Ascential PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (7425V)

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RNS Number : 7425V

Ascential PLC

25 July 2018

25 July 2018

Ascential plc

Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility

Ascential plc ("the Company" / LSE: ASCL.L) has received notification of the following transaction by its Chief Executive Officer, Duncan Painter.

Duncan Painter has purchased 41,538 shares and has a resultant holding of 3,592,558 shares, 0.90% 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 
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 a)    Names                      Duncan Painter 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status            Director 
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 b)    Initial notification       Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
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 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
        participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
        auction monitor 
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 a)    Name                       Ascential plc 
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 b)    LEI                        213800VDXQDA7KD2IQ21 
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 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 
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 a)    Description of             Ordinary shares of 1p 
        the financial 
        instrument, type 
        of instrument 
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       Identification             BYM8GJ0 
        code 
 
 b)    Nature of the              Purchase of ordinary shares 
        transaction 
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 c)    Price(s) and 
        volume(s) 
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                                   Duncan Painter: 
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                                   Price(s)                 Volume(s) 
                                  -----------------------  ------------- 
                                   4.282602                 41,538 
                                  -----------------------  ------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information 
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  - Aggregated               Not applicable - single transaction 
   volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction    25 July 2018 
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 f)    Place of the               London 
        transaction 
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