Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1403Q

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

03 April 2009

 



Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests 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 notification (yes/no)
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 notification obligation:	Standard Life Investments Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	Vidacos Nominees
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	1April 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	2 April 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	7%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code GB0033147751	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares 5,247,761	Number of voting rights 5,247,761	Number of shares 4,836,843	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct 3,907,449	Indirect 929,394	Direct 5.303%	Indirect 1.261%

B: 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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
4,836,843	6.564%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Standard Life Investments Ltd

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:	[e-mail] Standard Life Investments Ltd
15. Contact telephone name:	[phone]

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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