2 Mar 2017 16:15
2 March 2017
Ascential plc
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility
Ascential plc ("the Company" / LSE: ASCL.L) has today received notification of the following transactions by its Executive Directors, Duncan Painter and Mandy Gradden.
Duncan Painter has purchased 22,593 shares and has a resultant holding of 3,551,022 shares, 0.89% of ordinary shares in issue. Mandy Gradden has made a disposal of 400,000 shares following the expiration of the 360 day lock-up period following Admission on 12 Feburary 2016 and the announcement on 27 February 2017 of the Company's financial results for the year ended 31 December 2016. Her resultant holding is 771,773 ordinary shares, 0.19% of ordinary shares in issue.
Name and contact details for enquiries:
Louise Meads
Company Secretary
020 7516 5042
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
| Names
| Duncan Painter Mandy Gradden
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2
| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Director | |||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
| Name
| Ascential plc | |||
b)
| LEI
| 213800VDXQDA7KD2IQ21 | |||
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| 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
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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 1p
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Identification code | BYM8GJ0 | ||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Duncan Painter - purchase of ordinary shares Mandy Gradden - sale of ordinary shares | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Duncan Painter: | |||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
3.054 | 22,593 | ||||
Mandy Gradden: | |||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
2.981 | 400,000 | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
- Price | |||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2 March 2017 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London | |||
Ascential (ASCL)