Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
29 March 2007



                                                                    

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS 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 state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (   )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

Other (please specify) : COMPLIANCE WITH TRANSPARENCY DIRECTIVE            ( x )


 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

15 MARCH 2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27 MARCH 2007
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

8%
 

8. Notified details:


 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 


ORDINARY SHARES        6,030,000              6,030,000
 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares  Number of shares    Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct   Indirect    Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

ORDINARY SHARES               6,030,000              6,030,000                 8.2114%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

N/A

                             

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

6,030,000                     8.2114%
 

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:


 

15. Contact telephone number:




 
Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares 
 

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

333 SOUTH HOPE STREET, 55TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071-1406 

Phone number:

[phone]

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

 

Full name:

RICHARD CORDESCHI, COMPANY SECRETARY

Contact address:

36 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON W1D 3QY

Phone number:

020 7440  2468 

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

 

C: Additional information :

 



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