29 August 2024
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (the
"Company")
Director/PDMR
Shareholdings
Sale of shares following the vesting and
exercise of options under the Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2014
Performance Share Plan ("2014 PSP")
The Company announced on 28 August
2024 that the conditional share award granted in August 2021
under the 2014 PSP vested at 91% of the maximum on 24 August
2024.
Nigel Newton, Chief Executive and
PDMR, acquired 129,079 ordinary shares of 1.25 pence in the Company
("Ordinary Shares")
(comprising 122,775 vested 2014 PSP shares and 6,304 dividend
equivalent shares, both for nil consideration). Penny
Scott-Bayfield, Group Finance Director and PDMR, acquired 80,626
Ordinary Shares (comprising 76,688 vested 2014 PSP shares and 3,938
dividend equivalent shares, both for nil consideration).
On 27 August 2024, Mr Newton and Ms
Scott-Bayfield sold 58,378 and 38,085 Ordinary Shares respectively
at a share price of £7.133 per share in order to fund the tax
liabilities and administrative fees arising on vesting. Mr Newton
and Ms Scott-Bayfield retained the balance of 70,701 and 42,541
Ordinary Shares respectively.
Following these transactions, the
shareholdings of Mr Newton and Ms Scott-Bayfield's (including
persons closely associated) in the Company are as
follows:
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PDMR
|
Total shareholding in the Company
|
Percentage of the Company's issued share
capital
|
|
Nigel Newton
|
1,628,991 Ordinary Shares
|
2.00%
|
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Penny Scott-Bayfield
|
227,257 Ordinary Shares
|
0.28%
|
This vesting was satisfied through
the transfer of shares from the Bloomsbury Employee Benefit
Trust.
Notifications
The relevant notifications set out below are
provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the
EU Market Abuse Regulation.
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Nigel Newton
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Executive
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b)
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Initial notification
/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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b)
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LEI
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213800ZL2PEC4C6UOQ53
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4
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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)
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Description of the financial
instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary Shares of 1.25p
Each
ISIN: GB0033147751
|
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
|
Sale of Ordinary Shares to meet tax
and administrative fees.
|
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price
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No. of shares
|
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£7.133
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58,378
|
|
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated
volume
- Aggregated
price
|
|
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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27 August 2024
|
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f)
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Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange
|
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Penny Scott-Bayfield
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
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Group Finance Director
|
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b)
|
Initial notification
/Amendment
|
Initial notification
|
|
3
|
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
|
|
b)
|
LEI
|
213800ZL2PEC4C6UOQ53
|
|
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
Identification code
|
Ordinary Shares of 1.25p
Each
ISIN: GB0033147751
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
Sale of Ordinary Shares to meet tax
and administrative fees.
|
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
Price
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No. of shares
|
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£7.133
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38,085
|
|
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated
volume
- Aggregated
price
|
|
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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27 August 2024
|
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange
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For further
information, please contact:
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
|
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Maya Abu-Deeb, Group General Counsel &
Company Secretary
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maya.abu-deeb@bloomsbury.com
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Hudson
Sandler
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+44 (0) 20 7796 4133
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Dan de Belder/ Hattie Dreyfus / Emily
Brooker
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bloomsbury@hudsonsandler.com
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