Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5970M

AJ Bell PLC

22 January 2021

 

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 following transactions: 

(1)  Bestfield Investments, a person closely associated (PCA) with Fergus Lyons, the AJ Bell Investcentre Managing Director and a person discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) in the Company, sold 603,992 ordinary shares of £0.000125 each in the Company (Ordinary Shares) at a price of 461.3969 pence per Ordinary Share on 21 January 2021.

Following completion of the sale, Fergus Lyons is interested in 15,142,396 Ordinary Shares, which represents 3.689% of the Company's issued share capital.

(2)  Charles Galbraith, the AJ Bell Youinvest Managing Director and a PDMR, sold 250,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 461.3969 pence per Ordinary Share on 21 January 2021.

Following completion of the sale, Charles Galbraith is interested in 1,780,531 Ordinary Shares, which represents 0.434% of the Company's issued share capital.

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  [phone]

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	Bestfield Investments
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Fergus John Lyons, 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)	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)
		461.3969 pence	603,992
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	21 January 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	Charles Galbraith
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Managing Director, AJ Bell Youinvest/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)
		461.3969 pence	250,000
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	21 January 2021
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Bruce Robinson (Company Secretary)

Date of notification: 22 January 2021 

 

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