(Sharecast News) - Bloomsbury Publishing revealed on Tuesday that non-executive director Leslie-Ann Reed had acquired 12,139 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed publishing house.

Reed, who joined the Bloomsbury board in July 2019, purchased the shares on Monday at an average price of 659.0p each, for a total value of £79,996.01.

As of 1600 GMT, Bloomsbury Publishing shares were down 0.89% at 666.0p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY)

Director name: Reed,Leslie-Ann

Amount purchased: 12,139 @ 659.00p

Value: £79,996.01

Galileo Resources (GLR)

Director name: Silberstein ,Joel

Amount purchased: 369,863 @ 1.10p

Value: £4,050.00

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