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RNS Number : 8030N

AJ Bell PLC

22 May 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 of the below transactions on 21 May 2020 (Transactions).

(1) Those persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) in the Company who are named in column (1) of the below table sold the number of ordinary shares of GBP0.000125 each in the Company (Ordinary Shares) set alongside their respective names in column (2) of the below table on 21 May 2020 at a price of 448.637 pence per share .

 
         (1)                  (2) 
 PDMR                  Number of Ordinary 
                           Shares sold 
                      ------------------- 
 Directors 
                      ------------------- 
 Michael Summersgill                5,000 
                      ------------------- 
 Simon Turner                      10,000 
                      ------------------- 
 
 Senior Manager 
                      ------------------- 
 Fergus Lyons                   1,250,000 
                      ------------------- 
 

(2) Those persons who are named in column (1) of the below table, who are persons closely associated (PCA) with the PDMRs named in column (2) of the below table, sold the number of Ordinary Shares set alongside their respective names in column (3) of the below table on 21 May 2020.

 
         (1)                   (2)                  (3) 
 PCA                   PDMR                  Number of Ordinary 
                                              Shares sold 
                      --------------------  ------------------- 
 Lucy Summersgill      Michael Summersgill              420,000 
                      --------------------  ------------------- 
 Caroline Anne Lyons   Fergus Lyons                      25,000 
                      --------------------  ------------------- 
 

(3) Following completion of the Transactions, each of the PDMRs 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 
                      ---------------------  ------------------ 
 Michael Summersgill              1,480,250                0.36 
                      ---------------------  ------------------ 
 Simon Turner                       269,142                0.07 
                      ---------------------  ------------------ 
 Fergus Lyons                    17,485,110                4.26 
                      ---------------------  ------------------ 
 

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                                  Michael Summersgill 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                       Chief Financial Officer/PDMR 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                  Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                  AJ Bell plc 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)    Legal Entity                          213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 
        Identifier 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 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                        Ordinary shares of GBP0.000125 each 
        the financial 
        instrument, type                      GB00BFZNLB60 
        of instrument 
        Identification 
        code 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the                                    Sale of Ordinary Shares 
        transaction 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 c)    Currency                              GBP 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 d)    Price(s) and                          Price(s)                 Volume(s) 
        volume(s) 
      ------------------------------------  -----------------------  -------------- 
   448.637 pence                                                      5,000 
  -----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------- 
 e)    Aggregated information 
        - Aggregated                           N/A single transaction 
        volume 
        - Aggregated 
        Price 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 f)    Date of the transaction               21 May 2020 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 g)    Place of the                          London Stock Exchange 
        transaction 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
        closely associated 
 a)    Name                                  Simon Turner 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                       Non-Executive Director/PDMR 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                  Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                  AJ Bell plc 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)    Legal Entity                          213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 
        Identifier 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 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                        Ordinary shares of GBP0.000125 each 
        the financial 
        instrument, type                      GB00BFZNLB60 
        of instrument 
        Identification 
        code 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the                         Sale of Ordinary Shares 
        transaction 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 c)    Currency                              GBP 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 d)    Price(s) and                          Price(s)                 Volume(s) 
        volume(s) 
      ------------------------------------  -----------------------  -------------- 
   448.637 pence                                                      10,000 
  -----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------- 
 e)    Aggregated information 
        - Aggregated                           N/A single transaction 
        volume 
        - Aggregated 
        Price 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 f)    Date of the transaction               21 May 2020 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 g)    Place of the                          London Stock Exchange 
        transaction 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
        closely associated 
 a)    Name                                  Fergus Lyons 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                       Managing Director, AJ Bell Investcentre 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                  Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                  AJ Bell plc 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Legal Entity                          213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 
        Identifier 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 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                        Ordinary shares of GBP0.000125 each 
        the financial 
        instrument, type                      GB00BFZNLB60 
        of instrument 
        Identification 
        code 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the                         Sale of Ordinary Shares 
        transaction 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Currency                              GBP 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 d)    Price(s) and                          Price(s)                   Volume(s) 
        volume(s) 
      ------------------------------------  -------------------------  ---------------- 
   448.637 pence                                                        1,250,000 
  -------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------- 
 e)    Aggregated information 
        - Aggregated                           N/A single transaction 
        volume 
        - Price 
        - Aggregated 
        total 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Date of the transaction               21 May 2020 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 g)    Place of the                          London Stock Exchange 
        transaction 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
        closely associated 
 a)    Name                                  Lucy Summersgill 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                       PCA with Michael Summersgill, Chief Financial 
                                              Officer/PDMR 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                  Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                  AJ Bell plc 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Legal Entity                          213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 
        Identifier 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 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                        Ordinary shares of GBP0.000125 each 
        the financial 
        instrument, type                      GB00BFZNLB60 
        of instrument 
        Identification 
        code 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the                                    Sale of Ordinary Shares 
        transaction 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Currency                              GBP 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 d)    Price(s) and                          Price(s)                       Volume(s) 
        volume(s) 
      ------------------------------------  -----------------------------  ------------------ 
   448.637 pence                                                            420,000 
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------ 
 e)    Aggregated information 
        - Aggregated                           N/A single transaction 
        volume 
        - Aggregated 
        Price 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Date of the transaction               21 May 2020 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 g)    Place of the                          London Stock Exchange 
        transaction 
      ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
        closely associated 
 a)    Name                                  Caroline Anne Lyons 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                       PCA with Fergus Lyons, Managing Director, 
                                              AJ Bell Investcentre/PDMR 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                  Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                  AJ Bell plc 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Legal Entity                          213800VNKA7DPWXWJJ36 
        Identifier 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 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                        Ordinary shares of GBP0.000125 each 
        the financial 
        instrument, type                      GB00BFZNLB60 
        of instrument 
        Identification 
        code 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the                                    Sale of Ordinary Shares 
        transaction 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Currency                              GBP 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 d)    Price(s) and                          Price(s)                    Volume(s) 
        volume(s) 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------  ----------------- 
   448.637 pence                                                         25,000 
  --------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------- 
 e)    Aggregated information 
        - Aggregated                           N/A single transaction 
        volume 
        - Price 
        - Aggregated 
        total 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Date of the transaction               21 May 2020 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 g)    Place of the                          London Stock Exchange 
        transaction 
      ------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 

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

Date of notification: 22 May 2020

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