DSH-Director/PDMR Shareholding
Funding Circle Holdings plc announced that on May 18, 2026, Chief Executive Officer Lisa Jacobs and Chief Financial Officer Tony Nicol participated in the company's Share Incentive Plan. Jacobs acquired 1,315 Partnership Shares at 136.9 pence each and received 2,630 free Matching Shares, while Nicol acquired 1,314 Partnership Shares at 136.9 pence each and received 2,628 free Matching Shares. This transaction, involving the acquisition of ordinary shares, was conducted on the London Stock Exchange.
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Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
Participation in the Share Incentive Plan
The Company announces that on 18 May 2026, Lisa Jacobs and Tony Nicol acquired a further interest in the Company's shares as a result of their participation in the Funding Circle Holdings plc Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP").
The SIP is an HMRC approved all employee share plan, under which employees are able to purchase 'Partnership Shares' using deductions from salary each month and/or make a lump sum payment from their salary. For each Partnership Share purchased employees receive two free 'Matching Shares'. This was an automated purchase instruction arranged with a third-party provider as per the SIP rules.
Details of the Partnership Shares acquired on behalf of, and the Matching Shares awarded to, Lisa Jacobs and Tony Nicol under the SIP, whom opted to make a lump sum payment in May 2026, are set out below:
| Name of PDMR | Number of Partnership Shares | Number of Matching Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Jacobs | 1,315 | 2,630 |
| Tony Nicol | 1,314 | 2,628 |
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail:
Acquisition of Partnership Shares
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name: | Lisa Jacobs Tony Nicol | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status: | Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment: | Initial notification | ||||||
| a) | Name: | Funding Circle Holdings plc | ||||||
| b) | LEI: | 2138003EK6UAINBBUS19 | ||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument: | Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each | ||||||
| b) | Identification code: | GB00BG0TPX62 | ||||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction: | Acquisition of Partnership Shares under the Funding Circle Holdings plc Share Incentive Plan | ||||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s): |
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| e) | Aggregated information: Aggregated volume: Price: | Aggregated Volume Aggregated price (weighted average) 1,315 136.9 pence 1,314 136.9 pence | ||||||
| f) | Date of the transaction: | 18 May 2026 | ||||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | The London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||||
| Award of Matching Shares | ||||||||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name: | Lisa Jacobs Tony Nicol | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status: | Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment: | Initial notification | ||||||
| a) | Name: | Funding Circle Holdings plc | ||||||
| b) | LEI: | 2138003EK6UAINBBUS19 | ||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument: | Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each | ||||||
| b) | Identification code: | GB00BG0TPX62 | ||||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction: | Award of Matching Shares under the Funding Circle Holdings plc Share Incentive Plan | ||||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s): | Price Volume(s) Nil 2,630 Nil 2,628 | ||||||
| e) | Aggregated information: | Aggregated volume Aggregated price (weighted average) 2,630 Nil 2,628 Nil | ||||||
| f) | Date of the transaction: | 18 May 2026 | ||||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | The London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||||
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