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RNS Number : 6898C  Ascential PLC  12 October 2022

 

 

12 October 2022

 

 

Ascential plc

 

Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility

 

Ascential plc ("the Company" / LSE: ASCL.L) has received notification of the
following transactions by its Chief Financial Officer, Mandy Gradden.

Mandy Gradden has exercised a total of 417,060 nil-cost options granted under
the Deferred Annual Bonus Plan in March 2017 (13,099), and the Performance
Share Plan granted in March 2016 (243,924) and March 2017 (160,037).   The
income tax and employee's national insurance contributions arising on the
exercise has been self-funded and all the shares have been retained.
Following these transactions, Mandy Gradden has a resultant holding of
1,274,962 shares, 0.29% of ordinary shares in issue.

Name and contact details for enquiries:

Louise Meads

Company Secretary

020 7516 5042

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Names                                                        Mandy Gradden

 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                                              Director

 b)   Initial notification /Amendment                              Initial notification

 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction

    platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 a)   Name                                                         Ascential plc

 b)   LEI                                                          213800VDXQDA7KD2IQ21

 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 of 1p

      Identification code                                          BYM8GJ0

 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Exercise of nil-cost options

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                                                                     Price(s)                                      Volume(s)
                                                                                     Nil payment for exercise of nil-cost options  417,060

 d)   Aggregated information

      - Aggregated volume                                          Not applicable - single transaction

      - Price

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      12 October 2022

 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London

 

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