Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Dec 4, 2019
Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements
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Blackbird PLC
04 December 2019
4 December 2019
Blackbird plc
("Blackbird" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding and Total Voting Rights
Blackbird plc (AIM: BIRD), developer and seller of the patented market-leading cloud video editing platform Blackbird, announces an update on the Director/PDMR shareholdings in the Company pursuant to the Company's placing announced on 29 November 2019 (the "Placing"). Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement shall have the meanings given to such terms in the announcement issued by the Company dated 29 November 2019 unless otherwise defined herein.
The table below sets out the Directors' shareholdings in the Company subsequent to the First Admission (which occurred this morning) and to the Second Admission (which is expected to occur on 18 December 2019 and is subject to shareholder approval).
| Prior to the Placing | First Admission | Second Admission | ||||||
| Director | Number of Ordinary Shares | Percentage of Ordinary Shares | Number of Ordinary Shares | Percentage of Ordinary Shares | Expected Number of Ordinary Shares |
Expected Percentage of Ordinary Shares | ||
| Stephen Streater | 64,485,714 | 21.81% | 64,485,714 | 19.86% | 64,485,714 | 19.24% | ||
| Ian McDonough* | 20,082,796 | 6.79% | 20,082,796 | 6.19% | 22,752,804 | 6.79% | ||
| Stephen White | - | - | - | - | 214,286 | 0.06% | ||
| Andrew Bentley | 30,000 | 0.01% | 30,000 | 0.01% | 101,429 | 0.03% | ||
| David Main* | 1,035,714 | 0.35% | 1,035,714 | 0.32% | 1,107,143 | 0.33% | ||
| Dawn Airey | - | - | - | - | 71,429 | 0.02% | ||
*and family interests
Total Voting Rights
Following First Admission which occurred on 4 December 2019, the Company's enlarged issued share capital comprises 324,623,725 Ordinary Shares, with voting rights. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of Ordinary Shares in the Company with voting rights is 324,623,725.
Following Second Admission, the Company's enlarged issued share capital will comprise 335,239,092 Ordinary Shares, with voting rights. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of Ordinary Shares in the Company with voting rights will be 335,239,092.
These figures may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Contacts
| Blackbird plc | Tel: +44 (0)20 8879 7245 |
| Ian McDonough, Chief Executive Officer | |
| Adrian Lambert, Marketing Director | |
| Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) | Tel: +44 (0)20 3328 5656 |
| Nick Naylor | |
| Nicholas Chambers |
About Blackbird plc
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 social media distribution, and ultimately results in much more effective monetisation.
Blackbird® 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
Ian McDonough
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Executive Officer
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 instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 0.8p each in Blackbird plc
Identification code (ISIN) for Blackbird plc ordinary shares: GB0004740477
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 14p | 717,136 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
18 December 2019
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a Trading Venue - placing of new ordinary shares
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Andrew Bentley
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive 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 instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 0.8p each in Blackbird plc
Identification code (ISIN) for Blackbird plc ordinary shares: GB0004740477
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 14p | 71,429 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
18 December 2019
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a Trading Venue - placing of new ordinary shares
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
David Main
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive Director
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 instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 0.8p each in Blackbird plc
Identification code (ISIN) for Blackbird plc ordinary shares: GB0004740477
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 14p | 71,429 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
18 December 2019
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a Trading Venue - placing of new ordinary shares
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Stephen White
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Operating and Financial Officer
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 instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 0.8p each in Blackbird plc
Identification code (ISIN) for Blackbird plc ordinary shares: GB0004740477
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 14p | 214,286 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
18 December 2019
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a Trading Venue - placing of new ordinary shares
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Dawn Airey
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive Director
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 instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 0.8p each in Blackbird plc
Identification code (ISIN) for Blackbird plc ordinary shares: GB0004740477
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 14p | 71,429 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
18 December 2019
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a Trading Venue - placing of new ordinary shares
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