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RNS Number : 6523N  Lion Finance Group PLC  19 June 2025

 

London, 19 June 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                                                         Archil Gachechiladze

 2   Reason for the notification

 a)  Position/status                                              PDMR, Executive Director and CEO of Lion Finance Group PLC

 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                                    Grant of nil-cost options over ordinary shares in respect of deferred salary

                                                            shares for the 2025 work year pursuant to the executive equity compensation
                                                                  plan.

                                                                  100% of the award vests on the first anniversary of the start of the work year
                                                                  which is subject to holding periods so that 40% is released on the second
                                                                  anniversary, and 20% is released on each of the third, fourth and fifth
                                                                  anniversaries of the start of the work year.

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

                                                                  N/A                                         13,071
 d)  Aggregated information                                       Grant of 13,071 nil-cost options over ordinary shares in respect of deferred

                                                            salary shares for the 2025 work year pursuant to the executive equity
     - Aggregated volume                                          compensation plan.

     - Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      18 June 2025

 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside of a trading venue

 

 

 

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

 a)  Name                                                         Archil Gachechiladze

 2   Reason for the notification

 a)  Position/status                                              PDMR, Executive Director and CEO of Lion Finance Group PLC

 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                                    Grant of nil-cost options over ordinary shares in respect of the retention

                                                            & recognition award.

                                                                  40% of the award vests immediately and is subject to a two-year holding period
                                                                  whereupon it is released on the third anniversary of the start of the work
                                                                  year; and 15% will vest on each of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth
                                                                  anniversaries of the start of the work year and are subject to a further
                                                                  two-year holding period and so are released on the fifth, sixth, seventh and
                                                                  eighth anniversaries of the start of the work year.

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

                                                                  N/A                                         43,625
 d)  Aggregated information                                       Grant of 43,625 nil-cost options over ordinary shares in respect of the

                                                            retention & recognition award.
     - Aggregated volume

     - Price

 e)  Date of the transaction                                      18 June 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 main
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:

 

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

 

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