RNS Number : 8345O Paragon Banking Group PLC 31 July 2026  

Paragon Banking Group PLC (the "Company")

Grant of Options under The Paragon Sharesave Plan 2019 (the "Sharesave Plan")

The Company announces that on 31 July 2026 the Director ("PDMR") detailed in the table below was 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 £6.272 per share.

The Sharesave Plan is a tax-advantaged Sharesave, available to all of the Company's employees, subject to qualifying conditions.

Director

N S Terrington

Role

Chief Executive Officer

Number of share options granted

4,870

Savings term

5 years

Period exercisable*

01/09/31 - 01/03/32

* The options are, in normal circumstances, not exercisable until the completion of the savings term.

The Company was notified of this transaction on 30 July 2026.

For further information, please contact:

Carolyn Sharpe, Deputy Company Secretary

Tel: 07984 810427

31 July 2026

The notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the UK 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, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Paragon Banking Group PLC

b)

LEI

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

b)

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 £6.272 per share.  Options will normally be exercisable during the period from 1 September 2031 to 1 March 2032.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£6.272

4,870

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A - single transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

31 July 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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