Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5295O

Ascential PLC

07 November 2016

 

Director/PDMR Shareholding

7 November 2016

Ascential plc ('Ascential')

After payment of the Ascential interim dividend on 4 November 2016, Ascential was notified by Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited on 7 November 2016 that the following purchases of Ascential ordinary shares, arising from the reinvestment of dividends under the Ascential plc Employee Share Incentive Plan (the Plan), had been made on behalf of Duncan Painter and Mandy Gradden, in London on 4 November 2016, at a price of 288.8 pence per share -

2 shares on behalf of Duncan Painter

2 shares on behalf of Mandy Gradden

The attached notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, give further detail of the number of Dividend Shares purchased under the Plan on 4 November 2016.

Enquiries:

Mandy Gradden

Chief Financial Officer

Tel: [phone]

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Mandy Gradden
2	Reason for Notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Announcement
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ascential plc
b)	LEI	213800VDXQDA7KD2IQ21
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 £0.01 each in Ascential plc GB00BYM8GJ06
b)	Nature of the transaction	Dividend shares purchased by the SIP Provider, Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited, on behalf of Mandy Gradden under the Ascential plc Employee Share Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 288.8p 2
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	4 November 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Duncan Painter
2	Reason for Notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Announcement
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ascential plc
b)	LEI	213800VDXQDA7KD2IQ21
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 £0.01 each in Ascential plc GB00BYM8GJ06
b)	Nature of the transaction	Dividend shares purchased by the SIP Provider Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited on behalf of Duncan Painter under the Ascential plc Employee Share Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 288.8p 2
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	4 November 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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