RNS Number : 8335C

Vanquis Banking Group PLC

10 October 2025

Provident Financial plc ("the Company")

Director/PDMR Transaction - Initial Notification

The Company announces that it has granted options over the Company's ordinary shares of 20 8/11p to Dave Watts as a person discharging managerial responsibility in the Company. The options were granted under the Vanquis Banking Group Savings Related Share Option Scheme 2022, on 9 October 2025 with a contract start date of 1 December 2025, with an exercise price of £0.94 per ordinary share.  The options granted to Dave Watts will mature 3 years from the grant date.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Dave 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

Options granted pursuant to the Vanquis Banking Group Savings Related Share Option Scheme 2022.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£0.94	19,414

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

9 October 2025

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 :

10 October 2025

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