Director/PDMR Shareholding
Blackbird plc announced that its Executive Chair, Ian McDonough, purchased 2,560,700 ordinary shares at 1.932 pence per share on March 24, 2026. Following this acquisition, Ian McDonough and his wife now beneficially own 15,658,482 ordinary shares, representing approximately 3.26% of the company's issued share capital. This transaction indicates confidence from a key executive in the company's prospects.
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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.
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| 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 | ||||
| a) | Name | Blackbird plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138006DWRVTIAVW3415 | ||||
| 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) |
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| 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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