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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 |
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: |
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: |
21 OCTOBER 2009 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
22 OCTOBER 2009 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Below 6% |
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 |
Number
of
Voting
Rights |
Number
of shares |
Number of voting
rights |
% of voting rights |
| Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
| ORD |
6,235,385 |
6,235,385 |
4,506,185 |
|
4,506,185 |
|
6.1156% |
| GB0033147751 |
| 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 |
| n/a |
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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 |
n/a |
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Nominal |
Delta |
| |
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| Total (A+B+C) |
| Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
| 4,506,185 |
6.1156% |
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: |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: |
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As of 21 October 2009
Bloomsbury Publishing plc
|
Number of
Shares |
Percent of
Outstanding |
| Capital Group International , Inc. ("CGII") holdings |
4,506,185 |
6.116% |
| Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds: |
|
|
Capital Guardian Trust Company
Capital Guardian International (Non-U.S.)
Small Capitalization Master Fund |
4,053,185 |
5.501% |
| Capital International Limited |
453,000 |
0.615% |
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