Regulatory announcements
Director/PDMR Shareholdings
24 August 2022
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 22 August 2022 that the conditional share award granted in August 2019 under the 2014 PSP vested in full on 21 August 2022.
Nigel Newton, Chief Executive and PDMR, acquired 215,386 ordinary shares of 1.25 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") (comprising 197,901 vested 2014 PSP shares and 17,485 dividend equivalent shares, both for nil consideration). Penny Scott-Bayfield, Group Finance Director and PDMR, acquired 111,556 Ordinary Shares (comprising 102,500 vested 2014 PSP shares and 9,056 dividend equivalent shares, both for nil consideration).
On 22 August 2022, Mr Newton and Ms Scott-Bayfield sold 97,411 and 54,097 Ordinary Shares respectively at a share price of £4.13 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 117,975 and 57,459 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 | 1,424,669 Ordinary Shares | 1.745% |
Penny Scott-Bayfield | 94,576 Ordinary Shares | 0.116% |
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 liability, National Insurance liability and administrative fees. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 22 August 2022 | ||||
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 liability, National Insurance liability and administrative fees. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price | |||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 22 August 2022 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
For further information, please contact:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc | |
Maya Abu-Deeb, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary | |
Hudson Sandler | +44 (0) 20 7796 4133 |
Dan de Belder / Hattie Dreyfus |
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