published on 03/09/2023 at 13:45 from Funding Circle Plc (isin : GB00BG0TPX62)

Funding Circle Plc: Director/PDMR Shareholding

Funding Circle Plc (FCH)
Funding Circle Plc: Director/PDMR Shareholding

09-March-2023 / 12:45 GMT/BST

9 March 2023

LEI: 2138003EK6UAINBBUS19

Funding Circle Holdings plc (the “Company”)

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (“PDMRs”) – Exercise of options

The Company was notified that on 8 March 2023 the following transactions were carried out on 7 March 2024 by Lisa Jacobs and Eric Daniels, who are Directors and/or PDMRs in the Company.

Lisa Jacobs exercised the following options over ordinary shares of 0.1p in the Company:

Option Scheme	Number of options exercised	Exercise price per share
EMI Option Scheme	41,000	0.0272

Eric Daniels exercised the following options over ordinary shares of 0.1p in the Company with the sale sufficient to cover the cost of the exercise including tax and dealing costs:

Option Scheme	Number of options exercised/ Sold	Exercise price per share/ sale price
2011 Share Plan	195,704	0.0272
Sale to cover tax	93,919	0.5302

Further details are set out below in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

Name:

Lisa Jacobs

Reason for the notification

Position/status:

Chief Executive Officer

Initial notification/Amendment:

Initial notification

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

Name:

Funding Circle Holdings plc

LEI:

2138003EK6UAINBBUS19

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

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:

Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each

Identification code:

GB00BG0TPX62

Nature of the transaction:

Exercise of EMI Options

Price(s) and volume(s):

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£0.0272	41,000

Aggregated information:

N/A

Date of the transaction:

7 March 2023

Place of the transaction

The London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

Name:

John Eric Daniels

Reason for the notification

Position/status:

Non-executive Director

Initial notification/Amendment:

Initial notification

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

Name:

Funding Circle Holdings plc

LEI:

2138003EK6UAINBBUS19

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

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:

Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each

Identification code:

GB00BG0TPX62

Nature of the transaction:

Exercise of options and sale to cover tax, retaining a total of 101,785 shares.

Price(s) and volume(s):

Price(s)	Volume(s)
£0.0272	195,704 (acquired)
£0.5302	93,919 (sold)

Aggregated information:

N/A

Date of the transaction:

7 March 2023

Place of the transaction

The London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Enquiries:

Funding Circle Investor Relations

Morten Singleton (+44 7736 297929)

ir@fundingcircle.com

Funding Circle Media Relations

Abigail Whittaker (+44 7989 876136)

press@fundingcircle.com

Headland Consultancy

Mike Smith / Stephen Malthouse (+44 20 3805 4822)

About Funding Circle:

Funding Circle (LSE: FCH) is a lending platform for SME borrowers. Established in the UK in 2010, and now the leading lending platform to SMEs, the Group also has a material and growing presence in the US. Globally, Funding Circle has extended more than £15bn in credit to c.135,000 businesses.

For SME borrowers, Funding Circle provides an unrivalled customer experience, delivered through its technology and data, coupled with a human touch. Its solutions continue to help customers access the funding they need to succeed.

For institutional investors, Funding Circle provides access to an alternative asset class in an underserved market, and delivers robust and attractive returns.

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ISIN:	GB00BG0TPX62
Category Code:	DSH
TIDM:	FCH
LEI Code:	2138003EK6UAINBBUS19
OAM Categories:	3.1. Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of a Member State
Sequence No.:	228762
EQS News ID:	1578887


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