Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 6405O
AJ Bell PLC
27 June 2025
 

27 June 2025

AJ Bell plc

Transaction in Own Shares

 

AJ Bell plc ("Company") announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of £0.000125 each through Jefferies International Limited ("Jefferies"), as part of the share buyback programme, of up to £25m, announced on 23 May 2025.

Date of purchase:

26 June 2025

Number of ordinary £0.000125 shares purchased:

32,234

Highest price paid per share (pence):

507.50

Lowest price paid per share (pence):

498.20

Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):

504.34

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares and does not intend to hold any of the purchased shares in treasury.

Following settlement of the above purchases and cancellation of the purchased ordinary shares, the Company's total number of ordinary shares in issue shall be 405,751,477 ordinary shares, with no ordinary shares in treasury.

The figure of 405,751,477 ordinary shares represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (as incorporated into UK domestic law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) the schedule below contains detailed information about the purchases made by Jefferies on behalf of the Company as part of the buyback programme.

Enquiries to:

 

AJ Bell

 

·      Kina Sinclair, Group Legal Director & Company Secretary

0345 40 89 100

 


Aggregated Information of Ordinary Shares Purchased According to Each Trading Venue:

Trading Venue

Weighted Average Price
(Pence per Share)

Aggregated Volume

London Stock Exchange (LSE)

504.31

23,109

Chi-X (CHIX)

504.35

2,331

BATE (BATE)

504.40

5,060

Aquis (AQXE)

504.62

1,010

Turquoise (TRQX)

504.38

724

 

Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions

Number of Shares Purchased

Transaction Price (Pence per Share)

Venue

Time of Transaction

95

502.5

XLON

08:02:01

95

500.5

XLON

08:04:22

22

500.5

CHIX

08:04:39

95

500.5

XLON

08:06:39

7

500

TRQX

08:07:33

12

499.6

XLON

08:09:01

83

499.6

XLON

08:09:01

7

500

TRQX

08:09:49

22

500

CHIX

08:10:44

95

500.5

XLON

08:11:11

22

500

CHIX

08:12:53

7

500

TRQX

08:13:05

190

500

XLON

08:13:22

95

500

XLON

08:15:11

22

500

CHIX

08:17:17

95

500

XLON

08:17:28

7

500

TRQX

08:17:57

98

502

BATE

08:19:22

98

502

BATE

08:19:22

18

502

AQXE

08:19:23

18

502

AQXE

08:19:23

95

502

XLON

08:19:48

95

506

XLON

08:22:42

9

505

AQXE

08:23:17

95

505.5

XLON

08:25:18

7

505

TRQX

08:26:18

22

505

CHIX

08:26:18

49

505

BATE

08:26:18

95

502.5

XLON

08:28:15

9

503

AQXE

08:28:23

22

502.5

CHIX

08:30:35

7

502.5

TRQX

08:32:11

49

502.5

BATE

08:32:11

95

502.5

XLON

08:32:11

9

502.5

AQXE

08:32:43

95

502

XLON

08:33:22

22

501.5

CHIX

08:35:41

95

501.5

XLON

08:35:41

7

502

TRQX

08:36:00

9

502

AQXE

08:37:01

49

501.5

BATE

08:37:08

95

501.5

XLON

08:37:08

95

501

XLON

08:39:20

22

501

CHIX

08:39:55

7

500

TRQX

08:42:20

46

500

BATE

08:42:31

3

500

BATE

08:42:31

95

499.8

XLON

08:43:16

95

499.4

XLON

08:48:06

9

499.6

AQXE

08:48:32

22

498.2

CHIX

08:51:46

7

499

TRQX

08:52:41

49

498.8

BATE

08:52:44

9

499

AQXE

08:54:23

38

499.4

XLON

08:58:51

247

499.4

XLON

08:58:51

22

499.4

CHIX

08:59:21

95

500

XLON

09:04:12

49

500

BATE

09:04:16

3

500

AQXE

09:04:18

6

500

AQXE

09:04:28

70

499.6

XLON

09:08:21

25

499.8

XLON

09:08:21

22

499.6

CHIX

09:10:02

95

499.6

XLON

09:11:43

9

499.8

AQXE

09:11:49

49

499.4

BATE

09:11:49

95

500

XLON

09:14:59

22

500

CHIX

09:17:28

26

500

XLON

09:19:53

69

500

XLON

09:19:53

95

500

XLON

09:22:23

95

500

XLON

09:24:53

24

500

BATE

09:25:16

25

500

BATE

09:25:16

14

500

TRQX

09:29:43

14

500

TRQX

09:29:43

22

500

CHIX

09:29:43

95

500

XLON

09:29:43

95

500

XLON

09:32:26

22

500

CHIX

09:33:03

7

500

TRQX

09:35:41

98

500.5

BATE

09:35:51

9

500

AQXE

09:35:52

95

500

XLON

09:35:52

95

500

XLON

09:37:52

9

500.5

AQXE

09:39:01

22

500.5

CHIX

09:39:05

7

500.5

TRQX

09:40:16

3

500.5

XLON

09:40:20

20

500.5

XLON

09:40:20

72

500.5

XLON

09:40:20

49

500.5

BATE

09:40:58

9

500.5

AQXE

09:40:59

22

501

CHIX

09:41:27

190

501

XLON

09:42:26

9

500.5

AQXE

09:44:17

18

500.5

AQXE

09:44:17

22

500.5

CHIX

09:44:17

7

500.5

TRQX

09:44:17

49

500.5

BATE

09:44:17

190

500.5

XLON

09:44:17

22

500.5

CHIX

09:46:02

9

500.5

AQXE

09:46:18

7

500.5

TRQX

09:46:28

21

500.5

XLON

09:46:47

169

500.5

XLON

09:46:47

15

500.5

BATE

09:46:57

34

500.5

BATE

09:46:57

7

500.5

TRQX

09:48:42

95

500.5

XLON

09:48:47

49

500.5

BATE

09:49:05

95

500

XLON

09:49:07

9

500

AQXE

09:50:19

22

500

CHIX

09:50:19

49

500

BATE

09:54:10

95

500

XLON

09:54:10

7

500

TRQX

09:54:10

95

500

XLON

09:56:11

7

500

TRQX

10:02:19

9

500

AQXE

10:02:19

22

500

CHIX

10:02:19

95

500

XLON

10:02:19

95

499.8

XLON

10:04:08

9

500

AQXE

10:04:47

9

500

CHIX

10:05:14

12

500

CHIX

10:05:14

1

500

CHIX

10:05:14

95

499.8

XLON

10:06:22

95

500

XLON

10:09:01

15

499.6

BATE

10:10:06

34

499.6

BATE

10:10:42

7

499.6

TRQX

10:11:05

49

499.4

BATE

10:13:11

95

499.4

XLON

10:14:08

22

499.4

CHIX

10:18:36

95

499.6

XLON

10:19:57

14

499.8

XLON

10:29:01

81

499.8

XLON

10:29:01

49

500

BATE

10:34:29

22

500

CHIX

10:34:29

22

500

CHIX

10:34:29

98

500

BATE

10:34:29

7

500

TRQX

10:34:29

14

500

TRQX

10:34:29

190

500

XLON

10:34:29

190

500

XLON

10:34:29

95

500

XLON

10:35:30

11

500

CHIX

10:39:06

10

500

CHIX

10:39:06

1

500

CHIX

10:39:06

95

500

XLON

10:40:54

7

500

TRQX

10:45:09

95

500

XLON

10:45:09

49

500

BATE

10:45:09

9

500.5

AQXE

10:48:39

11

501

CHIX

10:52:37

11

501

CHIX

10:52:37

95

501

XLON

10:52:42

7

501

TRQX

10:55:04

18

501

AQXE

10:55:04

27

501

AQXE

10:55:04

95

501

XLON

10:55:04

15

501

BATE

10:55:20

34

501

BATE

10:55:21

21

501

CHIX

10:58:43

1

501

CHIX

10:58:43

95

501

XLON

10:58:45

9

501

AQXE

11:02:05

95

501

XLON

11:02:29

7

501

TRQX

11:04:17

15

501

BATE

11:04:38

34

501

BATE

11:04:38

30

501

XLON

11:06:28

65

501

XLON

11:06:28

22

501.5

CHIX

11:08:17

95

502

XLON

11:10:44

95

503

XLON

11:13:20

22

503

CHIX

11:13:39

49

503

BATE

11:14:46

18

503

AQXE

11:15:39

95

503

XLON

11:15:39

7

503

TRQX

11:16:22

95

504

XLON

11:19:24

49

504

BATE

11:19:31

95

505

XLON

11:22:18

22

506

CHIX

11:22:37

7

506

TRQX

11:27:58

95

506

XLON

11:27:58

9

506.5

AQXE

11:28:20

95

507

XLON

11:33:05

49

506.5

BATE

11:33:16

15

506.5

CHIX

11:33:30

7

506.5

CHIX

11:33:30

7

506

TRQX

11:34:10

9

506

AQXE

11:35:18

95

505

XLON

11:37:18

7

505

TRQX

11:41:33

95

505

XLON

11:41:40

49

505

BATE

11:41:47

22

505

CHIX

11:43:40

9

505.5

AQXE

11:44:41

95

505

XLON

11:45:23

95

505

XLON

11:47:14

7

505

TRQX

11:47:57

49

505

BATE

11:47:57

9

505.5

AQXE

11:48:55

22

505

CHIX

11:52:06

95

505

XLON

11:52:06

9

505.5

AQXE

11:53:16

9

505.5

AQXE

12:00:42

22

505

CHIX

12:00:48

98

505

BATE

12:00:48

95

505

XLON

12:00:48

95

505

XLON

12:00:48

285

505

XLON

12:00:48

14

505

TRQX

12:00:48

22

505

CHIX

12:02:48

22

505.5

CHIX

12:13:32

49

505.5

BATE

12:13:32

7

505.5

TRQX

12:13:32

95

505.5

XLON

12:13:32

190

505.5

XLON

12:13:32

95

505.5

XLON

12:13:32

22

505.5

CHIX

12:16:04

7

505.5

TRQX

12:16:04

49

505.5

BATE

12:16:04

95

505.5

XLON

12:16:04

9

506.5

AQXE

12:20:26

18

506.5

AQXE

12:20:26

95

506.5

XLON

12:20:26

22

506

CHIX

12:24:33

7

506

TRQX

12:24:33

49

506

BATE

12:24:33

95

506

XLON

12:24:33

9

506.5

AQXE

12:25:28

95

506

XLON

12:26:39

7

506

TRQX

12:26:44

49

506

BATE

12:27:03

22

506

CHIX

12:27:10

190

507.5

XLON

12:33:18

9

506.5

AQXE

12:34:55

24

507

XLON

12:36:36

71

507

XLON

12:36:36

76

507

XLON

12:38:56

19

507

XLON

12:40:21

95

507

XLON

12:42:26

14

507

TRQX

12:43:00

98

507

BATE

12:43:08

44

507

CHIX

12:43:11

95

507

XLON

12:45:12

18

506.5

AQXE

12:46:49

95

506.5

XLON

12:47:50

22

506.5

CHIX

12:48:30

49

507

BATE

12:48:50

7

506.5

TRQX

12:48:58

95

506.5

XLON

12:50:26

9

506.5

AQXE

12:52:42

95

506.5

XLON

12:55:22

22

506

CHIX

12:56:05

49

506

BATE

12:56:28

7

506

TRQX

12:56:31

9

506

AQXE

12:58:06

190

506

XLON

12:58:06

7

506

TRQX

13:01:53

22

506

CHIX

13:01:53

49

506

BATE

13:01:53

95

506

XLON

13:01:53

22

506

CHIX

13:03:47

9

506

AQXE

13:04:27

7

506

TRQX

13:04:27

18

506

AQXE

13:04:27

49

506

BATE

13:04:27

190

506

XLON

13:04:27

22

506

CHIX

13:06:22

49

506

BATE

13:06:22

95

506

XLON

13:06:22

190

506

XLON

13:08:45

7

506

TRQX

13:08:50

7

506

TRQX

13:11:21

9

506

AQXE

13:11:21

22

506

CHIX

13:11:21

49

506

BATE

13:11:21

95

506

XLON

13:11:21

49

506.5

BATE

13:20:24

22

506.5

CHIX

13:20:27

190

506

XLON

13:24:45

9

506.5

AQXE

13:24:59

22

507.5

CHIX

13:27:48

9

507

AQXE

13:28:11

7

507

TRQX

13:28:11

95

507

XLON

13:28:11

95

507

XLON

13:28:11

190

507

XLON

13:28:11

95

507

XLON

13:33:28

95

507

XLON

13:33:28

22

507

CHIX

13:34:13

49

507

BATE

13:34:13

49

507

BATE

13:34:13

7

507

TRQX

13:34:13

7

507

TRQX

13:34:13

95

507

XLON

13:34:13

4

507

AQXE

13:34:13

5

507

AQXE

13:34:13

10

507

CHIX

13:36:31

12

507

CHIX

13:36:31

9

507

AQXE

13:36:37

95

507

XLON

13:48:54

81

507

XLON

13:48:54

95

507

XLON

13:48:54

109

507

XLON

13:48:54

49

507

BATE

13:48:54

49

507

BATE

13:48:54

95

507

XLON

13:48:54

95

507

XLON

13:48:54

22

507

CHIX

13:48:54

95

507

XLON

13:48:54

9

507

AQXE

13:48:55

22

507

CHIX

13:48:55

7

507

TRQX

13:48:55

7

507

TRQX

13:48:55

9

507

AQXE

13:48:55

49

507

BATE

13:51:11

7

507

TRQX

13:51:27

9

507

AQXE

13:52:03

22

506

CHIX

13:53:41

95

506

XLON

13:53:41

3

506

TRQX

13:56:32

4

506

TRQX

13:56:32

47

507

XLON

14:12:15

48

507

XLON

14:12:15

165

507

XLON

14:12:15

405

507

XLON

14:12:15

147

507

BATE

14:15:01

22

507

CHIX

14:15:01

44

507

CHIX

14:15:01

49

507

BATE

14:15:01

7

507

TRQX

14:15:01

9

507

AQXE

14:15:01

27

507

AQXE

14:15:01

14

507

TRQX

14:15:01

95

507

XLON

14:15:01

9

507

AQXE

14:16:52

22

507

CHIX

14:17:07

79

507

XLON

14:17:31

111

507

XLON

14:17:31

7

507

TRQX

14:17:37

49

507

BATE

14:17:37

22

506.5

CHIX

14:17:43

9

507

AQXE

14:18:48

95

506

BATE

14:19:26

49

505.5

XLON

14:19:26

11

505.5

CHIX

14:20:09

190

505.5

XLON

14:21:30

11

505.5

CHIX

14:21:40

31

505.5

XLON

14:23:37

64

505.5

XLON

14:23:37

95

506

XLON

14:25:24

285

506

XLON

14:25:24

95

506

XLON

14:28:51

22

506.5

CHIX

14:33:13

22

506.5

CHIX

14:35:36

3

506.5

CHIX

14:37:32

19

506.5

CHIX

14:37:32

49

506.5

BATE

14:38:08

49

506.5

BATE

14:39:11

147

506.5

BATE

14:39:15

22

506.5

CHIX

14:39:26

8

506.5

BATE

14:41:14

41

506.5

BATE

14:41:14

22

506.5

CHIX

14:41:17

95

506.5

XLON

14:41:17

95

506.5

XLON

14:42:41

98

506.5

BATE

14:44:00

63

506.5

AQXE

14:45:03

18

506.5

AQXE

14:45:03

22

506.5

CHIX

14:45:03

3

506.5

XLON

14:45:03

22

506.5

CHIX

14:45:03

852

506.5

XLON

14:45:03

56

506.5

TRQX

14:45:03

190

506.5

XLON

14:45:03

7

506

TRQX

14:45:48

22

506

CHIX

14:45:48

49

506

BATE

14:46:58

9

505.5

AQXE

14:47:30

95

505.5

XLON

14:47:30

22

505.5

CHIX

14:47:44

7

505.5

TRQX

14:47:53

190

505.5

XLON

14:49:31

49

506

BATE

14:49:41

9

505.5

AQXE

14:49:52

7

505.5

TRQX

14:49:59

22

505.5

CHIX

14:50:23

95

505

XLON

14:51:38

95

505

XLON

14:51:38

7

504.5

TRQX

14:53:45

95

504.5

XLON

14:53:49

9

504.5

AQXE

14:54:18

49

504.5

BATE

14:54:19

17

504.5

XLON

14:55:23

78

504.5

XLON

14:55:23

95

504.5

XLON

14:57:41

7

504.5

TRQX

14:58:00

9

504.5

AQXE

14:58:06

22

504.5

BATE

14:58:24

27

504.5

BATE

14:58:24

95

504.5

XLON

14:59:23

95

504

XLON

15:00:20

44

504

CHIX

15:00:21

22

504

CHIX

15:00:21

9

504

AQXE

15:00:55

7

504.5

TRQX

15:00:59

95

503.5

XLON

15:01:01

49

503.5

BATE

15:01:14

22

504.5

CHIX

15:03:53

9

504.5

AQXE

15:03:53

49

504.5

BATE

15:03:53

95

504.5

XLON

15:03:53

95

504.5

XLON

15:03:53

95

504.5

XLON

15:03:53

9

504.5

AQXE

15:05:51

18

504.5

CHIX

15:05:51

4

504.5

CHIX

15:05:51

49

504

BATE

15:05:51

7

504

TRQX

15:05:51

7

504

TRQX

15:05:51

95

504

XLON

15:05:51

95

504

XLON

15:08:59

95

504

XLON

15:08:59

38

504.5

XLON

15:14:27

57

504.5

XLON

15:14:27

95

504.5

XLON

15:16:29

56

504.5

XLON

15:17:40

134

504.5

XLON

15:17:40

21

504.5

XLON

15:19:25

169

504.5

XLON

15:19:25

7

505

TRQX

15:28:01

1

505

CHIX

15:28:10

21

505

CHIX

15:28:10

49

505

BATE

15:28:14

14

505

BATE

15:28:14

231

505

BATE

15:28:14

7

505

TRQX

15:29:05

19

505

TRQX

15:29:13

3

505

TRQX

15:29:13

13

505

TRQX

15:29:13

22

505

CHIX

15:29:13

15

505

BATE

15:30:08

31

505

BATE

15:30:08

3

505

BATE

15:30:08

14

505

BATE

15:31:58

35

505

BATE

15:31:58

4

505

TRQX

15:32:03

3

505

TRQX

15:32:11

95

505

XLON

15:32:11

111

505

XLON

15:32:11

1029

505

XLON

15:32:11

22

505

CHIX

15:32:37

88

505

CHIX

15:32:37

49

505

BATE

15:34:12

7

505

TRQX

15:34:16

95

505

XLON

15:34:29

22

505

CHIX

15:34:32

44

505

XLON

15:36:13

51

505

XLON

15:36:13

49

505

BATE

15:36:42

22

505

CHIX

15:36:56

95

505

XLON

15:38:05

49

505

BATE

15:39:22

35

505

XLON

15:40:27

60

505

XLON

15:40:27

49

505

BATE

15:41:51

5

505

XLON

15:42:06

90

505

XLON

15:42:06

152

505

XLON

15:43:40

38

505

XLON

15:43:40

49

505

BATE

15:44:48

5

505

CHIX

15:46:09

7

505

TRQX

15:46:09

21

505

TRQX

15:46:09

380

505

XLON

15:46:09

95

505

XLON

15:46:09

95

505.5

XLON

15:48:29

22

505.5

CHIX

15:48:40

4

505.5

CHIX

15:49:33

18

505.5

CHIX

15:49:33

95

505.5

XLON

15:50:26

22

505.5

CHIX

15:52:02

9

505.5

AQXE

15:58:14

49

505.5

BATE

15:58:14

61

505.5

CHIX

15:58:14

144

505.5

AQXE

15:58:14

9

505.5

AQXE

15:58:14

9

505.5

AQXE

15:58:14

49

505.5

BATE

15:58:14

22

505.5

CHIX

15:58:14

22

505.5

CHIX

15:58:14

49

505.5

BATE

15:58:14

7

505.5

TRQX

15:58:14

7

505.5

TRQX

15:58:14

7

505.5

TRQX

15:58:14

49

505.5

BATE

15:58:14

7

505.5

TRQX

15:58:14

95

505.5

XLON

15:58:14

95

505.5

XLON

15:58:14

95

505.5

XLON

15:58:14

95

505.5

XLON

15:58:14

95

505.5

XLON

15:58:14

95

505.5

XLON

15:58:14

95

504.5

XLON

16:02:51

95

504.5

XLON

16:02:51

49

504.5

BATE

16:02:51

95

504.5

XLON

16:02:51

95

504.5

XLON

16:02:51

7

504.5

TRQX

16:02:51

22

504.5

CHIX

16:02:51

22

504.5

CHIX

16:02:51

7

505

TRQX

16:03:15

285

505.5

XLON

16:07:08

30

506

CHIX

16:16:10

44

506

CHIX

16:16:10

1

506

CHIX

16:17:58

104

506

XLON

16:18:39

316

506

XLON

16:18:39

7

506

TRQX

16:18:42

21

506

TRQX

16:18:47

35

506

TRQX

16:18:47

9

505.5

AQXE

16:19:31

36

505.5

AQXE

16:19:31

22

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

49

505.5

BATE

16:19:31

9

505.5

AQXE

16:19:31

9

505.5

AQXE

16:19:31

24

505.5

AQXE

16:19:31

9

505.5

AQXE

16:19:31

9

505.5

AQXE

16:19:31

49

505.5

BATE

16:19:31

49

505.5

BATE

16:19:31

49

505.5

BATE

16:19:31

111

505.5

BATE

16:19:31

1

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

2

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

17

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

22

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

22

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

1

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

49

505.5

BATE

16:19:31

49

505.5

BATE

16:19:31

22

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

22

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

49

505.5

BATE

16:19:31

1

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

1

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

1

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

1

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

1

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

1

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

1

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

1

505.5

CHIX

16:19:31

49

505.5

BATE

16:19:31

95

505.5

XLON

16:19:31

95

505.5

XLON

16:19:31

95

505.5

XLON

16:19:31

95

505.5

XLON

16:19:31

95

505.5

XLON

16:19:31

95

505.5

XLON

16:19:31

95

505.5

XLON

16:19:31

95

505.5

XLON

16:19:31

95

505.5

XLON

16:19:31

95

505.5

XLON

16:19:31

95

505.5

XLON

16:19:31

95

505.5

XLON

16:19:31

95

505.5

XLON

16:19:31

17

506.5

CHIX

16:21:33

11

506.5

BATE

16:21:57

20

506.5

BATE

16:21:57

6

506

TRQX

16:22:41

112

506

XLON

16:22:41

144

506

XLON

16:22:41

17

506.5

AQXE

16:24:35

41

506.5

BATE

16:24:35

7

506.5

TRQX

16:24:35

19

506.5

CHIX

16:24:35

37

506.5

XLON

16:24:35

110

506.5

XLON

16:24:35

26

506.5

BATE

16:26:18

161

506.5

XLON

16:26:50

13

506.5

CHIX

16:27:07

61

506.5

XLON

16:27:07

24

506.5

XLON

16:27:14

4

506.5

TRQX

16:28:00

6

506.5

AQXE

16:28:00

 

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