Director/PDMR Shareholding

Paragon Banking Group PLC

03 February 2026

 

3 February 2026

Paragon Banking Group PLC

Director Shareholding

Paragon Banking Group PLC ("the Company") announces that on 3 February 2026, the Company's Executive Directors exercised awards granted under the Paragon Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2013 ("PDSBP") and the Paragon Performance Share Plan 2013 ("PPSP"). 

These awards, which were granted as nil-cost options over Ordinary Shares of £1.00 each in the Company ("Shares"), vested on 16 December 2025 and are exercisable in tranches from the third anniversary of the date of grant until the seventh anniversary of the date of grant. Each vested tranche is subject to a holding period of one year although sufficient shares may be sold to cover tax withholding obligations.

The transactions below relate to the first vested tranche of each award.

Nigel Terrington	Date of award	Date of vesting	Tranche 1 Shares exercised	Shares sold to cover tax withholding*	Shares retained
PDSBP award	16/12/2022	16/12/2025	4,155	1,953	2,202
PPSP award	16/12/2022	16/12/2025	46,781	21,987	24,794

*Nigel Terrington sold a total of 23,940 shares at a cost of £9.01538 per share to settle tax withholding obligations

Richard Woodman	Date of award	Date of vesting	Tranche 1 Shares exercised	Shares retained**
PDSBP award	16/12/2022	16/12/2025	2,616	2,616
PPSP award	16/12/2022	16/12/2025	29,461	29,461

**Richard Woodman retained all shares and tax withholding obligations were settled directly

For further information, please contact:

Carolyn Sharpe, Deputy Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

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	Nigel Stewart Terrington
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer (PDMR)
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	Paragon Banking Group PLC
b)	LEI code	213800S1TDKIB1IUTS72
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
	Transaction 1
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code Identification code	Ordinary shares of £1.00 each in Paragon Banking Group PLC GB00B2NGPM57
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of 4,155 nil-cost options granted under the Paragon Deferred Share Bonus Plan ("PDSBP")
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Volume £0.00 4,155
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	3 February 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
	Transaction 2
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code Identification code	Ordinary shares of £1.00 each in Paragon Banking Group PLC GB00B2NGPM57
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of 46,781 nil-cost options granted under the Paragon Performance Share Plan ("PPSP")
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Volume £0.00 46,781
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	3 February 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
	Transaction 3
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code Identification code	Ordinary shares of £1.00 each in Paragon Banking Group PLC GB00B2NGPM57
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of 23,940 shares, acquired following the aforementioned exercise of options under the PDSBP & PPSP, to settle tax withholding obligations
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Volume £9.01538 23,940
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	3 February 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Richard James Woodman
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer (PDMR)
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	Paragon Banking Group PLC
b)	LEI code	213800S1TDKIB1IUTS72
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
	Transaction 1
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code Identification code	Ordinary shares of £1.00 each in Paragon Banking Group PLC GB00B2NGPM57
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of 2,616 nil-cost options granted under the Paragon Deferred Share Bonus Plan ("PDSBP")
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Volume £0.00 2,616
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	3 February 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
	Transaction 2
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code Identification code	Ordinary shares of £1.00 each in Paragon Banking Group PLC GB00B2NGPM57
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of 29,461 nil-cost options granted under the Paragon Performance Share Plan ("PPSP")
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Volume £0.00 29,461
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	3 February 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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