Vanquis Banking Grp - Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 8335C
Vanquis Banking Group PLC
10 October 2025
Provident Financial plc ("the Company")
Director/PDMR Transaction - Initial Notification
The Company announces that it has granted options over the Company's ordinary shares of 20 8/11p to Dave Watts as a person discharging managerial responsibility in the Company. The options were granted under the Vanquis Banking Group Savings Related Share Option Scheme 2022, on 9 October 2025 with a contract start date of 1 December 2025, with an exercise price of £0.94 per ordinary share. The options granted to Dave Watts will mature 3 years from the grant date.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Dave Watts | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | 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 | Vanquis Banking Group 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 | Options granted pursuant to the Vanquis Banking Group Savings Related Share Option Scheme 2022. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | n/a | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 9 October 2025 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||