Ascential PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (5295O)

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RNS Number : 5295O

Ascential PLC

07 November 2016

Director/PDMR Shareholding

7 November 2016

Ascential plc ('Ascential')

After payment of the Ascential interim dividend on 4 November 2016, Ascential was notified by Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited on 7 November 2016 that the following purchases of Ascential ordinary shares, arising from the reinvestment of dividends under the Ascential plc Employee Share Incentive Plan (the Plan), had been made on behalf of Duncan Painter and Mandy Gradden, in London on 4 November 2016, at a price of 288.8 pence per share -

2 shares on behalf of Duncan Painter

2 shares on behalf of Mandy Gradden

The attached notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, give further detail of the number of Dividend Shares purchased under the Plan on 4 November 2016.

Enquiries:

Mandy Gradden

Chief Financial Officer

Tel: [phone]

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Mandy Gradden 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 2    Reason for Notification 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Chief Financial Officer 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial Announcement 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 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                   Ordinary Shares of GBP0.01 
       the financial instrument,        each in Ascential plc 
       type of instrument               GB00BYM8GJ06 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the transaction        Dividend shares purchased 
                                        by the SIP Provider, Equiniti 
                                        Share Plan Trustees Limited, 
                                        on behalf of Mandy Gradden 
                                        under the Ascential plc Employee 
                                        Share Incentive Plan. 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         288.8p     2 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 d)        Aggregated information      Not applicable - single transaction 
             *    Aggregated volume 
 
 
             *    Price 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction          4 November 2016 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Duncan Painter 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 2    Reason for Notification 
---  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  Chief Executive Officer 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial Announcement 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 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                   Ordinary Shares of GBP0.01 
       the financial instrument,        each in Ascential plc 
       type of instrument               GB00BYM8GJ06 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the transaction        Dividend shares purchased 
                                        by the SIP Provider Equiniti 
                                        Share Plan Trustees Limited 
                                        on behalf of Duncan Painter 
                                        under the Ascential plc Employee 
                                        Share Incentive Plan. 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
                                         288.8p     2 
                                        ---------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 d)        Aggregated information      Not applicable - single transaction 
             *    Aggregated volume 
 
 
             *    Price 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction          4 November 2016 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 

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