11th Jun 2008 11:01
For immediate release 10 June 2008
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
("Bloomsbury" or "the Company")
Notification of Interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") and connected persons
Bloomsbury announces that grants have been made to the Directors and PDMRs in the Company's ordinary shares of 1.25p each ("Shares").
On 5 June 2008 the Company made the following awards of Shares ("Awards") under the Bloomsbury Sharesave Scheme ("Sharesave"):
Executive Directors
Name |
Role |
Sharesave Award (number) |
Option price |
Total Sharesave Awards (including current award) |
Nigel Newton |
Chief Executive |
8,131 |
115.6p |
8,131 |
Colin Adams |
Group Finance Director |
8,131 |
115.6p |
8,131 |
Richard Charkin |
Executive Director |
8,131 |
115.6p |
8,131 |
The total number of Shares awarded to Executive Directors under the Sharesave is equal to 0.033% of the issued share capital of the Company.
PDMRs
Name |
Sharesave Award (number) |
Option price |
Total Awards (including current award) |
Kathy Rooney |
8,131 |
115.6p |
8,131 |
Jill Coleman |
3,252 |
115.6p |
3,252 |
Awards granted under Sharesave will vest on 1 July 2011. It is intended that the Company will use newly issued shares to fulfil any obligation arising from the vesting of the Awards.
The notification of these Awards is intended to satisfy the Company's obligations under Disclosure Rule 3.1.4.
Ian Portal
Group Company Secretary
Related Shares:
Bloomsbury