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
AJ Bell announces that on 12 March 2024, it was notified of the following transactions (Transactions) which took place on 11 March 2024:
(1) that each person discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMR) in AJ Bell 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) at a price of £3.058 per Ordinary Share.
| (1) | (2) |
| PDMR | Number of Ordinary Shares acquired |
| Roger Stott | 49 |
| Mo Tagari | 49 |
| Liz Carrington | 49 |
| Billy Mackay | 49 |
| Karen Goodman | 49 |
| Kina Sinclair | 49 |
| Charlie Musson | 49 |
(2) that Nick Carrington, who is a person closely associated (PCA) with Liz Carrington, a PDMR, purchased 49 Ordinary Shares (Ordinary Shares) under the BAYE at a price of £3.058 per Ordinary Share.
(3) 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 names in columns (2) and (3) of the below table.
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| PDMR | Number of Ordinary Shares in which interested | % of issued share capital |
| Roger Stott | 257,500 | 0.062 |
| Mo Tagari | 117,279 | 0.028 |
| Liz Carrington | 605,793 | 0.147 |
| Billy Mackay | 1,525,170 | 0.369 |
| Karen Goodman | 868 | 0.000 |
| Kina Sinclair | 10,706 | 0.003 |
| Charlie Musson | 337,986 | 0.082 |
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.
ENQUIRIES
AJ Bell
Olubunmi Likinyo, Company Secretary +44 (0) 784 242 5845
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Roger Stott | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Operating 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) |
| £3.058 | 49 | ||
| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated Price
|
N/A single transaction | |
| f) | Date of the transaction | 11 March 2024 | |
| 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) |
| £3.058 | 49 | ||
| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total |
N/A single transaction | |
| f) | Date of the transaction | 11 March 2024 | |
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Elizabeth Carrington | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | HR 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) |
| £3.058 | 49 | ||
| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total |
N/A single transaction | |
| f) | Date of the transaction | 11 March 2024 | |
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Billy Mackay | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Advised Managing 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) |
| £3.058 | 49 | ||
| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total |
N/A single transaction | |
| f) | Date of the transaction | 11 March 2024 | |
| g) | 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 | |
| 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) |
| £3.058 | 49 | ||
| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total |
N/A single transaction | |
| f) | Date of the transaction | 11 March 2024 | |
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Kina Sinclair | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Group Legal Services 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) |
| £3.058 | 49 | ||
| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total |
N/A single transaction | |
| f) | Date of the transaction | 11 March 2024 | |
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Charles Musson | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Acting D2C Managing 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) |
| £3.058 | 49 | ||
| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total |
N/A single transaction | |
| f) | Date of the transaction | 11 March 2024 | |
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Nicholas Carrington | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | PCA with Elizabeth Carrington, HR 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) |
| £3.058 | 49 | ||
| e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total |
N/A single transaction | |
| f) | Date of the transaction | 11 March 2024 | |
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Olubunmi Likinyo (Company Secretary)
Date of notification: 13 March 2024
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