com
  

 Headland Consultancy   +44 (0) 20 3805 4822
 Stephen Malthouse

  

 About Funding Circle:

 Funding Circle (LSE: FCH) is the UK’s leading SME finance platform. Since 2010,
 we have extended more than £17bn in credit to over 125,000 UK businesses,
 helping them power the economy and their communities.

 By combining proprietary AI-powered credit models with a human touch, we
 provide a seamless experience that allows SMEs to borrow, pay later, and spend
 through a single ecosystem. For institutional investors, Funding Circle offers
 access to an attractive, underserved asset class through a platform built on
 deep data and a proven track record of robust returns.

  

  

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   ISIN:          GB00BG0TPX62
   Category Code: DSH
   TIDM:          FCH
   LEI Code:      2138003EK6UAINBBUS19
   Sequence No.:  423054
   EQS News ID:   2303400


    
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