Director/PDMR Shareholding

AJ Bell PLC

23 May 2024

 

AJ Bell plc

("AJ Bell" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Share Transactions

The Company announces that on 23 May 2024:

(i)         Billy Mackay, the Advised Managing Director and a person discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) in the Company, sold 50,882 ordinary shares of £0.000125 each in the Company (Ordinary Shares) via his AJ Bell dealing account for £3.9307 per Ordinary Share. Following the transaction, the number of Ordinary shares in which Billy Mackay has an interest is 1,474,382 Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 0.357% of the issued share capital.

(ii)         Amber Tagari, a person closely associated (PCA) with Mo Tagari, the Chief Technology Officer and a PDMR in the Company, sold 4,963 Ordinary Shares via her AJ Bell individual savings account (ISA) for £4.03 per Ordinary Share. Following the transaction, the number of Ordinary shares in which Mo Tagari has an interest is 112,410 Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 0.027% of the issued share capital.

This announcement, including the notification below, is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK 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	William 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	Sale of Ordinary Shares
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£3.9307	50,882
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	23 May 2024
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Amber Tagari
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Mohamed Tagari, 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	Sale of Ordinary Shares
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£4.03	4,963
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	23 May 2024
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Olubunmi Likinyo (Company Secretary)

Date of notification: 23 May 2024

 

END