18 June 2018
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 final dividend on 15 June 2018, the trustees of the Ascential plc Employee Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") reinvested the dividend in further dividend shares under the terms of the SIP on behalf of Mandy Gradden and Duncan Painter:
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Date acquired |
Number of Shares acquired |
Purchase price per shares |
Duncan Painter |
15 June 2018 |
4 |
£4.378 |
Mandy Gradden |
15 June 2018 |
4 |
£4.378 |
Name and contact details for enquiries:
Louise Meads
Company Secretary
020 7516 5042
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
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Names
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Duncan Painter Mandy Gradden
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Director |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Ascential plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800VDXQDA7KD2IQ21 |
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 1p
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Identification code |
BYM8GJ0 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of dividend shares under the Share Incentive Plan |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Duncan Painter: |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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437.8p |
4 |
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Mandy Gradden: |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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437.8p |
4 |
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d)
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
Not applicable - single transaction |
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- Price |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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15 June 2018 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London |