Regulatory announcements

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):		16 December 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		16 December 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		5%

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
Number of shares		Number of voting rights
3,655,991		3,655,991
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
3,709,833	3,709,833	0	5.024%	0%

B: Qualifying 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

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
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
3,709,833	5.024%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:	Michael Daykin, Group Company Secretary, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7631 5627

 

 

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