Bloomsbury Regulatory News (BMY)

11 Oct 2007 12:39

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC11 October 2007 TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares +--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ||issuer of existing shares to which voting | ||rights are attached(ii): | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+---------+|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 financial instruments which may | ||result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting | ||rights are attached | |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+|Other (please specify):________ | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+---------+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Capital Group International, ||notification obligation(iii): | Inc. |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different| ||from 3.)(iv): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on | 28 September 2007 ||which the threshold is crossed or reached if| ||different)(v): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 10 October 2007 |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 7% ||reached: | |+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|8. Notified details: | | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-++--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-++--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+---------+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Class/ |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering ||type of |to the Triggering |transaction(vii) ||shares |transaction (vi) | || +---------+---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+|if |Number of|Number of|Number of shares|Number of voting|% of voting ||possible |Shares |Voting | |rights ix |rights ||using the| |Rights +------+---------+------+---------+-------+--------+|ISIN CODE| |viii |Direct|Indirect |Direct|Indirect |Direct |Indirect|| | | | | |x |xi | | |+---------+---------+---------+------+---------+------+---------+-------+--------+| | | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | | ||Ordinary |5,149,183|5,149,183| |5,365,683| |5,365,683| |7.2941% ||Shares | | | | | | | | |+---------+---------+---------+------+---------+------+---------+-------+--------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting||financial |date xiii |Conversion Period/|rights that may be |rights ||instrument | |Date xiv |acquired if the | || | | |instrument is | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted. | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+| | | | | || | | | | || n/a | | | | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | || | ||5,365,683 |7.2941% |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or ||the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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: | |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone number: | |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ -------------------------- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange