REG-Funding Circle Plc Funding Circle Plc: Director/PDMR Shareholding

Funding Circle HoldingsAnnouncement

09/03/2023 13:00

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   Funding Circle Plc (FCH)
   Funding Circle Plc: Director/PDMR Shareholding

   09-March-2023 / 12:45 GMT/BST

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   9 March 2023           

                                                                             

                                                    LEI: 2138003EK6UAINBBUS19

    

                  Funding Circle Holdings plc (the “Company”)

                                        

         Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial
                Responsibilities (“PDMRs”) – Exercise of options

    

   The Company was notified that on  8 March 2023 the following  transactions
   were carried out on 7 March 2024 by Lisa Jacobs and Eric Daniels, who  are
   Directors and/or PDMRs in the Company.

    

   Lisa Jacobs exercised the following options over ordinary shares of 0.1p
   in the Company:

    

     Option Scheme   Number of options exercised Exercise price per share
   EMI Option Scheme           41,000                     0.0272

    

   Eric Daniels exercised the following options over ordinary shares of 0.1p
   in the Company with the sale sufficient to cover the cost of the exercise
   including tax and dealing costs:

     Option Scheme   Number of options exercised/  Exercise price per share/
                                 Sold                     sale price
    2011 Share Plan            195,704                      0.0272
   Sale to cover tax            93,919                      0.5302

    

   Further details are  set out below  in accordance with  Article 19 of  the
   Market Abuse Regulation.

    

   1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
      closely associated
   a) Name:                               Lisa Jacobs
   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:                               Funding Circle Holdings plc
   b) LEI:                                2138003EK6UAINBBUS19
      Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type
   4. of 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
   a) instrument, type of instrument:
                                           
   b) Identification code:                GB00BG0TPX62
   c) Nature of the transaction:          Exercise of EMI Options
                                           

   d) Price(s) and volume(s):             Price(s) Volume(s)
                                          £0.0272   41,000

                                           
      Aggregated information:
                                          N/A
   e)  
                                           
       
   f) Date of the transaction:            7 March 2023
   g) Place of the transaction            The London Stock Exchange (XLON)

    

   1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
      closely associated
   a) Name:                               John Eric Daniels
   2. Reason for the notification
   a) Position/status:                    Non-executive Director
   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
   4. of 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
   a) instrument, type of instrument:
                                           
   b) Identification code:                GB00BG0TPX62
                                          Exercise of options and sale to
   c) Nature of the transaction:          cover tax, retaining a total of
                                          101,785 shares.
                                           

                                          Price(s)     Volume(s)
   d) Price(s) and volume(s):             £0.0272  195,704 (acquired)
                                          £0.5302    93,919 (sold)

                                           
      Aggregated information:             N/A
   e)
                                           
   f) Date of the transaction:            7 March 2023
   g) Place of the transaction            The London Stock Exchange (XLON)

    

   Enquiries:

   Funding Circle Investor Relations

   Morten Singleton (+44 7736 297929)

   ir@fundingcircle.com

    

   Funding Circle Media Relations

   Abigail Whittaker (+44 7989 876136) 

   press@fundingcircle.com

    

   Headland Consultancy

   Mike Smith / Stephen Malthouse (+44 20 3805 4822)

    

    

   About Funding Circle:

   Funding Circle  (LSE:  FCH)  is  a lending  platform  for  SME  borrowers.
   Established in the  UK in 2010,  and now the  leading lending platform  to
   SMEs, the  Group also  has a  material  and growing  presence in  the  US.
   Globally, Funding  Circle  has  extended  more than  £15bn  in  credit  to
   c.135,000 businesses.

    

   For  SME  borrowers,  Funding  Circle  provides  an  unrivalled   customer
   experience, delivered  through its  technology and  data, coupled  with  a
   human touch. Its solutions continue  to help customers access the  funding
   they need to succeed.

   For  institutional  investors,  Funding  Circle  provides  access  to   an
   alternative asset class in an underserved market, and delivers robust  and
   attractive returns.

    

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   ISIN:           GB00BG0TPX62
   Category Code:  DSH
   TIDM:           FCH
   LEI Code:       2138003EK6UAINBBUS19
   OAM Categories: 3.1. Additional regulated information required to be
                   disclosed under the laws of a Member State
   Sequence No.:   228762
   EQS News ID:    1578887


    
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