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RNS Number : 9756X  Blackbird PLC  25 March 2026

25 March 2026

 

Blackbird plc

(the "Company")

 

Director / PDMR Shareholding

 

Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD), the technology licensor, developer and seller of
both the market-leading cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, and
the multiplayer editor in a browser, elevate.io, was informed that, on 24
March 2026, Ian McDonough, the Company's Executive Chair, bought 2,560,700
ordinary shares of 0.8 pence each in the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") at a
price of 1.932 pence per Ordinary Share.

Following the above purchase, Ian McDonough and his wife, Syarifah Aidid, now
have a total beneficial interest in 15,658,482 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to
approximately 3.26 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

The FCA notification in relation to the above and made in accordance with the
requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation is appended below.

 

Enquiries:

 Blackbird plc                                                Tel: +44 (0)20 8879 7245

 Ian McDonough, Executive Chairman
 Stephen White, Chief Operating and Financial Officer

 Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)       Tel: +44 (0)20 3328 5656
 Nick Naylor (Corporate Finance), Amrit Nahal (Equity Sales)

 

About Blackbird plc

 

Blackbird plc operates in the fast-growing SaaS, Media and Entertainment and
content creation markets.  Blackbird plc's patented technology allows for
frame accurate navigation, playback, viewing and editing in the cloud and it
has two products. BlackbirdⓇ a market leading suite of cloud-native
computing applications, is used by rights holders, broadcasters, sports and
news video specialists, live events and content owners, post production
houses, other mass market digital video channels and corporations.

 

elevate.io is the company's new online collaborative content creation platform
currently in general release. elevate.io (http://elevate.io/)
(http://elevate.io/) is built using Blackbird's core technology and is aimed
at professional teams and the fast growing Creator Economy.

Blackbird plc also licenses its core video technology, under its 'Powered by
Blackbird' licensing model, enabling video companies to accelerate their path
to true cloud business models.

 

www.blackbirdplc.com www.blackbird.video (http://www.blackbird.video/)
(http://www.blackbird.video/)

www.linkedin.com/company/blackbird
(http://www.linkedin.com/company/blackbird-cloud) -
(http://www.linkedin.com/company/blackbird-cloud) cloud
(http://www.linkedin.com/company/blackbird-cloud)
(http://www.linkedin.com/company/blackbird-cloud)
 www.twitter.com/blackbirdcloud (http://www.twitter.com/blackbirdcloud)
(http://www.twitter.com/blackbirdcloud) www.facebook.com/blackbirdplc
(http://www.facebook.com/blackbirdplc) (http://www.facebook.com/blackbirdplc)
 www.youtube.com/c/blackbirdcloud (http://www.youtube.com/c/blackbirdcloud)

www.elevate.io (http://www.elevate.io/) (http://www.elevate.io/)

 

 

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                                                         Ian McDonough
 2    Reason for the notification
 a)   Position/status                                              Executive Chair
 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
 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  Ordinary Shares of 0.8p each

      Identification code

                                                                   GB0004740477
 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Purchase of ordinary shares

 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                   1.932p      2,560,700
 d)   Aggregated information

      - Aggregated volume                                          N/a

      - Price
 e)   Date of the transaction                                      24 March 2026
 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, XLON

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Executive Chair

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

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 0.8p each

 

GB0004740477

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of ordinary shares

 

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 Price(s)  Volume(s)
 1.932p      2,560,700

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

N/a

e)

Date of the transaction

24 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

 

 

 

 

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