Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
13 February 2007

                                                                          

 

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
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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) :                                                   (   )

ADVICE OF NOTIFIABLE INTEREST
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

CAPITAL GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):


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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different) (v):

6 FEBRUARY 2007
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6. Date on which issuer notified:

8 FEBRUARY 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

4%
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8. Notified details:


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A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction (vi)       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)   
               
ORDINARY SHARES        2,451,187              2,451,187                                                                 
                                                                                     

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                      (ix)                                           
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
ORDINARY SHARES      3,646,787                    3,646,787                 4.966%                                      
                                               
                                                                                      

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
N/A
 

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

3,646,787                     4.966%                                        
                                        
                                        

 

 

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:


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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:


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13. Additional information:


.................

 

14. Contact name:


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15. Contact telephone number:


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Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (XVI)

 

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

CAPITAL GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.
.................

 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., 15TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90025 USA
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Phone number:

[phone]
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Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

.................

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name:

RICHARD CORDESCHI, COMPANY SECRETARY
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Contact address:

36 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON W1D 3QY
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Phone number:

020 7440 2468
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Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

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C: Additional information :

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