Director/PDMR Shareholding
Source: RNS
2 November 2022
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholdings
Exercise of SAYE Option
On 1 November 2022, Penny Scott-Bayfield, Group Finance Director and PDMR, exercised her SAYE option under the Company's 2019 Sharesave Plan to buy a total of 9,740 ordinary shares of 1.25 pence in the Company at £1.848 per share.
The exercise will be satisfied through the transfer of shares from the Bloomsbury Employee Benefit Trust.
Following this transaction, the shareholding of Ms Scott-Bayfield in the Company will be as follows:
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PDMR
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Total shareholding in the Company |
Percentage of the Company's issued share capital |
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Penny Scott-Bayfield |
104,316 Ordinary Shares |
0.128% |
Notifications
The relevant notification set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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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)
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3
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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
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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)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 1.25p Each
ISIN: GB0033147751 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Exercise of an option to acquire ordinary shares under the Company's 2019 Sharesave Plan |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information |
N/A |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
1 November 2022 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
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For further information, please contact:
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
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Maya Abu-Deeb, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary |
maya.abu-deeb@bloomsbury.com |
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Hudson Sandler |
+44 (0) 20 7796 4133 |
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Dan de Belder / Hattie Dreyfus |
bloomsbury@hudsonsandler.com |
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