BloomsburyPublishing - Director/PDMR Shareholding

Bloomsbury Publishing

12/08/2025 16:29

RNS Number : 0489V

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

12 August 2025

 

12 August 2025

 

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (the "Company")

 

Director/PDMR Shareholdings

 

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 11 August 2025 that the conditional share award granted in August 2022 under the 2014 PSP vested at 87% of the maximum on 10 August 2025.

Nigel Newton, Chief Executive and PDMR, acquired 112,472 ordinary shares of 1.25 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") (comprising 103,492 vested 2014 PSP shares and 8,980 dividend equivalent shares, both for nil consideration). Penny Scott-Bayfield, Group Finance Director and PDMR, acquired 70,252 Ordinary Shares (comprising 64,643 vested 2014 PSP shares and 5,609 dividend equivalent shares, both for nil consideration).

On 12 August 2025, Mr Newton and Ms Scott-Bayfield sold 50,867 and 33,185 Ordinary Shares respectively at a share price of £4.764739 per share in order to fund the tax liabilities and administrative fees arising on vesting. Mr Newton and Ms Scott-Bayfield retained the balance of 61,605 and 37,067 Ordinary Shares respectively.

Following these transactions, the shareholdings of Mr Newton and Ms Scott-Bayfield's (including persons closely associated) in the Company are as follows:

PDMR
Total shareholding in the Company
Percentage of the Company's issued share capital
Nigel Newton
1,690,596 Ordinary Shares
2.07%
Penny Scott-Bayfield
260,442 Ordinary Shares
0.32%

 

This vesting was satisfied through the transfer of shares from the Bloomsbury Employee Benefit Trust.

 

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
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
Sale of Ordinary Shares to meet tax and administrative fees.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
No. of shares
£4.764739
50,867
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Aggregated price
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange

 

 

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
Sale of Ordinary Shares to meet tax and administrative fees.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
No. of shares
£4.764739
33,185
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Aggregated price
e)
Date of the transaction
12 August 2025
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 / Emily Brooker
bloomsbury@hudsonsandler.com

 

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