Last checked at 17 Aug 2020 16:50
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 on 14 August 2020 (Transactions).
(1) Those persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) in the Company who are named in column (1) of the below table sold the number of ordinary shares of £0.000125 each in the Company (Ordinary Shares) set alongside their respective names in column (2) of the below table on 14 August 2020 at a price of 437.766 pence per share.
(1) | (2) |
PDMR | Number of Ordinary Shares sold |
Directors | |
Andy Bell | 1,770,751 |
Les Platts | 177,075 |
(2) 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 |
Andy Bell | 96,710,546 | 23.578% |
Les Platts | 425,867 | 0.103% |
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 | Andrew James Bell | |
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive/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) | 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 | Sale of Ordinary Shares
| |
c) | Currency | GBP | |
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
437.766 pence | 1,770,751 | ||
e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price
|
N/A single transaction | |
f) | Date of the transaction | 14 August 2020 | |
g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
a) | Name | Leslie Michael Platts | |
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position/status | Chairman/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) | 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 | Sale of Ordinary Shares | |
c) | Currency | GBP | |
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
437.766 pence | 177,075 | ||
e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price
|
N/A single transaction | |
f) | Date of the transaction | 14 August 2020 | |
g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Bruce Robinson (Company Secretary)
Date of notification: 17 August 2020