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RNS Number : 3254G

AJ Bell PLC

16 March 2020

AJ Bell plc

("AJ Bell", the "Company")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

The Company announces that it has been notified that the PDMRs who are named in column (1) of the below table exercised nominal cost options under the Company's Executive Incentive Plan (EIP) on 13 March 2020 to acquire the number of Ordinary Shares set alongside their respective names in column (2) of the below table.

 
         (1)                  (2) 
 PDMR                  Number of Ordinary 
                        Shares acquired 
                      ------------------- 
 Andy Bell                  143,202 
                      ------------------- 
 Michael Summersgill         54,450 
                      ------------------- 
 

Following completion of the exercise of the above EIP options, the PDMRs who are named in column (1) of the below table is interested in the number of Ordinary Shares in the Company and percentage of the Company's issued share capital set alongside their respective names in columns (2) and (3) of the below table.

 
         (1)                   (2)                   (3) 
 PDMR                  Number of shares       % of issued share 
                        in which interested    capital 
                      ---------------------  ------------------ 
 Andy Bell                       98,481,297               24.01 
                      ---------------------  ------------------ 
 Michael Summersgill              1,905,250                0.46 
                      ---------------------  ------------------ 
 

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

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                                                         Andrew Bell 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
2    Reason for the notification 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
a)   Position/status                                              Chief Executive 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)   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 EIP options 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                        Price(s)      Volume(s) 
                                                                    GBP0.000125   143,202 
                                                                                  --------- 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)  Aggregated information                                        Not applicable, single transaction 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
     Aggregated volume 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
     Price 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
e)   Date of the transaction                                      13 March 2020 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
f)   Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 
 
1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated 
a)   Name                                                         Michael Summersgill 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
2    Reason for the notification 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
a)   Position/status                                              Chief Financial 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)   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 EIP options 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                        Price(s)      Volume(s) 
                                                                    GBP0.000125   54,450 
                                                                                  --------- 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)  Aggregated information                                        Not applicable, single transaction 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
     Aggregated volume 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
     Price 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
e)   Date of the transaction                                      13 March 2020 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
f)   Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue 
     -----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 

Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Bruce Robinson (Company Secretary)

Date of notification: 16 March 2020

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