Director/PDMR Shareholdings

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

10 September 2026

 

10 September 2026

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (the “Company”)

Director/PDMR Shareholdings

Sale of shares following the vesting and exercise of options under the Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2023 Executive Share Plan (“2023 ESP”)

The Company announced on 2 September 2026 that the conditional share award granted in August 2023 under the 2023 ESP vested at 86.2% of the maximum on 29 August 2026.

Nigel Newton, Executive Chairman and PDMR, acquired 138,045 ordinary shares of 1.25 pence in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) (comprising 128,769 vested 2023 ESP shares and 9,276 dividend equivalent shares, both for nil consideration). Jenny Ridout, Global Managing Director, Academic & Professional Division and PDMR, acquired 33,080 Ordinary Shares (comprising 30,858 vested 2023 ESP shares and 2,222 dividend equivalent shares, both for nil consideration).

Over a period to 4 September 2026, Mr Newton and Ms Ridout sold 62,125 and 15,549 Ordinary Shares respectively at a share price of £6.2508 per share in order to fund the tax liabilities and administrative fees arising on vesting. Mr Newton and Ms Ridout retained the balance of 75,920 and 17,531 Ordinary Shares respectively.

Following these transactions, the shareholdings of Mr Newton and Ms Ridout (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	1,786,816 Ordinary Shares	2.19%
Jenny Ridout	69,987 Ordinary Shares	0.09%

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	Executive Chairman
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 £6.2508 62,125
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Aggregated price
e)	Date of the transaction	04 September 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Jenny Ridout
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Global Managing Director, Academic & Professional Division
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 £6.2508 15,549
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Aggregated price
e)	Date of the transaction	4 September 2026
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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