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18th January 2010
Holding(s) in Company
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii |
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
GB0033147751 |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
X |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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| Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii |
Norges Bank |
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv |
N/A |
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v |
15th January 2010 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
18th January 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii |
3% |
| 8. Notified details: |
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number
of
Shares |
Number
of
Voting
Rights |
Number
of shares |
Number of voting
rights |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
Direct |
Indirect |
| GB0033147751 |
2,133,549 |
2,133,549 |
2,228,549 |
2,228,549 |
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3.02% |
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
Type of financial
instrument |
Expiration
date xiii |
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv |
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted. |
% of voting
rights |
| N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
Type of financial
instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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| N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Nominal |
Delta |
| N/A |
N/A |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
| Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
| 2,228,549 |
3.02% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
N/A |
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| Proxy Voting: |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: |
Norges Bank |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold: |
N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights: |
N/A |
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13. Additional information: |
None |
| 14. Contact name: |
Jonas Lexmark |
| 15. Contact telephone number: |
+47 24 07 31 34 |
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