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Literacy Capital PLC - PDMR Dealing Announcement

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Literacy Capital PLC
28 May 2026
 

28 May 2026

 

Literacy Capital plc ("Literacy" or the "Company")

 

PDMR Dealing Announcement

 

Literacy Capital plc (LSE:BOOK), a listed investment trust primarily focused on investing directly into private businesses based in the UK, announces that Book Asset Management LLP, a PDMR and Investment Manager of Literacy Capital plc, on 27 May 2026 purchased 30,000 ordinary shares of £0.001 each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company at a price of 305 pence per Ordinary Share.

Post this transaction, Book Asset Management LLP's total beneficial interest in the Company is 35,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.05% of the Company's issued share capital.

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK version of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC, which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended, provides further detail.

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

Book Asset Management LLP

2.       

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR, Investment Manager of the Company

b)

Initial notification / Amendment

Initial notification

3.       

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Literacy Capital plc

b)

LEI

2549006P3DFN5HLFGR54

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

Ordinary Shares

Identification code

ISIN: GB00BMF1L080

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price (s)

Volume (s)

£3.05

 

30,000

 

d)

Aggregate information


- Aggregate volume

30,000 shares in aggregate

- Total Price

£91,500

e)

Date of the transaction

27 May 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

 

 

 

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For further information, please contact:

 

Literacy Capital plc / Book Asset Management LLP

Richard Pindar / Aasha Tailor

+44 (0) 20 3960 0280

 

MHP Group

Reg Hoare / Ollie Hoare / Matthew Taylor

book@mhpgroup.com

+44 (0) 7817 458 804

 

Deutsche Numis

Hugh Jonathan / George Shiel

+44 (0) 20 7260 1000

 

 

 

About Literacy Capital plc

 

Literacy Capital (BOOK.L) is a closed-end investment company that was co-founded by Paul Pindar and Richard Pindar in 2017 with £54m of capital. Literacy listed on the London Stock Exchange in June 2021, before gaining Investment Trust status on 1 April 2022. The Company focuses on opportunities to invest for the long-term in growing private businesses where a clear route to creating additional value can be seen with its support.

 

It also has a unique charitable objective, to donate 0.5% of annual NAV to charities focused on improving UK literacy in children. £13.1m has been donated or reserved for donation to charities since the trust's creation in 2017. For more information, please visit our website: www.literacycapital.com.

 

A copy of this announcement will be available on the Company's website at www.literacycapital.com.

 

This announcement is for information purposes only and is not an offer to invest. All investments are subject to risk.  Past performance is no guarantee of future returns.  Prospective investors are advised to seek expert legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making any investment decision.  The value of investments may fluctuate.  Results achieved in the past are no guarantee of future results. Neither the content of the Company's website, nor the content on any website accessible from hyperlinks on its website for any other website, is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement nor, unless previously published by means of a recognised information service, should any such content be relied upon in reaching a decision as to whether or not to acquire, continue to hold, or dispose of, securities in the Company.

 

LEI: 2549006P3DFN5HLFGR54

 

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