23 Mar 2021 07:00
23 March 2021
Blackbird plc
(the "Company")
Director / PDMR Shareholding
Blackbird (AIM: BIRD), the developer and seller of the market-leading cloud video editing platform, Blackbird, was informed that, on 22 March 2021, Ian McDonough, Chief Executive Officer, and Syarifah Aidid, a person closely associated with Ian McDonough, each bought 100,000 ordinary shares of 0.8 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 25.365 pence per Ordinary Share. Following the above purchases, Ian McDonough and his wife, Syarifah Aidid, now have a total beneficial interest in 8,130,236 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to approximately 2.41 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.
Additionally, Blackbird was informed that, on 22 March 2021, Andrew Bentley, Chairman of the Company, bought 78,500 Ordinary Shares at a price of 25.35 pence per Ordinary Share. Andrew Bentley now has a total beneficial interest in 179,929 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to approximately 0.05 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.
Contacts:
Blackbird plc |
Tel: +44 (0)20 8879 7245 |
Ian McDonough, Chief Executive Officer | |
Stephen White, Chief Operating and Financial Officer | |
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) | Tel: +44 (0)20 3328 5656 |
Nick Naylor / Asha Chotai (Corporate Finance) | |
Amrit Nahal (Sales and Corporate Broking) | |
About Blackbird plc
Blackbird operates in the fast-growing SaaS and cloud video market, and has created the world's most advanced suite of cloud-native computing applications for video, all underpinned by its lightning-fast codec. Blackbird's patented technology allows for frame accurate navigation, playback, viewing and editing in the cloud. Blackbird underpins multiple applications, which are used by rights holders, broadcasters, sports and news video specialists, esports, live events and content owners, post-production houses, other mass market digital video channels and corporations.
Since it is cloud-native, Blackbird removes the need for costly, high end workstations and can be used from almost anywhere on almost any device. It also allows full visibility on multi-location digital content, improves time to market for live content such as video clips and highlights for social media distribution, and ultimately results in much more effective monetisation.
Blackbird® is a registered trademark of Blackbird plc.
Websiteswww.blackbird.video
Social media
www.linkedin.com/company/blackbird-cloudwww.twitter.com/blackbirdcloudwww.facebook.com/blackbirdplc
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 |
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2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Blackbird plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138006DWRVTIAVW3415 | ||||
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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 | |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 0.8p each | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | n/a | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 22 March 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name |
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2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | A person closely associated with the Chief Executive Officer, Ian McDonough | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3
| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Blackbird plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138006DWRVTIAVW3415 | ||||
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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 | |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 0.8p each | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | n/a | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 22 March 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name |
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2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chairman | ||||
b)
| Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Blackbird plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 2138006DWRVTIAVW3415 | ||||
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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 | |||||
a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 0.8p each | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | n/a | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 22 March 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON |