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RNS Number : 4640S

Ascential PLC

02 October 2017

2 October 2017

Ascential plc

Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility

Ascential plc ("the Company" / LSE: ASCL.L) has today received notification of the following transactions by its Executive Directors, Duncan Painter and Mandy Gradden.

After payment of the Ascential plc interim dividend on 29 September 2017, the trustees of the Ascential plc Employee Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") reinvested the dividend in further shares under the terms of the SIP on behalf of Mandy Gradden and Duncan Painter.

Duncan Painter has purchased 2 shares and has a resultant holding of 3,551,029 shares, 0.89% of ordinary shares in issue. Mandy Gradden has purchased 2 shares and has a resultant holding of 771,780 ordinary shares, 0.19% 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                      Duncan Painter 
                                   Mandy Gradden 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
----  -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status            Director 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification       Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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 1p 
        the financial 
        instrument, type 
        of instrument 
---- 
 
       Identification             BYM8GJ0 
        code 
 
 b)    Nature of the              Duncan Painter - purchase of 
        transaction                ordinary shares 
                                   Mandy Gradden - purchase of 
                                   ordinary shares 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and 
        volume(s) 
----                              -----------------------  ------------- 
                                   Duncan Painter: 
----                              -----------------------  ------------- 
                                   Price(s)                 Volume(s) 
                                  -----------------------  ------------- 
                                   347.7p                   2 
                                  -----------------------  ------------- 
 
                                     Mandy Gradden: 
                                  -----------------------  ------------- 
                                   Price(s)                 Volume(s) 
                                  -----------------------  ------------- 
                                   347.7p                   2 
                                  -----------------------  ------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information 
---- 
 
  - Aggregated               Not applicable - single transaction 
   volume 
 
  - Price 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction    29 September 2017 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the               London 
        transaction 
----  -------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 

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