Director/PDMR Shareholding
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AJ Bell plc
("AJ Bell" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Share Transactions
The Company announces that Karen Goodman, the Chief Risk Officer, and a person discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) in the Company:
(i) acquired 11,785 ordinary shares of £0.000125 each in the Company (Ordinary Share) on 23 May 2024 after exercising nominal cost options under the Company's Executive Incentive Plan (EIP); and then sold 4,983 of those Ordinary Shares at a price of £4.03044 pence per Ordinary Share in order to pay associated income tax and national insurance contribution liabilities.
(ii) sold 6,802 Ordinary Shares on 24 May 2024 at a price of £3.8668 pence per Ordinary Share via her AJ Bell dealing account.
Following the above transactions, the number of Ordinary Shares in which Karen Goodman has an interest is 961 Ordinary Shares, which represents approximately 0.000% of the issued share capital.
This announcement including the notification below is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
ENQUIRIES
AJ Bell
Olubunmi Likinyo, Company Secretary +44 (0) 784 242 5845
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||||
a) | Name | Karen Goodman | |||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Risk Officer/PDMR | |||||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer, or auction monitor | ||||||||||
a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | |||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 | |||||||||
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 | |||||||||
Identification code | GB00BFZNLB60 | ||||||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of FY22 ASA options under EIP Exercise of FY23 ASA options under EIP | |||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information | Not applicable, single transaction | |||||||||
Aggregated volume | |||||||||||
Price | |||||||||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 23 May 2024 | |||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Karen Goodman | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Risk Officer/PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer, or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 | ||||
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 | ||||
Identification code | GB00BFZNLB60 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Ordinary Shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information | N/A single transaction | ||||
Aggregated volume | ||||||
Price | ||||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 23 May 2024 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Karen Goodman | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Risk Officer/PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer, or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 | ||||
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 | ||||
Identification code | GB00BFZNLB60 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Ordinary Shares | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information | N/A single transaction | ||||
Aggregated volume | ||||||
Price | ||||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 24 May 2024 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Olubunmi Likinyo (Company Secretary)
Date of notification: 28 May 2024
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