27 Dec 2023 16:40
AJ Bell plc
("AJ Bell", the "Company")
Notification and public disclosure of PDMR dealing and exercise of share options
The Company announces that on 21 December 2023 Charlie Musson, the Acting D2C Managing Director and a person discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) in the Company, acquired 8,107 ordinary shares of £0.000125 each in the Company (Ordinary Shares) after exercising nominal cost options under the Company's Executive Incentive Plan (EIP); and then sold 3,811 of those Ordinary Shares at a price of £3.213406 pence per Ordinary Share in order to pay associated income tax and national insurance contribution liabilities.
Following the above transactions, the number of Ordinary Shares in which Charlie Musson has an interest is 337,806 Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 0.082% of the issued share capital.
The above notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.
ENQUIRIES
AJ Bell
· Olubunmi Likinyo, Company Secretary +44 (0) 784 242 5845
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 | Charles Musson | |||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
a) | Position/status | Acting D2C Managing Director/PDMR | |||||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
Identification code | GB00BFZNLB60 | ||||||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of FY21 DSA options under EIP Exercise of FY23 ASA options under EIP | |||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information | Not applicable, single transaction | |||||||||
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Price | |||||||||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 21 December 2023 | |||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside 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 | Charles Musson | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Acting D2C Managing Director/PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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 | N/A single transaction | ||||
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Price | ||||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 21 December 2023 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Olubunmi Likinyo (Company Secretary)
Date of notification: 27 December 2023
AJ Bell (AJB)