04 November 2011
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | yes | |||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | no | |||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | no | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | no | |||
Other (please specify): | no | |||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
Standard Life Investments Ltd | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
Vidacos Nominees | |||
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached): | 2 November 2011 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 3 November 2011 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
4% (direct) |
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||
Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code | GB0033147751 | |||||||||||||
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares | Number of voting rights | |||||||||||||
2,531,446 | 2,531,446 | |||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
3,025,059 | 3,025,059 | 0 | 4.096513 | 0 | ||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion Period |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) |
% of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights |
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Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||
3,025,059 | 4.097% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
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: | Michael Daykin, Group Company Secretary, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
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15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7631 5627 |
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