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:
| PDMR
| Total shareholding in the Company | Percentage of the Company's issued share capital |
| 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.
| 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 | Exercise of an option to acquire ordinary shares under the Company's 2019 Sharesave Plan | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 1 November 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 | maya.abu-deeb@bloomsbury.com |
| Hudson Sandler | +44 (0) 20 7796 4133 |
| Dan de Belder / Hattie Dreyfus | bloomsbury@hudsonsandler.com |
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