Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Director/PDMR Shareholdings (2010I)
August 10 2021 - 10:07AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 2010I
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
10 August 2021
10 August 2021
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 3 August 2021 that the conditional
share award granted in July 2018 under the 2014 PSP vested in full
on 31 July 2021.
Nigel Newton, Chief Executive and PDMR, acquired 221,292
ordinary shares of 1.25 pence in the Company (" Ordinary Shares ")
(comprising 201,851 vested 2014 PSP shares and 19,441 dividend
equivalent shares, both for nil consideration). Penny
Scott-Bayfield, Group Finance Director and PDMR, acquired 70,635
Ordinary Shares (comprising 64,430 vested 2014 PSP shares and 6,205
dividend equivalent shares, both for nil consideration).
On 9 August 2021, Mr Newton and Ms Scott-Bayfield sold 104,558
and 33,374 Ordinary Shares respectively at an average price of
GBP3.4224 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 116,734 and
37,261 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
1,307,139 Ordinary
Nigel Newton Shares 1.6019%
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37,261 Ordinary
Penny Scott-Bayfield Shares 0.0004%
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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) GBP3.4224 104,558
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d) Aggregated
information
* Aggregated volume
* Aggregated price
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e) Date of 9 August 2021
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) GBP3.4224 33,374
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d) Aggregated
information
* Aggregated volume
* Aggregated price
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e) Date of 9 August 2021
the transaction
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f) Place of London Stock Exchange
the transaction
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Enquiries:
Maya Abu-Deeb
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Telephone: +44(0)20 7631 5600
Email: maya.abu-deeb@bloomsbury.com
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