Funding Circle Plc / GB00BG0TPX62

17 May 2024 LEI: 2138003EK6UAINBBUS19   Funding Circle Holdings plc (“the Company”) Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility   Restricted Share Awards   The following restricted share awards were granted to PDMRs of the Company on 16 May 2024 under the Funding Circle Holdings plc 2018 Long Term Incentive Plan in accordance with the Company’s 2024 Remuneration Policy:    

PDMR	Number of shares subject to award
Lisa Jacobs (Chief Executive Officer)	1,006,191
Oliver White (Chief Financial Officer)	736,521

  The restricted share awards were granted in the form of nil cost options over ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company with a three year vesting period, subject to performance underpins.  Following the end of the vesting period, the awards will be subject to a two-year holding period.  For further information on the Company’s Remuneration Policy please see the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts at: https://corporate.fundingcircle.com/investors/results-reports-presentations/         The   notification   below, made   in   accordance   with   the   requirements   of   Article   19 of   the   Market   Abuse Regulation, provides further detail:    

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name:	Lisa Jacobs Oliver White
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status:	(i) Chief Executive Officer (ii) Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment:	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name:	Funding Circle Holdings plc
b)	LEI:	2138003EK6UAINBBUS19
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
as)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument:   Identification code:	Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each     GB00BG0TPX62
b)	Nature of the transaction:	Award of restricted shares, in the form of nil cost options, under the Funding Circle Holdings plc 2018 Long Term Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s):	Price(s) Volume(s) (i) Nil 1,006,191 (ii) Nil 736,521
d)	Aggregated information:   Aggregated volume:   Price:	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction:	16 May 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	The London Stock Exchange (XLON)

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Mike Smith / Stephen Malthouse   About Funding Circle: Funding Circle (LSE: FCH) is the UK’s leading SME lending platform. Its mission is to build the place where small businesses get the funding they need to win.   Funding Circle enables small businesses to access funding – offering an unrivalled customer experience powered by data and technology.  For institutional investors, Funding Circle provides access to an alternative asset class in an underserved market, with robust and attractive returns.  Globally, Funding Circle has extended more than £16bn in credit to c.150,000 businesses.