01 July 2014
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 | no | |
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): | Aggregation of the position being made from 1st July 2014 by Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited as Parent Company for Ignis Investment Services Limited | yes |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -10.097% comprised of: Standard Life Investments Limited - 8% Ignis Investment Services Limited - 2.11% |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
Vidacos Nominees/HSBC | ||||
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached): |
01/07/2014 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 02/07/2014 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
10% |
8: Notified Details | ||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||
Class/type of shareIf possible use ISIN code | GB0033147751 | |||
Situation previous to the triggering transaction | ||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | |||
5,900,635 | 5,900,635 | |||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
7,455,780 | 4,515,614 | 2,940,166 | 6.115% | 3.982% |
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 |
7,455,780 | 10.097% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -10.10% comprised of: Standard Life Investments Limited - 8% Ignis Investment Services Limited - 2.11% |
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 telephonenumber: | +44-207-631-5623 |
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