16th May 2018 14:42
16 May 2018
Blue Prism Group plc
("Blue Prism" or the "Group")
DIRECTOR / PDMR SHAREHOLDING
Blue Prism (AIM: PRSM), a global leader in Robotic Process Automation ("RPA"), announces that certain Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") have today sold an aggregate of 1,080,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Group ("Ordinary Shares"), representing approximately 1.6 per cent of the issued share capital of Blue Prism at a price of 1530 pence per share.
The shares were sold pursuant to a Trading Plan entered into between each party and Investec Bank plc on 30 April 2018. The details of participation in the disposal as follows:
PDMR Dealings
David Moss sold 520,000 Ordinary Shares. Following this sale, David Moss retains an interest in 2,621,872 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 4.0 per cent of Blue Prism's issued share capital.
Martin Flood sold 300,000 Ordinary Shares. Following this sale, Martin Flood retains an interest in 250,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.4 per cent of Blue Prism's issued share capital.
Patrick Geary sold 260,000 Ordinary Shares. Following this sale, Patrick Geary retains an interest in 508,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.8 per cent of Blue Prism's issued share capital.
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
(a) | Name | David Moss | |
2. | Reason for the notification | ||
(a) | Position/status | Chief Technology Officer | |
(b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | |
3. | Details of the issuer | ||
(a) | Name | BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC | |
(b) | LEI | 2138006DQE9FNUW8KO83 | |
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 | Ordinary shares of £0.01 each | |
(b) | Identification code of the Financial Instrument | GB00BYQ0HV16 | |
(c) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares
| |
(d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
1530.00p | 520,000 | ||
(e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | |
(f) | Date of the transaction | 16 May 2018 | |
(g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
(a) | Name | Martin Flood | |
2. | Reason for the notification | ||
(a) | Position/status | Director of Sales | |
(b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | |
3. | Details of the issuer | ||
(a) | Name | BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC | |
(b) | LEI | 2138006DQE9FNUW8KO83 | |
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 | Ordinary shares of £0.01 each | |
(b) | Identification code of the Financial Instrument | GB00BYQ0HV16 | |
(c) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares
| |
(d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
1530.00p | 300,000 | ||
(e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | |
(f) | Date of the transaction | 16 May 2018 | |
(g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
(a) | Name | Patrick Geary | |
2. | Reason for the notification | ||
(a) | Position/status | Chief Evangelist | |
(b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial notification | |
3. | Details of the issuer | ||
(a) | Name | BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC | |
(b) | LEI | 2138006DQE9FNUW8KO83 | |
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 | Ordinary shares of £0.01 each | |
(b) | Identification code of the Financial Instrument | GB00BYQ0HV16 | |
(c) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares
| |
(d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
1530.00p | 260,000 | ||
(e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | |
(f) | Date of the transaction | 16 May 2018 | |
(g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
For further information please contact:
Blue Prism Group plc Alastair Bathgate, Chief Executive Officer Ijoma Maluza, Chief Financial Officer | via FTI Consulting |
Investec Bank plc Andrew Pinder Carlton Nelson Sebastian Lawrence | Tel: +44 (0)20 7597 5970 |
FTI Consulting Matt Dixon Dwight Burden | Tel: +44 (0)20 3727 1000 |
About Blue Prism
Blue Prism, a UK-headquartered global software company, is a leader in RPA, which enables blue-chip organisations to create a digital workforce powered by Blue Prism's software robots that are trained to automate routine back-office clerical tasks. The Group's enterprise-grade software enables the automation of manual, rules-based, administrative processes to create a more agile, cost effective and accurate back-office.
Blue Prism's RPA software delivers the world's most successful digital workforce and has executed over 1 billion transactions for its customers, which include AEGON, BNY Mellon, Commerzbank, IBM, ING, Maersk, Nokia, Nordea, Procter & Gamble, Raiffeisen Bank, Siemens, Westpac and Zurich. As at 31 October 2017, Blue Prism had 187 employees based out of offices in Newton le Willows and London (UK), Sydney (Australia), Tokyo (Japan), Bangalore (India), Austin, Miami, Chicago, New York Washington DC and San Francisco (US), Munich (Germany) and Paris (France).
For more information visit www.blueprism.com and follow the Group on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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