Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0542Q

AJ Bell PLC

15 February 2023

 

AJ Bell plc

("AJ Bell" or the "Company")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

AJ Bell announces that it has been notified of the following transactions on 14 February 2023 (Transactions):

(1)  that each person discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMR) in AJ Bell who is named in column (1) of the below table purchased the number of ordinary shares of £0.000125 each (Ordinary Shares) in the issued share capital of AJ Bell set alongside their respective names in column (2) of the below table under the Company's Buy As You Earn scheme (BAYE) at a price of £3.428 per Ordinary Share.

(1)	(2)
PDMR	Number of Ordinary Shares acquired
Roger Stott	43
Bruce Robinson	43
Mo Tagari	43
Liz Carrington	43
Kevin Doran	43
Billy Mackay	43
Karen Goodman	44

(2)  that Nick Carrington, who is a person closely associated (PCA) with Liz Carrington, a PDMR,  purchased 43 Ordinary Shares (Ordinary Shares) under the BAYE at a price of £3.428 per Ordinary Share.

(3)  Following completion of the above Transactions, each PDMR who is named in column (1) of the below table is interested in the number of Ordinary Shares in AJ Bell and percentage of AJ Bell's issued share capital set alongside their respective name in columns (2) and (3) of the below table.

(1)	(2)	(3)
PDMR	Number of Ordinary Shares in which interested	% of issued share capital
Roger Stott	231,288	0.056
Bruce Robinson	653,881	0.159
Mo Tagari	94,892	0.023
Liz Carrington	598,164	0.145
Kevin Doran	259,434	0.063
Billy Mackay	1,537,744	0.373
Karen Goodman	195	0.000

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]

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Roger Stott
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Operating 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 under BAYE
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£3.428	43
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	13 February 2023
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Bruce Robinson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Legal Service Director and Company Secretary/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 under BAYE
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£3.428	43
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	13 February 2023
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Mohamed Tagari
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Technology 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 under BAYE
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£3.428	43
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	13 February 2023
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Elizabeth Carrington
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	HR 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	Purchase of shares under BAYE
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£3.428	43
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	13 February 2023
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Kevin Doran
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	D2C 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	Purchase of shares under BAYE
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£3.428	43
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	13 February 2023
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Billy Mackay
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Advised 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	Purchase of shares under BAYE
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£3.428	43
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	13 February 2023
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Karen Goodman
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Risk 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 under BAYE
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£3.428	44
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	13 February 2023
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Nicholas Carrington
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Elizabeth Carrington, HR 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	Purchase of shares under BAYE
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£3.428	43
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	13 February 2023
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

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

Date of notification: 15 February 2023

 

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