Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6898C

Ascential PLC

12 October 2022

 

12 October 2022

Ascential plc

Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility

Ascential plc ("the Company" / LSE: ASCL.L) has received notification of the following transactions by its Chief Financial Officer, Mandy Gradden. 

Mandy Gradden has exercised a total of 417,060 nil-cost options granted under the Deferred Annual Bonus Plan in March 2017 (13,099), and the Performance Share Plan granted in March 2016 (243,924) and March 2017 (160,037).  The income tax and employee's national insurance contributions arising on the exercise has been self-funded and all the shares have been retained.  Following these transactions, Mandy Gradden has a resultant holding of 1,274,962 shares, 0.29% 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	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	Exercise of nil-cost options
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			Nil payment for exercise of nil-cost options	417,060
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	Not applicable - single transaction
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	12 October 2022
f)	Place of the transaction	London

 

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