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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR
INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the
underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting
rights are
attached: ii
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
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2 Reason for the notification
(please tick the appropriate
box or boxes):
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| An
acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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X |
| An
acquisition or disposal of qualifying
financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already
issued to which voting rights are
attached |
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| An
acquisition or disposal of instruments
with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments |
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| An
event changing the breakdown of voting
rights |
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| Other (please
specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s)
subject to the
notification obligation:
iii
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Schroders plc |
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: v
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20.01.12 |
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6. Date on which issuer
notified:
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23.01.12 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or
reached: vi, vii
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10%-11% |
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to
shares viii, ix
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
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Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
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Resulting situation after the
triggering transaction
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Number
of
Shares |
Number
of
Voting
Rights |
Number
of shares
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Number of voting
rights
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% of voting rights x
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Direct
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Direct xi
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Indirect xii
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Direct
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Indirect
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Ordinary
GB0033147751 |
10,218,047 |
8,116,606 |
10,266,847 |
N/A |
8,165,406 |
N/A |
11.058% |
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B: Qualifying Financial
Instruments
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Resulting situation after the
triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Expiration
date xiii
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Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
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Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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% of voting
rights
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C: Financial Instruments with
similar economic effect to
Qualifying Financial Instruments xv,
xvi
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Resulting situation after the
triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Exercise price
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Expiration date xvii
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Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
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Number of voting rights
instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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Nominal
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Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting
rights
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8,165,406 |
11.058% |
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9.
Chain of controlled undertakings
through which the voting rights
and/or the
financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:
xxi |
| Schroder
Investment Management Limited 8,165,406
11.058% |
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Proxy Voting:
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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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Additional information:
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The shares referred to in section 9 are
held in portfolios managed by those
firms on a discretionary basis for
clients under investment management
agreements. |
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Contact name: |
Michael Daykin,
Group Company Secretary,
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
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Contact telephone number:
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020 7631 5627 |
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