The Payments Group Holding GmbH & Co. KGaA: Gerlinger & Partner GmbH, Subscription of a convertible bond by exercising subscription rights.

1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a) Name

Name and legal form:

Gerlinger & Partner GmbH

2. Reason for the notification

a) Position / status

Person closely associated with:
Title:
First name:	Christoph
Last name(s):	Gerlinger
Position:	Member of the managing body

b) Initial notification

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

a) Name

The Payments Group Holding GmbH & Co. KGaA

b) LEI

391200PWTXBEBMBP4P94

4. Details of the transaction(s)

a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument, identification code

Type:	Debt instrument
ISIN:	DE000A1MMEV4

b) Nature of the transaction

Subscription of a convertible bond by exercising subscription rights.

c) Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
100.00 EUR	71,300.00 EUR
100.00 EUR	11,200 EUR

d) Aggregated information

Price	Aggregated volume
100.0000 EUR	82,500.0000 EUR

e) Date of the transaction

21/01/2026; UTC+1

f) Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue