Blackbird PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (0989A)

TIDMBIRD

RNS Number : 0989A

Blackbird PLC

28 May 2021

28 May 2021

Blackbird plc

(the "Company")

Director / PDMR Shareholding

Blackbird (AIM: BIRD), the developer and seller of the market-leading cloud video editing platform, Blackbird , was informed that, on 27 May 2021, Andrew Bentley, the Chairman bought 56,725 ordinary shares of 0.8 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 34.9 pence per Ordinary Share. Following the above purchases, Andrew Bentley, now has a total beneficial interest in 236,654 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to approximately 0.07 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

Contacts:

 
 
   Blackbird plc                                  Tel: [phone] 
 Ian McDonough, Chief Executive Officer 
 Stephen White, Chief Operating and Financial 
  Officer 
 
 Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser     Tel: [phone] 
  and Broker) 
 Nick Naylor (Corporate Finance) 
 Amrit Nahal (Sales and Corporate Broking) 
 
 

About Blackbird p lc

Blackbird operates in the fast-growing SaaS and cloud video market, and has created the world's most advanced suite of cloud-native computing applications for video, all underpinned by its lightning-fast codec. Blackbird's patented technology allows for frame accurate navigation, playback, viewing and editing in the cloud. Blackbird underpins multiple applications, which are used by rights holders, broadcasters, sports and news video specialists, esports, live events and content owners, post-production houses, other mass market digital video channels and corporations.

Since it is cloud-native, Blackbird removes the need for costly, high end workstations and can be used from almost anywhere on almost any device. It also allows full visibility on multi-location digital content, improves time to market for live content such as video clips and highlights for digital distribution, and ultimately results in much more effective monetisation.

Blackbird(R) is a registered trademark of Blackbird plc.

Websites

www.blackbird.video

Social media

www.linkedin.com/company/blackbird-cloud

www.twitter.com/blackbirdcloud

www.facebook.com/blackbirdplc

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                                Andrew Bentley 
     ---------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                    Chairman 
     ---------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 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       Ordinary Shares of 0.8p each 
       instrument, type of instrument 
       Identification code 
     ---------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction          Purchase of ordinary shares 
     ---------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)              Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                           34.9p      56,725 
     ---------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information             n/a 
       - Aggregated volume 
       - Price 
     ---------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction            27 May 2021 
     ---------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction           London Stock Exchange, XLON 
     ---------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 

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