5 Oct 2021 15:10
Provident Financial plc ("the Company")
Director/PDMR Transaction - Initial Notification
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The Company announces that it has granted options over the Company's ordinary shares of 20 8/11p to Malcolm Le May as a person discharging managerial responsibility in the Company. The options were granted under the Provident Financial Savings Related Share Option Scheme 2013, on 5 October 2021 with a contract start date of 1 December 2021, with an exercise price of £2.84 per ordinary share. The options granted to Malcolm Le May will mature 3 years from the grant date.
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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  | Malcolm Le May | ||||
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  | Provident Financial plc | ||||
b) Â | LEI Â | 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 Provident Financial Savings Related Share Option Scheme 2013. | ||||
c) Â | Price(s) and volume(s) Â Â | Â
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d)  | Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume  - Price  |   n/a | ||||
e)  | Date of the transaction  | 5 October 2021 | ||||
f)  | Place of the transaction  | Outside a trading venue |
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Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:
David Whincup, Deputy Company Secretary
Date of Notification:
5 October 2021