Director/PDMR Shareholding

Ascential PLC

08 October 2024

 

Ascential plc (the "Company")

Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L) has received notification of the following transactions by its Chief Executive Officer, Philip Thomas, and its Chief Financial Officer, Mandy Gradden, following vesting of awards and exercise of options granted between 2020 and 2024 under various of the Company's share plans, the details of which are set out below.

1	Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Names	Philip Thomas Mandy Gradden
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director
b)	Initial/Amendment notification	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 Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1.7p BQFH632
b)	Nature of the transaction	Shares acquired in satisfaction of the following options and awards: -      2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024 awards granted under the Performance Share Plan. -      2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024 awards and options granted under the Deferred Annual Bonus Plan. -      2022 options granted under the Employee Savings Related Share Option Plan UK.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Philip Thomas Award Price(s)(£) Volume(s) 2023 Performance Share Plan Nil 320,072 2024 Performance Share Plan Nil 369,662 Mandy Gradden Award Price(s)(£) Volume(s) 2020 Performance Share Plan Nil 225,229 2022 Performance Share Plan Nil 244,545 February 2023 Performance Share Plan Nil 312,710 December 2023 Performance Share Plan Nil 74,349 2024 Performance Share Plan Nil 278,480 2022 Deferred Annual Bonus Plan Nil 76,287 2023 Deferred Annual Bonus Plan Nil 49,859 2024 Deferred Annual Bonus Plan Nil 75,310 2022 Employee Savings Related Share Option Plan UK 1.81 6,629
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	Philip Thomas: 689,734 Mandy Gradden: 1,343,398 Philip Thomas: N/A Mandy Gradden: £11,998.49
e)	Date of the transaction	8 October 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	London

 

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