Regulatory announcements

Holding(s) in Company

13 October 2020

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS(to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
 
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer(please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer  
2. Reason for the notification(please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments  
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:  
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name BlackRock, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Wilmington, DE, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.)v
Name  
City and country of registered office (if applicable)  
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 12/10/2020
6.Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 13/10/2020
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
  % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) % ofvoting rights throughfinancial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 9.95% 0.22%
10.18% 84,122,346
Position of previous notification (if applicable) 5.46% N/A 5.46%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rightsix % of voting rights
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0033147751   8,375,770   9.95%
         
         
SUBTOTAL 8. A 8,375,770 9.95%
 
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration
datex
Exercise/
Conversion Periodxi
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. % of voting rights
Securities Lending     189,497 0.22%
         
         
    SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 189,497 0.22%
 
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument Expiration
datex
Exercise/
Conversion Periodxi
Physical or cash settlementxii Number of voting rights % of voting rights
           
           
           
      SUBTOTAL 8.B.2    
 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation(please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii  
Fullchain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv(please add additional rows as necessary) X
Namexv % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
       
       
       
       
       
       
 
10.In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder  
The number and % of voting rights held  
The date until which the voting rights will be held  
 
11. Additional informationxvi

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
 
Jana Blumenstein

020 7743 3650


Place of completion 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
Date of completion 13 October, 2020

 

Section 9 Attachment

 

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

BlackRock, Inc.

     

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

     

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

     

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

     

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

     

BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC

     

BlackRock Cayman 1 LP

     

BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited

     

BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited

     

BlackRock Group Limited

     

BlackRock Finance Europe Limited

     

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

9.65%

0.22%

9.88%

       

BlackRock, Inc.

     

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.

     

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

     

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.

     

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.

     

BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC

     

BlackRock Cayman 1 LP

     

BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited

     

BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited

     

BlackRock Group Limited

     

BlackRock Finance Europe Limited

     

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

     
       

 

 

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