PFG.L Regulatory News (PFG)

Director/ PDMR

Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares prior to the Dealing

% of issued share capital prior to the Dealing

Ordinary Shares acquired by or on behalf of Director / PDMR

Resultant Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares after the Dealing

Resultant % of issued share capital after the Dealing

Neil Chandler

19 unrestricted shares and 0 restricted shares

0%

0%

19 unrestricted and 43,536 restricted shares

19 unrestricted and 43,536 restricted shares

0%

0.017%

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Neil Chandler

2

Reason for the notification

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 a conditional award under the Provident Financial Long Term Incentive Scheme 2015.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

43,536

£0

e)

Date of the transaction

17 April 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue