Director/PDMR Shareholding
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc announced that conditional share awards under the 2023 Executive Share Plan vested at 86.2% of the maximum, resulting in Chief Executive Nigel Newton acquiring 138,045 ordinary shares and Global Managing Director Jenny Ridout acquiring 33,080 ordinary shares, both for nil consideration. Following these transactions, Nigel Newton now holds 1,848,941 ordinary shares, representing 2.27% of the company's issued share capital, and Jenny Ridout holds 85,536 ordinary shares, representing 0.10%. These share acquisitions were satisfied through the transfer of shares from the Bloomsbury Employee Benefit Trust.
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As noted in the Company's annual report and accounts, on Saturday 29 August 2026, the conditional share awards granted in August 2023 under the 2023 ESP vested at 86.2% of the maximum based on the level of the Company's achievement against relevant performance conditions.
Nigel Newton, Chief Executive and PDMR, acquired 138,045 ordinary shares of 1.25 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") (comprising 128,769 vested 2023 ESP shares and 9,276 dividend equivalent shares, both for nil consideration).
Jenny Ridout, Global Managing Director, Academic & Professional Division and PDMR, acquired 33,080 Ordinary Shares (comprising 30,858 vested 2023 ESP shares and 2,222 dividend equivalent shares, both for nil consideration).
Following these transactions, the shareholdings of Mr Newton and Ms Jenny Ridout (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 | 1,848,941 Ordinary Shares | 2.27% |
| Jenny Ridout | 85,536 Ordinary Shares | 0.10% |
This vesting was satisfied through the transfer of shares from the Bloomsbury Employee Benefit Trust.
Notifications
| 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 |
| a) | Name | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| b) | LEI | 213800ZL2PEC4C6UOQ53 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 1.25p Each ISIN: GB0033147751 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Vesting of 2023 ESP 2. Receipt of dividend equivalent shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price No. of shares 0p 138,045 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price | 138,045 shares 0 pence |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 1. 2 9 August 2026 2. 29 August 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Jenny Ridout |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Global Managing Director, Academic & Professional Division |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| b) | LEI | 213800ZL2PEC4C6UOQ53 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 1.25p Each ISIN: GB0033147751 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Vesting of 2023 ESP 2. Receipt of dividend equivalent shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price No. of shares 0p 33,080 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price | 33,080 shares 0 pence |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 1. 29 August 2026 2. 29 August 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
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