Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
05 July 2007



TR-1: Notifications 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 notification 
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

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:                          (YES)

Other (please specify) :                                                   (  )


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

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (GROUP)
LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (LGIM)

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

LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G)

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

02/07/07

6. Date on which issuer notified:

03/07/07

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

BELOW 5% (GROUP)
BELOW 5% (LGIM)

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares              Situation previous to  
if possible use                 the Triggering transaction                
ISIN CODE                       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
ORD GBP 0.0125         3,923,961              3,923,961


 

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

                                                     BELOW 5%
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  No. of voting     % of voting     
financial                    period/date          rights that may   rights          
instrument                                        be acquired (if                       
                                                  the instrument                         
                                                  exercised/
                                                  converted)                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 
                      BELOW 5%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) 
(BELOW 5% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) 
(Direct and Indirect) (BELOW 5% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 
(BELOW 5% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (2,761,374 - 3.75% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)        Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (2,374,044 - 3.22% =          (Direct) (LGIH)
PMC)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)         Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) (2,374,044 - 3.22% = PMC)                 (LGAS & LGPL)

                                                        Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of 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:

NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS FIGURE OF 73,561,799 

14. Contact name:

HELEN LEWIS (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7528 6742 


 
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares 
 

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

Full name (including legal form of legal entities):

 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

 

Phone number & email:

 

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 & email:

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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