Director/PDMR Shareholding

Literacy Capital PLC

09 April 2026

 

09 April 2026

Literacy Capital plc ("Literacy Capital" or the "Company")

Director / PDMR Shareholding

The Company announces further to its Director / PDMR Shareholding announcement on 30 January 2025 that Paul Pindar, the Chair of the Company, has repaid in full the personal loan facility with HSBC entered into to provide liquidity for personal property investment commitments, as referred to in that announcement.

The Company has received confirmation that the charge over the 15,000,000 Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") previously pledged as security against that facility has been released. These 15,000,000 Ordinary Shares are now unencumbered.

Mr Pindar's shareholding in the Company remains unchanged at 15,500,000 Ordinary Shares. Mr Pindar, together with his wife, Sharon Pindar, continue to own 17,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing over 28% of the Company's issued share capital. They have not sold any shares in Literacy Capital since the Company's Admission to the London Stock Exchange in June 2021.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Paul Pindar
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chair
b)	Initial notification / Amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Literacy Capital plc
b)	LEI	2549006P3DFN5HLFGR54
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	Ordinary Shares
	Identification code	ISIN: GB00BMF1L080
b)	Nature of the transaction	The release of a pledge over 15,000,000 Ordinary Shares previously granted as security in connection with a personal loan facility with HSBC.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price: N/A Volume: 15,000,000
d)	Aggregate information	As above
	- Aggregate volume
	- Total Exercise Price
e)	Date of the transaction	07 April 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Off-market
g)	Additional information	N/A

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For further information, please contact:

Literacy Capital plc / Book Asset Management LLP

Richard Pindar / Aasha Tailor

[phone]

MHP Group

Reg Hoare / Ollie Hoare / Matthew Taylor

[e-mail]

[phone]

Deutsche Numis

Hugh Jonathan / George Shiel

[phone]

A copy of this announcement will be available on the Company's website at www.literacycapital.com.

Neither the content of the Company's website, nor the content on any website accessible from hyperlinks on its website for any other website, is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement nor, unless previously published by means of a recognised information service, should any such content be relied upon in reaching a decision as to whether or not to acquire, continue to hold, or dispose of, securities in the Company.

LEI: 2549006P3DFN5HLFGR54

 

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