Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (1679L)
September 01 2023 - 8:05AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1679L
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
01 September 2023
1 September 2023
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 29 August 2023 that the conditional
share award granted in August 2020 under the 2014 PSP vested in
full on 29 August 2023.
Nigel Newton, Chief Executive and PDMR, acquired 243,947
ordinary shares of 1.25 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
(comprising 222,142 vested 2014 PSP shares and 21,805 dividend
equivalent shares, both for nil consideration). Penny
Scott-Bayfield, Group Finance Director and PDMR, acquired 152,375
Ordinary Shares (comprising 138,755 vested 2014 PSP shares and
13,620 dividend equivalent shares, both for nil consideration).
On 30 August 2023, Mr Newton and Ms Scott-Bayfield sold 110,332
and 71,979 Ordinary Shares respectively at a share price of GBP4.05
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 133,615 and 80,396 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
1,558,284 Ordinary
Nigel Newton Shares 1.91%
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184,712 Ordinary
Penny Scott-Bayfield Shares 0.23%
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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 and administrative
the transaction fees.
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c) Price(s) Price No. of shares
and volume(s) GBP4.05 110,332
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d) Aggregated
information
* Aggregated volume
* Aggregated price
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e) Date of 30 August 2023
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 and administrative
the transaction fees.
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c) Price(s) Price No. of shares
and volume(s) GBP4.05 71,979
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d) Aggregated
information
* Aggregated volume
* Aggregated price
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e) Date of 30 August 2023
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 / Emily Brooker bloomsbury@hudsonsandler.com
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