06 December 2013
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | |||
2 Reason for the notification (yes/no): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | 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 | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | X | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||
Other (please specify): | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii |
BlackRock, Inc. | |||
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 |
3rdDecember 2013 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 5thDecember 2013 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii |
Holding has gone below 10% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix | |||||||||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||
Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rightsx | |||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||
GB0033147751 | 7,528,466 | 7,528,466 | N/A | N/A | 6,834,770 | N/A | 9.26% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration datexiii |
Exercise/ Conversion Periodxiv |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price | Expiration datexvii | Exercise/ Conversion periodxviii |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rightsxix, xx | ||||||||||
CFD | 460,085 | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||
0.62% | 0.62% |
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
7,294,855 | 9.88% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi |
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BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 7,294,855 (9.88%) | ||
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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