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23th October 2009
Holding(s) in Company
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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): |
| 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 |
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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: |
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (GROUP)
LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (LGIM)
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G) |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC) |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
21 OCTOBER 2009 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
22 OCTOBER 2009 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
ABOVE 5% (GROUP)
ABOVE 5% (LGIM)
FROM 4% - 3% (L&G) |
8. Notified details: |
| 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
Below 5% (LGIM) |
Number
of
Voting
Rights |
Number
of shares |
Number of voting
rights |
% of voting rights |
| Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
| ORD |
2,954,556
(L&G) |
2,954,556
(L&G) |
5,250,117 |
2,890,556 |
2,359,561 |
3.92 |
3.20 |
| GBP 0.0125 |
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
Type of financial
instrument |
Expiration
date |
Exercise/
Conversion
Period |
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted. |
% 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 |
5,250,117
(LGIM)
2,890,556
(L&G) |
7.12
3,92 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (DIRECT AND INDIRECT)(GROUP)(5,250,117 - 7.12% = TOTAL POSITION)
LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS)LIMITED(LGIMH)(DIRECT AND INDIRECT)(5,250,117 - 7.12% = TOTAL POSITION)
LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (INDIRECT)(LGIM)(5,250,117 - 7.12% = TOTAL POSITION)
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (DIRECT) (L&G)(2,890,556 - 3.92% =- LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (DIRECT)(LGIMHD)(2,661,998 - 3.61% - PMC)
LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)(2,661,998 - 3.61% = PMC)
LEGAL & GENERAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED (DIRECT (LGIH)
LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY LIMITED (LGAS & LGPL)
LEGAL & GENERAL PENSIONS LIMITED (DIRECT)(LGPL) |
| Proxy Voting: |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: |
N/A |
| 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 |
| 13. Additional information: |
NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS FIGURE OF 73,683,623 |
| 14. Contact name: |
HELEN LEWIS (LGIM) |
| 15. Contact telephone number: |
020 3124 3851 |
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