Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
16 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) :                                                   (   )


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


AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC AND ITS GROUP

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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):


SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION UNDER 13

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


12/02/07


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6. Date on which issuer notified:


14/02/07

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


DECREASE BELOW 5%

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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)                  
                                                                      
GB0033147751           3,768,000              3,768,000
                                                                      

                                                                      

 

                     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  
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
GB0033147751         296,030           296,030    3,321,970       0.403%    4.524%
                                                                                      

 

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.                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                      

 

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

                                        
3,618,000                       4.927%
                                        
                                        



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


AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC WHICH CONTROLS THE VOTING RIGHTS OF

THREADNEEDLE ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS LTD WHICH CONTROLS THE VOTING RIGHTS OF

THREADNEEDLE ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD, THREADNEEDLE INTERNATIONAL LTD AND 
THREADNEEDLE PENSIONS LTD


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Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:


N/A

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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


N/A

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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


N/A

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13. Additional information:


REGISTERED OWNER

LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD A/C 05577                    114,901

LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD A/C 10479                      5,000

LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD A/C 07203                    117,160

LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD A/C 21667                     78,526

LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD A/C 34789                    240,470

LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD A/C 10488                    597,099

LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD A/C 10490                    422,709

LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD A/C 05576                  1,746,105

LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LTD A/C 07197                    296,030

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14. Contact name:


COMPANY SECRETARY
THREADNEEDLE GROUP


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15. Contact telephone number:


0207 464 5000

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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):


AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC (A COMPANY INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE USA) 
AND ITS GROUP

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Contact address (registered office for legal entities):


C/O COMPANY SECRETARY
THREADNEEDLE ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS LTD
60 ST MARY AXE
LONDON
EC3A 8JQ UK

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Phone number:


020 7464 5000

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


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

 

Full name:


RICHARD CORDESCHI
COMPANY SECRETARY
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

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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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