Ascential PLC — Director's Dealing 2020

May 7, 2020

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RNS Number : 3175M

Ascential PLC

07 May 2020

7 May 2020

Ascential plc

Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility

Ascential plc ("the Company" / LSE: ASCL.L) has today received notification  that Mandy Gradden (Chief Financial Officer) has exercised her SAYE option granted in September 2016 to acquire 8,823 shares.   Her resultant holdings is 781,117 (0.2% 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	Purchase of ordinary shares under the Ascential Save As You Earn share plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
		Price(s)	Volume(s)
		2.04	8,823
d)	Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume	Not applicable - single transaction
- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	30 April 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London

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