20 Apr 2017 17:28
Provident Financial plc ("the Company")
Director/PDMR Transaction - Initial Notification
The Company announces that it was notified on 19 April 2017, of the following acquisitions ("Dealings") in the Company's ordinary shares of 20 8/11p each ("Ordinary Shares") by Yorkshire Building Society Trustees Provident Financial Group on behalf of Peter Stuart Crook, Andrew Charles Fisher, David Michael Merrett, Nicholas Boakes, Mark Stevens, Kenneth John Mullen and Chris Sweeney, who are all directors/persons discharging managerial responsibility in the Company. The Dealings took place on 18 April 2017 at a price of £30.98 per Ordinary Share:
Director/ PDMR | Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares prior to the Dealing | % of issued share capital prior to the Dealing | Ordinary Shares acquired by Director / PDMR | Resultant Beneficial holding of Ordinary Shares after the Dealing | Resultant % of issued share capital after the Dealing |
Peter Stuart Crook | 306,120 unrestricted shares and 262,474 restricted shares | 0.206%
0.177% | 5 partnership shares and 1 matching share (unrestricted shares) | 306,126 unrestricted shares and 262,474 restricted shares | 0.206%
0.177% |
Andrew Charles Fisher | 196,016 unrestricted shares and 173,568 restricted shares | 0.132%
0.117% | 5 partnership shares and 1 matching share (unrestricted shares) | 196,022 unrestricted shares and 173,568 restricted shares | 0.132%
0.117% |
Nicholas Boakes | 12,381 unrestricted shares and 21,059 restricted shares | 0.008%
0.014% | 5 partnership shares and 1 matching share (unrestricted shares) | 12,387 unrestricted shares and 21,059 restricted shares | 0.008%
0.014% |
David Michael Merrett | 8,740 unrestricted shares and 16,394 restricted shares | 0.005%
0.011% | 5 partnership shares and 1 matching share (unrestricted shares) | 8,746 unrestricted shares and 16,394 restricted shares | 0.005%
0.011% |
Kenneth John Mullen | 14,740 unrestricted shares and 25,969 restricted shares | 0.009%
0.017%
| 4 partnership shares and 1 matching share (unrestricted shares) | 14,745 unrestricted shares and 25,969 restricted shares | 0.009%
0.017%
|
Mark Stevens | 33,148 unrestricted shares and 78,786 restricted shares | 0.022%
0.053% | 5 partnership shares and 1 matching share (unrestricted shares) | 33,154 unrestricted shares and 78,786 restricted shares | 0.022%
0.053% |
Chris Sweeney | 22,463 unrestricted shares and 90,928 restricted shares | 0.015%
0.061% | 5 partnership shares and 1 matching share (unrestricted shares) | 22,469 unrestricted shares and 90,928 restricted shares | 0.015%
0.061% |
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
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a)
| Name
| Peter Stuart Crook
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2
| Reason for the notification
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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
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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 shares under the Provident Financial Share Incentive Plan | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
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d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
6
£185.88 | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction | 18 April 2017 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
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
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a)
| Name
| Andrew Charles Fisher
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2
| Reason for the notification
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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
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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 shares under the Provident Financial Share Incentive Plan | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
6
£185.88 | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 18 April 2017 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||
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
| Nicholas Boakes
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2
| Reason for the notification
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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 shares under the Provident Financial Share Incentive Plan | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
6
£185.88 | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 18 April 2017 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||
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 Michael Merrett
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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 shares under the Provident Financial Share Incentive Plan | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
6
£185.88 | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 18 April 2017 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||
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
| Kenneth John Mullen
| ||||
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 shares under the Provident Financial Share Incentive Plan | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
5
£154.90 | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 18 April 2017 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||
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
| Mark Stevens | ||||
2
| Reason for the notification
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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 shares under the Provident Financial Share Incentive Plan | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
6
£185.88 | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 18 April 2017 | ||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange | ||||
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
| Chris Sweeney
| ||||
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 shares under the Provident Financial Share Incentive Plan | ||||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
| ||||
d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
6
£185.88 | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 18 April 2017 | ||||
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:
20 April 2017