AJ Bell plc (Company)
Director/PDMR/PCA Transaction - Initial Notification
The Company announces that a number of persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) in the Company, have exercised options under the Company Share Option Plan to acquire and then disposed of ordinary shares of £0.000125 each (Ordinary Shares), as follows:
a) Fergus John Lyons exercised options in respect of 57,692 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of £0.52 per Ordinary Share, with 7,774 Ordinary Shares being immediately sold to pay the exercise price at a price of £3.86 per Ordinary Share, and then sold the remaining 49,918 Ordinary Shares at a price of £3.77 per Ordinary Share;
b) Charles William Galbraith exercised options in respect of 50,769 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of £0.52 per Ordinary Share, with 6,841 Ordinary Shares being immediately sold to pay the exercise price at a price of £3.86 per Ordinary Share and then sold the remaining 43,928 Ordinary Shares at a price of £3.91 per Ordinary Share; and
c) Roger John Stott exercised options in respect of 57,692 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of £0.52 per Ordinary Share, with 7,774 Ordinary Shares being immediately sold to pay the exercise price at a price of £3.86 per Ordinary Share.
The above transactions all took place on 7 June 2019.
Following the above transactions:
a) there has been no change in the number of shares in which Fergus John Lyons has an interest in the Company's Ordinary Shares;
b) there has been no change in the number of shares in which Charles William Galbraith has an interest in the Company's Ordinary Shares; and
c) the number of the Company's Ordinary Shares in which Roger John Stott has an interest has increased to 899,845 Ordinary Shares.
This announcement, including the notification below, is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a)
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Name |
Fergus John Lyons |
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status |
Managing Director, AJ Bell Investcentre/PDMR |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment |
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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AJ Bell plc |
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b)
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LEI |
213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 |
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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 |
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Identification code |
GB00BFZNLB60 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction |
Exercise of options under the Company Share Option Plan |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) |
Aggregated information |
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· Aggregated volume |
57,692 |
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· Price |
GBP 29.999.84 |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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7 June 2019 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue |
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a)
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Name |
Fergus John Lyons |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status |
Managing Director, AJ Bell Investcentre/PDMR |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3
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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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AJ Bell plc |
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b)
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LEI |
213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 |
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4
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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 |
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Identification code |
GB00BFZNLB60 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction |
Sale of Ordinary Shares |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) |
Aggregated information |
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· Aggregated volume |
57,692 |
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· Price |
GBP 218,198.50 |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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7 June 2019 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange |
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a)
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Name |
Charles William Galbraith |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status |
Managing Director, AJ Bell Youinvest/PDMR |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3
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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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AJ Bell plc |
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b)
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LEI |
213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 |
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4
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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 |
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Identification code |
GB00BFZNLB60 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction |
Exercise of options under the Company Share Option Plan |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) |
Aggregated information |
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· Aggregated volume |
50,769 |
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· Price |
GBP 26.399.88 |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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7 June 2019 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue |
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a)
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Name |
Charles William Galbraith |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status |
Managing Director, AJ Bell Youinvest/PDMR |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3
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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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AJ Bell plc |
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b)
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LEI |
213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 |
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4
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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 |
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Identification code |
GB00BFZNLB60 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction |
Sale of Ordinary Shares |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) |
Aggregated information |
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· Aggregated volume |
50,769 |
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· Price |
GBP 198,164.74 |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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7 June 2019 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange |
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a)
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Name |
Roger John Stott |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status |
Group Finance Director/PDMR |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3
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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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AJ Bell plc |
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b)
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LEI |
213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 |
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4
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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 |
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Identification code |
GB00BFZNLB60 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction |
Exercise of options under the Company Share Option Plan |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) |
Aggregated information |
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· Aggregated volume |
57,692 |
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· Price |
GBP 29,999.84 |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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7 June 2019 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue |
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a)
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Name |
Roger John Stott |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status |
Group Finance Director/PDMR |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3
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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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AJ Bell plc |
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b)
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LEI |
213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 |
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4
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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 |
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Identification code |
GB00BFZNLB60 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction |
Sale of Ordinary Shares |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) |
Aggregated information |
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· Aggregated volume |
7,774 |
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· Price |
GBP 30,007.64 |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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7 June 2019 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange |
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Bruce Robinson (Company Secretary)
Date of notification: 10 June 2019