Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (1300X)
August 24 2022 - 11:01AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBMY
RNS Number : 1300X
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
24 August 2022
24 August 2022
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 22 August 2022 that the conditional
share award granted in August 2019 under the 2014 PSP vested in
full on 21 August 2022.
Nigel Newton, Chief Executive and PDMR, acquired 215,386
ordinary shares of 1.25 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
(comprising 197,901 vested 2014 PSP shares and 17,485 dividend
equivalent shares, both for nil consideration). Penny
Scott-Bayfield, Group Finance Director and PDMR, acquired 111,556
Ordinary Shares (comprising 102,500 vested 2014 PSP shares and
9,056 dividend equivalent shares, both for nil consideration).
On 22 August 2022, Mr Newton and Ms Scott-Bayfield sold 97,411
and 54,097 Ordinary Shares respectively at a share price of GBP4.13
per share in order to fund the tax liability, National Insurance
liability and administrative fees arising on vesting. Mr Newton and
Ms Scott-Bayfield retained the balance of 117,975 and 57,459
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:
PDMR Total shareholding Percentage of the
in the Company Company's issued share
capital
1,424,669 Ordinary
Nigel Newton Shares 1.745%
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94,576 Ordinary
Penny Scott-Bayfield Shares 0.116%
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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.
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a) Name Nigel Newton
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Executive
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b) Initial Initial notification
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 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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b) LEI 213800ZL2PEC4C6UOQ53
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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 Ordinary Shares of 1.25p Each
of the financial
instrument,
type of ISIN: GB0033147751
instrument
Identification
code
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b) Nature of Sale of Ordinary Shares to meet tax liability,
the transaction National Insurance liability and administrative
fees.
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c) Price(s) Price No. of shares
and volume(s) GBP4.13 97,411
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d) Aggregated
information
* Aggregated volume
* Aggregated price
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e) Date of 22 August 2022
the transaction
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f) Place of London Stock Exchange
the transaction
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a) Name Penny Scott-Bayfield
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Group Finance Director
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b) Initial Initial notification
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 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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b) LEI 213800ZL2PEC4C6UOQ53
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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 Ordinary Shares of 1.25p Each
of the financial
instrument,
type of ISIN: GB0033147751
instrument
Identification
code
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b) Nature of Sale of Ordinary Shares to meet tax liability,
the transaction National Insurance liability and administrative
fees.
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c) Price(s) Price No. of shares
and volume(s) GBP4.13 54,097
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d) Aggregated
information
* Aggregated volume
* Aggregated price
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e) Date of 22 August 2022
the transaction
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f) Place of London Stock Exchange
the transaction
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For further information, please contact:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Maya Abu-Deeb, Group General Counsel & maya.abu-deeb@bloomsbury.com
Company Secretary
Hudson Sandler +44 (0) 20 7796 4133
Dan de Belder / Hattie Dreyfus bloomsbury@hudsonsandler.com
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