16 Aug 2018 15:20
Provident Financial plc ("the Company")
Director/PDMR Transaction - Initial Notification
The Company announces that it was notified on 15 August 2018, of the following acquisitions ("Dealings") in the Company's ordinary shares of 20 8/11p each ("Ordinary Shares") by Yorkshire Building Society Trustees Provident Financial Group on behalf of Andrew Charles Fisher, David Michael Merrett, Kenneth John Mullen and Chris Sweeney, who are all directors/persons discharging managerial responsibility in the Company. The Dealings took place on 14 August 2018 at a price of £6.768 per Ordinary Share:
Director/ PDMR | Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares prior to the Dealing | % of issued share capital prior to the Dealing | Ordinary Shares acquired by Director / PDMR | Resultant Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares after the Dealing | Resultant % of issued share capital after the Dealing |
Andrew Charles Fisher | 158,913 unrestricted shares and 168,958 restricted shares | 0.063%
0.067% | 22 partnership shares and 5 matching shares (unrestricted shares) | 158,940 unrestricted shares and 168,958 restricted shares | 0.063%
0.067% |
David Michael Merrett | 14,532 unrestricted shares and 10,892 restricted shares | 0.006% 0.004% | 22 partnership shares and 6 matching shares (unrestricted shares) | 14,560 unrestricted shares and 10,892 restricted shares | 0.006% 0.004% |
Kenneth John Mullen | 14,397 unrestricted shares and 53,931 restricted shares | 0.006% 0.021%
| 22 partnership shares and 5 matching shares (unrestricted shares) | 14,424 unrestricted shares and 53,931 restricted shares | 0.006% 0.021%
|
Chris Sweeney | 31,898 unrestricted shares and 340,209 restricted shares | 0.013% 0.135% | 22 partnership shares and 5 matching shares (unrestricted shares) | 31,925 unrestricted shares and 340,209 restricted shares | 0.013% 0.134% |
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| Andrew Charles Fisher
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2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Finance Director | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| Provident Financial 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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary Shares of 20 8/11p
GB00B1Z4ST84
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b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of shares under the Provident Financial Share Incentive Plan | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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27
£182.74 | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 14 August 2018 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| David Michael Merrett
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2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| PDMR | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| Provident Financial 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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary Shares of 20 8/11p
GB00B1Z4ST84
| ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of shares under the Provident Financial Share Incentive Plan | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
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| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
28
£189.50 | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 14 August 2018 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Name
| Kenneth John Mullen
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2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| PDMR | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| Provident Financial 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
| Acquisition of shares under the Provident Financial Share Incentive Plan | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
27
£182.74 | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 14 August 2018 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
| |||||
a)
| Name
| Chris Sweeney
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2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| PDMR | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
| |||||
a)
| Name
| Provident Financial 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
| Acquisition of shares under the Provident Financial Share Incentive Plan | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
27
£182.74 | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 14 August 2018 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:
David Whincup, Deputy Company Secretary
Date of Notification:
16 August 2018