Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (0987K)

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RNS Number : 0987K

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

04 July 2017

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters

 
                                                     State whether the notification 
                                                      relates to (i) a transaction 
                                                      notified in accordance 
                                                      with DTR 3.1.2 R, (ii) 
                                                      a disclosure made in 
                                                      accordance with LR 9.8.6R(1) 
                                                      or (iii) a disclosure 
                                                      made in accordance with 
                                                      section 793 of the Companies 
 1.    Name of the issuer                      2.     Act (2006). 
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       BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING                         (i) DISCLOSURE FOR AN 
        PLC                                           EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
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                                                     State whether notification 
                                                      relates to a person 
                                                      connected with a person 
                                                      discharging managerial 
                                                      responsibilities/director 
       Name of person discharging                     named in 3 and identify 
 3.     managerial responsibilities/director   4.     the connected person 
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       NIGEL NEWTON 
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       Indicate whether the 
        notification is in 
        respect of a holding                         Description of shares 
        of the person referred                        (including class), debentures 
        to in 3 or 4 above                            or derivatives or financial 
        or in respect of a                            instruments relating 
 5.     non-beneficial interest                6.     to shares 
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       HOLDING OF THE PERSON                         ORDINARY 1.25 PENCE 
        REFERRED TO IN 3                              SHARES 
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       Name of registered 
        shareholders(s) and, 
        if more than one, 
        the number of shares                         State the nature of 
 7.     held by each of them                   8      the transaction 
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       NIGEL NEWTON                                  SALE OF SHARES 
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                                                     Percentage of issued 
                                                      class acquired (treasury 
       Number of shares,                              shares of that class 
        debentures or financial                       should not be taken 
        instruments relating                          into account when calculating 
 9.     to shares acquired                     10.    percentage) 
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                                                     Percentage of issued 
                                                      class disposed (treasury 
       Number of shares,                              shares of that class 
        debentures or financial                       should not be taken 
        instruments relating                          into account when calculating 
 11.    to shares disposed                     12.    percentage) 
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       60,683                                        0.08% 
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       Price per share or 
 13.    value of transaction                   14.   Date and place of transaction 
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       175 PENCE                                     28 JUNE 2017, LONDON 
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       Total holding following 
        notification and total 
        percentage holding 
        following notification 
        (any treasury shares 
        should not be taken 
        into account when                            Date issuer informed 
 15.    calculating percentage)                16.    of transaction 
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       1,147,263 (1.5%)                              28 JUNE 2017 
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If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

 
                                            Period during which or 
   17    Date of grant                18.    date on which exercisable 
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         Total amount paid                  Description of shares or 
          (if any) for grant                 debentures involved (class 
 19.      of the option               20.    and number) 
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         Exercise price (if 
          fixed at time of grant)           Total number of shares 
          or indication that                 or debentures over which 
          price is to be fixed               options held following 
 21.      at the time of exercise     22.    notification 
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                                            Name of contact and telephone 
   23.   Any additional information   24.    number for queries 
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                                            MICHAEL DAYKIN 
                                             GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY 
                                             BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC 
                                             0207 631 5627 
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   Name of authorised official of issuer responsible 
   for making notification 
   MICHAEL DAYKIN 
 
   Date of notification 
   4 JULY 2017 
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Notes: This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DTR 3.1.4.

(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

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