Paragon Banking Group PLC (the "Company")
Grant of Options under The Paragon Sharesave Plan 2019 (the "Sharesave Plan")
The Company announces that on 28 July 2021 the Directors ("PDMRs") detailed in the table below were granted an option to purchase ordinary shares of £1.00 each in the capital of the Company pursuant to the Sharesave Plan at an exercise price of £4.24 per share.
The Sharesave Plan is HMRC approved and available to all of the Company's employees, subject to qualifying conditions.
| Director | Role | Number of share options granted | Savings term | Period exercisable* |
| N S Terrington | Chief Executive Officer | 4,245 | 3 years | 01/09/24 - 01/03/25 |
| R J Woodman | Chief Financial Officer | 4,245 | 3 years | 01/09/24 - 01/03/25 |
* The options are, in normal circumstances, not exercisable until the completion of the savings term.
The Company was notified of these transactions on 28 July 2021.
For further information, please contact:
Carolyn Sharpe, Senior Assistant Company Secretary
Tel: 07984 810427
29 July 2021
The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Nigel Stewart Terrington | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer (PDMR) | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | Paragon Banking Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI code | 213800S1TDKIB1IUTS72 | ||||
| 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 £1.00 each in Paragon Banking Group PLC GB00B2NGPM57 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the Company's all-employee Sharesave Scheme (The Paragon Sharesave Plan 2019) at an option price of £4.24 per share. Options will normally be exercisable during the period from 1 September 2024 to 1 March 2025. | ||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | ||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 28 July 2021 | ||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Richard James Woodman | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer (PDMR) | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | Paragon Banking Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI code | 213800S1TDKIB1IUTS72 | ||||
| 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 £1.00 each in Paragon Banking Group PLC GB00B2NGPM57 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the Company's all-employee Sharesave Scheme (The Paragon Sharesave Plan 2019) at an option price of £4.24 per share. Options will normally be exercisable during the period from 1 September 2024 to 1 March 2025. | ||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information | N/A - single transaction | ||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 28 July 2021 | ||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
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