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23rd July 2008
Holding(s) in Company
TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| 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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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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: |
Capital Group International, Inc. |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
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| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
21 July 2008 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
22 July 2008 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
7% |
| 8. Notified details: |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
| Class/type of shares
if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights viii |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights ix |
% of voting rights |
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Indirect |
Direct x |
Indirect xi |
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Indirect |
Ordinary Shares |
5,122,141 |
5,122,141 |
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5,297,329 |
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5,297,329 |
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7.2012% |
| B: Financial Instruments |
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii |
| Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date xiii |
Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
| n/a |
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| Total (A+B) |
| Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
| 5,297,329 |
7.2012% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: |
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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: |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: |
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Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi
| A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation |
| Full name (including legal form for legal entities) |
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| Contact address (registered office for legal entities) |
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| Phone number |
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| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) |
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| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii |
| Full name |
Ian Portal, Company Secretary |
| Contact address |
36 Soho Square, London W1D 3QY |
| Phone number |
020 7440 2468 |
| Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
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| C: Additional information |
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