Director/PDMR Shareholding

AJ Bell PLC

22 August 2023

 

AJ Bell plc

("AJ Bell" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Transactions - Initial Notification

The Company announces that Anne Platts, a person closely associated (PCA) with Les Platts, a non-executive director and a person discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) in the Company, has in order to effect a "Bed and ISA" transaction, sold 86,000 Ordinary Shares of £0.000125 each in the Company (Ordinary Shares) at a price of £2.806 per Ordinary Share and then repurchased into her AJ Bell Individual Savings Account (AJ Bell ISA) 86,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of £2.806 per Ordinary Share on 18 August 2023.

Following the above transactions, the number of Ordinary Shares in which Les Platts has an interest is 310,447 Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 0.075% of the issued share capital.

This announcement, including the notifications below, is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

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	Elisabeth Anne Platts
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with non-executive 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)
		£2.806	86,000
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	18 August 2023
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Elisabeth Anne Platts
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with non-executive 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 Ordinary Shares via AJ Bell ISA.
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£2.806	86,000
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	18 August 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: 22 August 2023  

 

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