08 September 2014
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(yes/no) | ||
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 | x | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
Other (please specify): |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
BlackRock, 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): |
2ndSeptember 2014 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 3rdSeptember 2014 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Holding has gone below 5% |
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 rightsx | ||||||||||||
Directxi | Indirectxii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
GB0033147751 | 6,834,770 | 6,834,770 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Below 5% |
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 |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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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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CFD |
N/A | Nominal | Delta | |||
N/A | N/A |
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
N/A | Below 5% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - N/A (Below 5%) |
Proxy Voting: |
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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: |
13. Additional information: |
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14. Contact name: |
Michael Daykin Group Company Secretary Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
15. Contact telephonenumber: |
0207 631 5600 |
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