21st February 2012
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 |
| 2 Reason for the notification (yes/no): |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
yes |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
no |
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
no |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
no |
| Other (please specify): |
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no |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii |
Standard Life Investments Ltd |
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv |
Vidacos Nominees |
| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached): |
17/02/2012 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
20/02/2012 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii |
5% |
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| 8: Notified Details |
| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
| Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code |
GB0033147751 |
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| Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
| Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
| 3,897,930 |
3,897,930 |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of
voting rights |
| Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
| 3,678,073 |
3,678,073 |
0 |
4.981% |
0% |
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired
(if the instrument exercised/converted) |
Percentage of voting rights |
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
Type of financial
instrument |
Exercise
price |
Expiration
date |
Exercise/
Conversion
period |
Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to |
% of voting rights |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
| Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
| 3,678,073 |
4.981% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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| Proxy Voting: |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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| 13. Additional information: |
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| 14. Contact name: |
Michael Daykin
Group Company Secretary,
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| 15. Contact telephone number: |
0207 631 5627 |
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