AJ Bell plc
("AJ Bell" or the "Company")
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
(1) AJ Bell announces that it has been notified that each person discharging managerial responsibilities in AJ Bell (PDMR) who is named in column (1) of the below table purchased the number of ordinary shares of £0.000125 each (Ordinary Shares) in the issued share capital of AJ Bell set alongside their respective names in column (2) of the below table under the Company's Buy As You Earn scheme (BAYE) on 11 February 2021 at a price of £4.48 per Ordinary Share.
| (1) | (2) |
| PDMR | Number of Ordinary Shares acquired |
| Charles Galbraith | 33 |
| Roger Stott | 33 |
| Bruce Robinson | 33 |
| Mo Tagari | 33 |
(2) Following completion of the above transactions, each PDMR who is named in column (1) of the below table is interested in the number of Ordinary Shares in AJ Bell and percentage of AJ Bell's issued share capital set alongside their respective name in columns (2) and (3) of the below table.
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| PDMR | Number of Ordinary Shares in which interested | % of issued share capital |
| Charles Galbraith | 1,780,564 | 0.434 |
| Roger Stott | 98,322 | 0.024 |
| Bruce Robinson | 629,421 | 0.153 |
| Mo Tagari | 23,893 | 0.006 |
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.
ENQUIRIES
AJ Bell
Bruce Robinson, Company Secretary +44 (0) 780 234 4859
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Charles Galbraith | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Managing Director, AJ Bell Youinvest/PDMR | |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | |
| b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 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 Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.000125 each
GB00BFZNLB60 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of shares under BAYE | |
| c) | Currency | GBP | |
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| £4.48 | 33 | ||
| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price
|
N/A single transaction | |
| f) | Date of the transaction | 11 February 2021 | |
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Roger Stott | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Group Finance Director/PDMR
| |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | AJ Bell plc
| |
| b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 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 Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.000125 each
GB00BFZNLB60 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of shares under BAYE | |
| c) | Currency | GBP | |
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| £4.48 | 33 | ||
| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price
|
N/A single transaction | |
| f) | Date of the transaction | 11 February 2021 | |
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Bruce Robinson | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Group Legal Service Director and Company Secretary/PDMR | |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | |
| b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 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 Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.000125 each
GB00BFZNLB60 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of shares under BAYE | |
| c) | Currency | GBP | |
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| £4.48 | 33 | ||
| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total |
N/A single transaction | |
| f) | Date of the transaction | 11 February 2021 | |
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Mohamed Tagari | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Technology Officer/PDMR | |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Name | AJ Bell plc | |
| b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 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 Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.000125 each
GB00BFZNLB60 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of shares under BAYE | |
| c) | Currency | GBP | |
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| £4.48 | 33 | ||
| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total |
N/A single transaction | |
| f) | Date of the transaction | 11 February 2021 | |
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Bruce Robinson (Company Secretary)
Date of notification: 12 February 2021
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