Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8765Q

Provident Financial PLC

02 December 2016

 

Provident Financial plc ("the Company")

Director/PDMR Transaction - Initial Notification

The Company announces that it was notified on 1 December 2016 of the following transactions in relation to the Company's ordinary shares of 20 8/11p each ("Ordinary Shares") by Peter Stuart Crook and Andrew Charles Fisher, who are both directors/persons discharging managerial responsibility in the Company. These transactions relate to options granted under the Company's Employee Savings Related Share Option Schemes.  

Director/ PDMR	Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares prior to the Dealing	% of issued share capital prior to the Dealing	Ordinary Shares acquired / sold by Director / PDMR	Resultant Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares after the Dealing	Resultant % of issued share capital after the Dealing
Peter Stuart Crook	226,350 unrestricted shares and 292,798 restricted shares	0.153% 0.198%	1,777 shares acquired	228,127 unrestricted shares and 292,798 restricted shares	0.154% 0.198%
Andrew Charles Fisher	144,262 unrestricted shares and 195,558 restricted shares	0.097% 0.132%	689 shares acquired and subsequently sold	144,262 unrestricted shares and 195,558 restricted shares	0.097% 0.132%

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	Peter Stuart Crook
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)	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	Exercise of options granted under the Provident Financial plc Employee Savings Related Share Option Scheme (2003)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £8.68 1,777
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	1,777 £15,424.36
e)	Date of the transaction	1 December 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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	Andrew Charles Fisher
2	Reason for the notification
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
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	(i)         options exercised pursuant to the Provident Financial Savings Related Share Option Scheme 2013; and (ii)        subsequent sale of shares on 1 December 2016.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £13.05 689 £28.6587 689
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Exercise                           Sale 689                                   689 £8,991.45                         £19,745.84
e)	Date of the transaction	1 December 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:

Emma G Versluys, Deputy Company Secretary

Date of Notification:

2 December 2016

 

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