Last checked at 10 Aug 2020 17:04
10 August 2020
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
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 31 July 2020 that the conditional share award granted in July 2017 under the 2014 PSP partly vested on 27 July 2020.
Nigel Newton, Chief Executive and PDMR, acquired 254,805 ordinary shares of 1.25 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") (comprising 231,061 vested 2014 PSP shares and 23,744 dividend equivalent shares, both for nil consideration). Between 29 July and 3 August 2020, Mr Newton sold 120,069 Ordinary Shares at an average price of £2.1108 per share in order to fund the tax liability, National Insurance liability and administrative fees arising on vesting.
On 7 August 2020, Mr Newton sold an additional 299 Ordinary Shares at a price of £2.06 per share in order to fund outstanding administrative fees arising on vesting and retained the balance of 134,437 Ordinary Shares.
Following this transaction, Mr Newton (including persons closely associated) holds a total of 1,151,700 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 1.46% of the Company's issued share capital.
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 | ||||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | ||||||
b) | LEI | 213800ZL2PEC4C6UOQ53 | ||||||
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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 1.25p Each
ISIN: GB0033147751 | ||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of Ordinary Shares to settle administrative fees. | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price | 299 shares £2.06 | ||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 7 August 2020 | ||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||||
Enquiries:
Maya Abu-DeebGroup General Counsel & Company SecretaryBloomsbury Publishing PlcTelephone: +44(0)20 7631 5600
Email: maya.abu-deeb@bloomsbury.com