{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"178542","rtpr_id":"nGNETFgq0-20261023","ticker":"PAYP","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["PAYP"],"title":"REG-PayPoint plc : Director/PDMR Shareholding","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-23T13:30:15.113Z","article_body":"23 October 2026\n\nPayPoint plc (\"the Company\")\n\nNotifications of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial\nResponsibilities\n\n(together “PDMRs”)\n\nThe PayPoint plc Share Incentive Plan\n\nThis announcement sets out details of the monthly acquisition of Partnership\nShares and the corresponding award of Matching Shares under the Company’s\nShare Incentive Plan (“SIP”), effected on 22 October 2026 for those PDMRs\nwho participate in the SIP, including the following Executive Directors:\n\n Executive Director Partnership Shares Purchased Date: 22 October 2026 Purchase Price: £7.1979 Matching Shares Awarded Date: 22 October 2026 Award Price: £7.1979 \n Nicholas Wiles 17 17 \n David Robert Harding 17 17 \n\n        \nThe Notification of Dealing Forms can be found below.\n\nThis Notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market\nAbuse Regulation.\n\nENQUIRIES:        \nPayPoint plc           \n\nSophie Line, on behalf of Indigo Corporate Secretary Limited, Company\nSecretary\n+44 (0)7927 132060\n\nSteve O'Neill, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer\n+44 (0)7919 488066\n\nLEI: 5493004YKWI8U0GDD138\n\nhttps://www.paypointbusiness.com/corporate\n\n 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated \n a) Name 1. Julian Coghlan \n 2. Simon Coles \n 3. Ben Ford \n 4. David Robert Harding \n 5. Samantha Holden \n 6. Mark Latham \n 7. Tanya Murphy \n 8. Stephen O’Neill \n 9. Christopher Paul \n 10. Anthony Sappor \n 11. Josephine Toolan \n 12. Katy Wilde \n 13. Nicholas Wiles \n 2 Reason for the notification \n a) Position/status 1. PDMR \n 2. PDMR \n 3. PDMR \n 4. Chief Financial Officer \n 5. PDMR \n 6. PDMR \n 7. PDMR \n 8. PDMR \n 9. PDMR \n 10. PDMR \n 11. PDMR \n 12. PDMR \n 13. Chief Executive Officer \n b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification \n 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer, or auction monitor \n a) Name PayPoint plc \n b) LEI 5493004YKWI8U0GDD138 \n 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 \n a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code Ordinary shares of 0.3611 pence each ISIN: GB00BVMTNR93 \n b) Nature of the transaction Shares purchased pursuant to the PayPoint plc Share Incentive Plan. \n c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s) \n 1. £7.1979 17 \n 2. £7.1979 17 \n 3. £7.1979 17 \n 4. £7.1979 17 \n 5. £7.1979 18 \n 6. £7.1979 17 \n 7. £7.1979 17 \n 8. £7.1979 17 \n 9. £7.1979 17 \n 10. £7.1979 17 \n 11. £7.1979 17 \n 12. £7.1979 17 \n 13. £7.1979 17 \n d) Aggregated information - Volume - Price - Total Aggregate Volume(s) Price(s) Aggregate Total \n 1. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 2. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 3. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 4. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 5. 18 £7.1979 £129.5622 \n 6. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 7. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 8. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 9. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 10. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 11. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 12. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 13. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n e) Date of the transaction 22 October 2026 \n f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) \n\n\n\n 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated \n a) Name 1. Julian Coghlan \n 2. Simon Coles \n 3. Ben Ford \n 4. David Robert Harding \n 5. Samantha Holden \n 6. Mark Latham \n 7. Tanya Murphy \n 8. Stephen O’Neill \n 9. Christopher Paul \n 10. Anthony Sappor \n 11. Josephine Toolan \n 12. Katy Wilde \n 13. Nicholas Wiles \n 2 Reason for the notification \n a) Position/status 1. PDMR \n 2. PDMR \n 3. PDMR \n 4. Chief Financial Officer \n 5. PDMR \n 6. PDMR \n 7. PDMR \n 8. PDMR \n 9. PDMR \n 10. PDMR \n 11. PDMR \n 12. PDMR \n 13. Chief Executive Officer \n b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification \n 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer, or auction monitor \n a) Name PayPoint Plc \n b) LEI 5493004YKWI8U0GDD138 \n 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 \n a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code Ordinary shares of 0.3611 pence each ISIN: GB00BVMTNR93 \n b) Nature of the transaction Matching shares awarded pursuant to the PayPoint plc Share Incentive Plan. \n c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s) \n 1. £7.1979 17 \n 2. £7.1979 17 \n 3. £7.1979 17 \n 4. £7.1979 17 \n 5. £7.1979 18 \n 6. £7.1979 17 \n 7. £7.1979 17 \n 8. £7.1979 17 \n 9. £7.1979 17 \n 10. £7.1979 17 \n 11. £7.1979 17 \n 12. £7.1979 17 \n 13. £7.1979 17 \n d) Aggregated information - Volume - Price - Total Aggregate Volume(s) Price(s) Aggregate Total \n 1. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 2. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 3. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 4. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 5. 18 £7.1979 £129.5622 \n 6. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 7. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 8. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 9. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 10. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 11. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 12. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 13. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n e) Date of the transaction 22 October 2026 \n f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNETFgq0-20261023","title":"REG-PayPoint plc : Director/PDMR Shareholding","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"PAYP","created":"2026-10-23T13:30:15.113Z","tickers":["PAYP"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"23 October 2026\n\nPayPoint plc (\"the Company\")\n\nNotifications of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial\nResponsibilities\n\n(together “PDMRs”)\n\nThe PayPoint plc Share Incentive Plan\n\nThis announcement sets out details of the monthly acquisition of Partnership\nShares and the corresponding award of Matching Shares under the Company’s\nShare Incentive Plan (“SIP”), effected on 22 October 2026 for those PDMRs\nwho participate in the SIP, including the following Executive Directors:\n\n Executive Director Partnership Shares Purchased Date: 22 October 2026 Purchase Price: £7.1979 Matching Shares Awarded Date: 22 October 2026 Award Price: £7.1979 \n Nicholas Wiles 17 17 \n David Robert Harding 17 17 \n\n        \nThe Notification of Dealing Forms can be found below.\n\nThis Notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market\nAbuse Regulation.\n\nENQUIRIES:        \nPayPoint plc           \n\nSophie Line, on behalf of Indigo Corporate Secretary Limited, Company\nSecretary\n+44 (0)7927 132060\n\nSteve O'Neill, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer\n+44 (0)7919 488066\n\nLEI: 5493004YKWI8U0GDD138\n\nhttps://www.paypointbusiness.com/corporate\n\n 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated \n a) Name 1. Julian Coghlan \n 2. Simon Coles \n 3. Ben Ford \n 4. David Robert Harding \n 5. Samantha Holden \n 6. Mark Latham \n 7. Tanya Murphy \n 8. Stephen O’Neill \n 9. Christopher Paul \n 10. Anthony Sappor \n 11. Josephine Toolan \n 12. Katy Wilde \n 13. Nicholas Wiles \n 2 Reason for the notification \n a) Position/status 1. PDMR \n 2. PDMR \n 3. PDMR \n 4. Chief Financial Officer \n 5. PDMR \n 6. PDMR \n 7. PDMR \n 8. PDMR \n 9. PDMR \n 10. PDMR \n 11. PDMR \n 12. PDMR \n 13. Chief Executive Officer \n b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial notification \n 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer, or auction monitor \n a) Name PayPoint plc \n b) LEI 5493004YKWI8U0GDD138 \n 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 \n a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code Ordinary shares of 0.3611 pence each ISIN: GB00BVMTNR93 \n b) Nature of the transaction Shares purchased pursuant to the PayPoint plc Share Incentive Plan. \n c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s) \n 1. £7.1979 17 \n 2. £7.1979 17 \n 3. £7.1979 17 \n 4. £7.1979 17 \n 5. £7.1979 18 \n 6. £7.1979 17 \n 7. £7.1979 17 \n 8. £7.1979 17 \n 9. £7.1979 17 \n 10. £7.1979 17 \n 11. £7.1979 17 \n 12. £7.1979 17 \n 13. £7.1979 17 \n d) Aggregated information - Volume - Price - Total Aggregate Volume(s) Price(s) Aggregate Total \n 1. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 2. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 3. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 4. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 5. 18 £7.1979 £129.5622 \n 6. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 7. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 8. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 9. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 10. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 11. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 12. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n 13. 17 £7.1979 £122.3643 \n e) Date of the transaction 22 October 2026 \n f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) \n\n\n\n 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated \n a) Name 1. 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