Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Vanquis Banking Group plc announced that on April 7, 2026, directors Ian McLaughlin and David Watts received nil-cost options and awards under the company's share plans. Ian McLaughlin was granted 646,976 nil-cost options and 95,595 deferred bonus plan awards, while David Watts received 367,879 nil-cost options and 60,434 deferred bonus plan awards. These grants were based on an average closing share price of £1.1376 between March 27 and April 2, 2026, with no adjustments to the grant value at this stage.

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Vanquis Banking Group PLC
08 April 2026
 

Vanquis Banking Group plc ("the Company")

Director/PDMR Transaction - Initial Notification

 

The Company announces that it has granted the following awards on 7 April 2026  over the Company's ordinary shares of 20 8/11p ("Shares") as follows:

 

1.    nil-cost options over 646,976 and 367,879 Shares for no consideration to Ian McLaughlin and David Watts respectively, who are directors/persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMRs") in the Company, under the 2020 Restricted Share Plan (the "RSP Options")

2.    awards over 95,595 and 60,434 Shares to Ian McLaughlin and David Watts respectively, who are directors and PDMRs in the Company, under the Deferred Bonus Plan 2022 (the "DBP Awards").

 

The number of ordinary shares awarded under the RSP Options and DBP Awards is based on the average closing share price on the London Stock Exchange between 27 March 2026 and 2 April 2026 of £1.1376. No adjustments have been made to the grant value of the awards. A further assessment will be made at the point of vest as part of the RSP performance underpin. There has been no additional discount from the price at grant to reflect the absence of dividend equivalents during the vesting period and no market value options linked to the RSP Options have been granted under the 2020 Restricted Share Plan (CSOP Options).

In respect of the DBP Awards, JTC Trust Company (CI) Limited, will transfer the beneficial interest to the participants, including the PDMRs, in satisfaction of the DBP Awards granted subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Deferred Bonus Plan 2022.

 

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

 

Ian McLaughlin

 

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

 

Vanquis Banking Group 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 nil-cost options under the 2020 Restricted Share Plan and an award under the Deferred Bonus Plan 2022

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£0

646,976

£1.1376

95,595

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

742,571

 

£108,748.87

e)

 

Date of the transaction

7 April 2026

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

 

David Watts

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Chief Financial Officer

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

Vanquis Banking Group 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 nil-cost options under the 2020 Restricted Share Plan and an award under the Deferred Bonus Plan 2022

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£0

367,879

£1.1376

60,434

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

428,313

 

£68,749.72

e)

 

Date of the transaction

7 April 2026

f)

 

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:

Elizabeth McClure, Deputy Company Secretary

Date of Notification:

8 April 2026

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