Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3208B

AJ Bell PLC

09 June 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 below transactions (Transactions). 

(1)  On 4 June 2021: 

a) Andy Bell, a director/person discharging managerial responsibility in the Company (PDMR), purchased 1,085 ordinary shares of £0.000125 each in the Company (Ordinary Shares) for £4.314879 per Ordinary Share;   

b)  Tracey Bell, a person closely associated (PCA) with Andy Bell, purchased 687 Ordinary Shares for £4.314879 per Ordinary Share;  

c)  Kieran Bell, a PCA with Andy Bell, purchased 723 Ordinary Shares for £4.314879 per Ordinary Share;

d)  Connor Bell, a PCA with Andy Bell, purchased 723 Ordinary Shares for £4.314879 per Ordinary Share;  

e)  Paige Bell, a PCA with Andy Bell, purchased 1,085 Ordinary Shares for £4.314879 per Ordinary Share; 

f)  Jemma Bell, a PCA with Andy Bell, purchased 398 Ordinary Shares for £4.314879 per Ordinary Share; and  

g)  Blythe Investments, a PCA with Andy Bell, purchased 67,638 Ordinary Shares for £4.314879 per Ordinary Share. 

(2)  On 4 June 2021, Fergus Lyons, a PDMR, purchased 72,340 Ordinary Shares for £4.314879 per Ordinary Share. 

(3)  On 7 June 2021: 

a)  Andy Bell, a PDMR, purchased 5,611 Ordinary Shares for £4.483308 per Ordinary Share;   

b)  Tracey Bell, a PCA with Andy Bell, purchased 3,546 Ordinary Shares for £4.483308 per Ordinary Share;  

c)  Kieran Bell, a PCA with Andy Bell, purchased 3,738 Ordinary Shares for £4.483308  per Ordinary Share;  

d)  Connor Bell, a PCA with Andy Bell, purchased 3,738 Ordinary Shares for £4.483308  per Ordinary Share;  

e)  Paige Bell, a PCA with Andy Bell, purchased 5,609 Ordinary Shares for £4.483308  per Ordinary Share; 

f)  Jemma Bell, a PCA with Andy Bell, purchased 2,053 Ordinary Shares for £4.483308  per Ordinary Share; and  

g)  Blythe Investments, a PCA with Andy Bell, purchased 273,205 Ordinary Shares for £4.483308 per Ordinary Share. 

(4) On 7 June 2021, Fergus Lyons, a PDMR, purchased 297,500 Ordinary Shares for £4.483308 per    Ordinary Share. 

(5)  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	93,471,016	22.772
Fergus Lyons	13,762,236	3.353

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	Andrew James Bell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer/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	Purchase of shares
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£4.314879	1,085
e)	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	4 June 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	Tracey Anne Bell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Chief Executive Officer/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	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£4.314879	687
e)	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	4 June 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	Kieran Charles George Bell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Chief Executive Officer/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
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)   £4.314879 723
e)	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	4 June 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	Connor Andrew Bell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Chief Executive Officer/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
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £4.314879 723
e)	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume   · Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	4 June 2021
g)	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	Paige Jenna Bell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Chief Executive Officer/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
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)   £4.314879 1,085
e)	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	4 June 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	Jemma Bell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Chief Executive Officer/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
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £4.314879 398
e)	Aggregated information   · Aggregated volume   · Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	4 June 2021
g)	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	Blythe Investments
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Chief Executive Officer/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
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)    £4.314879 67,638
e)	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	4 June 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	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	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £4.314879 72,340
e)	Aggregated information   · Aggregated volume   · Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	4 June 2021
g)	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	Andrew James Bell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer/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	Purchase of shares
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£4.483308	5,611
e)	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	7 June 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	Tracey Anne Bell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Chief Executive Officer/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	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£4.483308	3,546
e)	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	7 June 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	Kieran Charles George Bell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Chief Executive Officer/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
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)   £4.483308 3,738
e)	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	7 June 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	Connor Andrew Bell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Chief Executive Officer/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
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £4.483308 3,738
e)	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume   · Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	7 June 2021
g)	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	Paige Jenna Bell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Chief Executive Officer/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
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)   £4.483308 5,609
e)	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	7 June 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	Jemma Bell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Chief Executive Officer/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
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £4.483308 2,053
e)	Aggregated information   · Aggregated volume   · Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	7 June 2021
g)	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	Blythe Investments
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Chief Executive Officer/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
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)    £4.483308 273,205
e)	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	7 June 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	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	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £4.483308 297,500
e)	Aggregated information   · Aggregated volume   · Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	7 June 2021
g)	Place of the transactions	London Stock Exchange

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

Date of notification: 9 June 2021 

 

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