Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ascential PLC

05 January 2024

 

5 January 2024

Ascential plc

Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility

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

On 4 January, Mandy Gradden sold 850,000 ordinary shares.  This results in a remaining shareholding of 424,962 ordinary shares, in addition to share awards over 1.2m shares under the Company's share plans.  Therefore, her remaining shareholding significantly exceeds the Directors' Shareholding guideline and her interests remain strongly aligned with shareholders.

Name and contact details for enquiries:

Louise Meads

Company Secretary

07701 313 875

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	Sale of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£2.88	850,000
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	N/a
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	4 January 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	London

 

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