Director/PDMR Shareholding

AJ Bell PLC

29 August 2023

 

AJ Bell plc

("AJ Bell", the "Company")

Notification and public disclosure of PDMR dealing, exercise of share options and total voting rights

The Company announces that Michael Summersgill, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and a person discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR), exercised nominal cost options under the Company's Executive Incentive Plan (EIP) on 24 August 2023 as follows:

a)   a deferred share award in respect of 81,675 ordinary shares of £0.000125 each in the Company (Ordinary Shares) granted on 7 December 2018 (FY19 DSA); and

b)   an annual share award in respect of 36,195 Ordinary Shares granted on 9 December 2021 (FY22 ASA).

A total of 117,870 new Ordinary Shares were issued to settle the awards on 25 August 2023 out of the Company's block listing authority of 24 December 2018, as increased on 11 December 2019 and 6 December 2022.

Following the issue of the new Ordinary Shares, which rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares, the Company has a total issued share capital of 412,207,306 Ordinary Shares, each carrying one vote. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury so the total number of voting rights is 412,207,306. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Following the above transactions, the number of Ordinary Shares in which Michael Summersgill has an interest is 1,146,182 Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 0.278% of the issued share capital.

The above notifications, 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	Michael Summersgill
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)	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
	Identification code	GB00BFZNLB60
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of FY19 DSA options under EIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  £0.000125 81,675
d)	Aggregated information	Not applicable, single transaction
	Aggregated volume
	Price
e)	Date of the transaction	24 August 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Michael Summersgill
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)	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
	Identification code	GB00BFZNLB60
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of FY22 ASA options under EIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s)  £0.000125 36,195
d)	Aggregated information	Not applicable, single transaction
	Aggregated volume
	Price
e)	Date of the transaction	24 August 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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

Date of notification: 29 August 2023 

 

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