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RNS Number : 9706Y  Lion Finance Group PLC  28 February 2025

 

London, 28 February 2025

 

Lion Finance Group PLC announces notification of transactions of
Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Connected
Persons

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements
of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated

 a)  Name                                                         Sulkhan Gvalia

 2   Reason for the notification

 a)  Position/status                                              PDMR, Deputy CEO, CFO

 b)  Initial notification/ Amendment                              Initial notification

 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)  Name                                                         Lion Finance Group PLC

 b)  LEI                                                          213800XKDG12NQG8VC53

 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  Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in Lion Finance Group PLC

     Identification code

                                                                  ISIN: GB00BF4HYT85
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Exercise of 65,794 nil-cost options over ordinary shares

 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                                   Volume(s)

                                                                  N/A                                         65,794

 d)  Aggregated information                                       Exercise of 65,794 nil-cost options over ordinary shares.

     - Aggregated volume

     - Price                                                      Please note that 14,212 ordinary shares were withheld to meet tax liabilities,

                                                            resulting in Sulkhan Gvalia receiving 51,582 ordinary shares.

 e)  Date of the transaction                                      27 February 2025

 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside of a trading venue

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated

 a)  Name                                                         Nutsa Gogilashvili

 2   Reason for the notification

 a)  Position/status                                              PDMR, Deputy CEO, Head of Mass Retail and Micro Business Banking

 b)  Initial notification/ Amendment                              Initial notification

 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)  Name                                                         Lion Finance Group PLC

 b)  LEI                                                          213800XKDG12NQG8VC53

 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  Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in Lion Finance Group PLC

     Identification code

                                                                  ISIN: GB00BF4HYT85
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Exercise of 12,209 nil-cost options over ordinary shares

 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                                   Volume(s)

                                                                  N/A                                         12,209

 d)  Aggregated information                                       Exercise of 12,209 nil-cost options over ordinary shares.

     - Aggregated volume

     - Price                                                      Please note that 2,638 ordinary shares were withheld to meet tax liabilities,

                                                            resulting in Nutsa Gogilashvili receiving 9,571 ordinary shares.

 e)  Date of the transaction                                      28 February 2025

 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside of a trading venue

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated

 a)  Name                                                         Zurab Kokosadze

 2   Reason for the notification

 a)  Position/status                                              PDMR, Deputy CEO, Corporate Banking

 b)  Initial notification/ Amendment                              Initial notification

 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)  Name                                                         Lion Finance Group PLC

 b)  LEI                                                          213800XKDG12NQG8VC53

 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  Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in Lion Finance Group PLC

     Identification code

                                                                  ISIN: GB00BF4HYT85
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Exercise of 35,395 nil-cost options over ordinary shares

 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)                                   Volume(s)

                                                                  N/A                                         35,395

 d)  Aggregated information                                       Exercise of 35,395 nil-cost options over ordinary shares.

     - Aggregated volume

     - Price                                                      Please note that 7,646 ordinary shares were withheld to meet tax liabilities,

                                                            resulting in Zurab Kokosadze receiving 27,749 ordinary shares.

 e)  Date of the transaction                                      28 February 2025

 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside of a trading venue

 

For further information, please contact: Computershare Company Secretarial
Services Limited, LionFinanceGroup-CoSec@computershare.co.uk
(mailto:LionFinanceGroup-CoSec@computershare.co.uk)

 

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:
Computershare Company Secretarial Services Limited, Company Secretary

 

About Lion Finance Group PLC

 

Lion Finance Group PLC (LSE: BGEO LN) is a FTSE 250 holding company whose
subsidiaries provide banking and financial services focused in the high-growth
Georgian and Armenian markets through leading, customer-centric, universal
banks - Bank of Georgia in Georgia and Ameriabank in Armenia. By building on
our competitive strengths, we are committed to driving business growth,
sustaining high profitability, and generating strong returns, while creating
opportunities for our stakeholders and making a positive contribution in the
communities where we operate.

 

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800XKDG12NQG8VC53

 

 

For further information, please visit www.lionfinancegroup.uk
(https://lionfinancegroup.uk/) or contact:

 

 Michael Oliver                          Sam Goodacre                                Nini Arshakuni
 Adviser to the CEO                      Adviser to the CEO                          Head of Investor Relations
 +44 203 178 4034                        +44 745 398 8513                            +44 203 178 4034
 moliver@lfg.uk (mailto:moliver@lfg.uk)  sgoodacre@lfg.uk (mailto:sgoodacre@lfg.uk)  ir@lfg.uk

 

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