Director/PDMR Shareholding

AJ Bell PLC

29 May 2024

 

AJ Bell plc

("AJ Bell" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Share Transactions

The Company announces that:

(i)         Lucy Birch, a person closely associated (PCA) with Pete Birch, the Chief Financial Officer and a person discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) in the Company, sold 6,500 ordinary shares of £0.000125 each in the Company (Ordinary Shares) via her AJ Bell dealing account for £3.8668 per Ordinary Share on 24 May 2024. Following the transaction, the number of Ordinary Shares in which Pete Birch has an interest is 31,057 Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 0.008% of the issued share capital.

(ii)         Michael Summersgill, the Chief Executive Officer and a PDMR in the Company, sold 81,000 Ordinary Shares for £3.878256 per Ordinary Share on 24 May 2024 and a further 119,000 Ordinary Shares for £3.930652 per Ordinary Share on 28 May 2024 via his AJ Bell dealing account.

(iii)        Lucy Summersgill, a PCA with Michael Summersgill, the Chief Executive Officer and a PDMR in the Company, sold 5,000 Ordinary Shares via her AJ Bell dealing account for £3.878256 per Ordinary Share on 24 May 2024. Following the transactions listed at (ii) and (iii), the number of Ordinary Shares in which Michael Summersgill has an interest is 1,043,960 Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 0.253% 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	Lucy Birch
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Peter Birch, Chief Financial 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)
		£3.8668	6,500
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	24 May 2024
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Michael Summersgill
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Michael Summersgill, 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	Sale of Ordinary Shares
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£3.878256	81,000
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	24 May 2024
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Michael Summersgill
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Michael Summersgill, 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	Sale of Ordinary Shares
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£3.930652	119,000
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	28 May 2024
g)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Lucy Summersgill
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with Michael Summersgill, 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	Sale of Ordinary Shares
c)	Currency	GBP
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£3.878256	5,000
e)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price	N/A single transaction
f)	Date of the transaction	24 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: 29 May 2024

 

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