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AJ Bell plc
("AJ Bell", the "Company")
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
The Company announces that it has been notified of the below transactions (Transactions).
(1) On 30 March 2021:
a) Roger Stott, a person discharging managerial responsibility in the Company (PDMR), purchased 50,000 ordinary shares of £0.000125 each in the Company (Ordinary Shares) for £4.23291 per Ordinary Share; and
b) Julie Stott, a person closely associated (PCA) with Roger Stott, purchased 50,000 Ordinary Shares for £4.236217 per Ordinary Share.
(2) On 31 March 2021:
a) Bruce Robinson, a PDMR, in order to effect a "Bed and ISA" transaction, sold 2,930 Ordinary Shares at a price of £4.20 pence per Ordinary Share and then repurchased via his AJ Bell Youinvest Individual Savings Account (ISA) the same number of 2,930 Ordinary Shares at a price of £4.20 pence per Ordinary Share; and
b) Lee Robinson, a PCA with Bruce Robinson, in order to effect a:
(i) "Bed and ISA" transaction, sold 2,930 Ordinary Shares at a price of £4.20 pence per Ordinary Share and then repurchased, into her ISA, the same number of 2,930 Ordinary Shares at a price of £4.20 pence per Ordinary Share; and
(ii) "Bed and SIPP" transaction, sold 3,381 Ordinary Shares at a price of £4.205 per Ordinary Share and then repurchased via her AJ Bell Youinvest Self Invested Personal Pension account (SIPP), the same number of 3,381 Ordinary Shares at a price of £4.205 per Ordinary Share.
(3) On 31 March 2021:
a) Fergus Lyons, a PDMR, transferred by way of gift:
(i) 750,000 Ordinary Shares to his adult daughter, Sophie O'Brien and her husband, Daniel O'Brien;
(ii) 750,000 Ordinary Shares to his adult son, Declan Lyons; and
(iii) 250,000 Ordinary Shares to his adult son, Conor Lyons,
none of whom are a PCA with Fergus Lyons.
(4) Following completion of the Transactions, each of the PDMRs named in column (1) of the below table is interested in the number of Ordinary Shares in the Company and percentage of the Company's issued share capital set alongside their respective names in columns (2) and (3) of the below table.
(1) | (2) | (3) |
PDMR | Number of shares in which interested | % of issued share capital |
Roger Stott | 198,358 | 0.048 |
Bruce Robinson | 629,457 | 0.153 |
Fergus Lyons | 13,392,396 | 3.263 |
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.
ENQUIRIES
AJ Bell
· Bruce Robinson, Company Secretary +44 (0) 780 234 4859
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
a) | Name | Roger John Stott | |
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position/status | Group Finance Director/PDMR
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b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
a) | Name | AJ Bell plc
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b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36
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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 £0.000125 each
GB00BFZNLB60 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of shares | |
c) | Currency | GBP | |
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
£4.23291 | 50,000 | ||
e) | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Aggregated Price
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N/A single transaction | |
f) | Date of the transaction | 30 March 2021 | |
g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
a) | Name | Julie Stott | |
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position/status | PCA with Roger John Stott, Group Finance Director/PDMR
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b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
a) | Name | AJ Bell plc
| |
b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36
| |
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 £0.000125 each
GB00BFZNLB60 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | |
c) | Currency | GBP | |
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
£4.236217 | 50,000 | ||
e) | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Aggregated Price
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N/A single transaction | |
f) | Date of the transaction | 30 March 2021 | |
g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Christopher Bruce Robinson | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Group Legal Services Director/Company Secretary/PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of £0.000125 each | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BFZNLB60 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Ordinary Shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Aggregated Price
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N/A single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Christopher Bruce Robinson | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Group Legal Services Director/Company Secretary/PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of £0.000125 each | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BFZNLB60 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares via Christopher Bruce Robinson ISA. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
N/A single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transactions | London Stock Exchange | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Diana Lee Robinson | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status
| PCA of Christopher Bruce Robinson, Group Legal Services Director/Company Secretary/PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of £0.000125 each | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BFZNLB60 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Ordinary Shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume
· Price |
N/A single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Diana Lee Robinson | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status
| PCA of Christopher Bruce Robinson, Group Legal Services Director/Company Secretary/PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of £0.000125 each | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BFZNLB60 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares via Diana Lee Robinson ISA | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume
· Price |
N/A single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transactions | London Stock Exchange | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Diana Lee Robinson | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status
| PCA of Christopher Bruce Robinson, Group Legal Services Director/Company Secretary/PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of £0.000125 each | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BFZNLB60 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Ordinary Shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume
· Price |
N/A single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Diana Lee Robinson | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | PCA of Christopher Bruce Robinson, Group Legal Services Director/Company Secretary/PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of £0.000125 each | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BFZNLB60 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares via Diana Lee Robinson SIPP | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
N/A single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Fergus John Lyons | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | AJ Bell Investcentre Managing Director/PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of £0.000125 each | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BFZNLB60 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Transfer of shares to adult child and spouse | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
N/A single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transactions | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Fergus John Lyons | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | AJ Bell Investcentre Managing Director/PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of £0.000125 each | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BFZNLB60 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Transfer of shares to adult child | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d) | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
N/A single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transactions | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Fergus John Lyons | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | AJ Bell Investcentre Managing Director/PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 | ||||
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 | Ordinary shares of £0.000125 each | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BFZNLB60 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Transfer of shares to adult child | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
N/A single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transactions | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Bruce Robinson (Company Secretary)
Date of notification: 1 April 2021