Bloomsbury Regulatory News (BMY)

10 Nov 2005 15:18

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC10 November 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 IN RESPECT OF SHAREHOLDER NAMED ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD - 3,285,475 ORDINARY SHARESBANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES LTD - 120,000 ORDINARY SHARES 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction 11) Date listed company informed 9/11/05 12) Total holding following this notification 3,405,475 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 4.70% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries RICHARD CORDESCHI020 7440 2468 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification RICHARD CORDESCHI Date of Notification ...10 NOVEMBER 2005..................... This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange