Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4640S

Ascential PLC

02 October 2017

 

2 October 2017

Ascential plc

Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility

Ascential plc ("the Company" / LSE: ASCL.L) has today received notification of the following transactions by its Executive Directors, Duncan Painter and Mandy Gradden. 

After payment of the Ascential plc interim dividend on 29 September 2017, the trustees of the Ascential plc Employee Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") reinvested the dividend in further shares under the terms of the SIP on behalf of Mandy Gradden and Duncan Painter.  

Duncan Painter has purchased 2 shares and has a resultant holding of 3,551,029 shares, 0.89% of ordinary shares in issue.  Mandy Gradden has purchased 2 shares and has a resultant holding of 771,780 ordinary shares, 0.19% of ordinary shares in issue.  

Name and contact details for enquiries:

Louise Meads

Company Secretary

020 7516 5042

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Names	Duncan Painter Mandy Gradden
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
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	Ordinary shares of 1p
	Identification code	BYM8GJ0
b)	Nature of the transaction	Duncan Painter - purchase of ordinary shares Mandy Gradden - purchase of ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Duncan Painter:
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			347.7p	2
			Mandy  Gradden:
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			347.7p	2
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	Not applicable - single transaction
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	29 September 2017
f)	Place of the transaction	London

 

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