Regulatory announcements

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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 (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
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv		See Schedule A below
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		23 May 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		24 May 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Below 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

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 xi

Indirectxii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares (ISIN: GB0033147751)

2,514,309

2,514,309

0

0.00%

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 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

% of voting rightsxix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

0

0%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
See Schedule A below
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	MICHAEL DAYKIN Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Group Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:	+44(0) 207 631 5627

 

SCHEDULE A

As of 23 May 2013

	Number of Shares	Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings:	0	0%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Research and Management Company	0	0%

 

 

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