Director/PDMR Shareholding

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 £4.05 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 in the Company	Percentage of the Company's issued share capital
Nigel Newton	1,558,284 Ordinary Shares	1.91%
Penny Scott-Bayfield	184,712 Ordinary Shares	0.23%

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
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive
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.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price No. of shares £4.05 110,332
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Aggregated price
e)	Date of the transaction	30 August 2023
f)	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	Group Finance Director
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.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price No. of shares £4.05 71,979
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Aggregated price
e)	Date of the transaction	30 August 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

For further information, please contact:

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Maya Abu-Deeb, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary	[e-mail]
Hudson Sandler	[phone]
Dan de Belder / Emily Brooker	[e-mail]

 

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