Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
25 July 2007


TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

(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 (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (Yes)
 

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) :                                                   (   )


 

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


Legal & General Group Plc (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)


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


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)


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


23/07/07

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:


24/0707

 

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


Above 5% (Group)

Above 5% (LGIM)


 

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 (vi)       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  
                                                                      
Ord GBP                      
                                       BELOW 5%                                      
0.0125               
 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                      (ix)                                           
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
                     2,761,374         2,761,374    916,853        3.7538    1.2463
                                                                                      

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

 

 

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

3,678,227                     5.00%
                                        
                                        

 

 

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


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (3,678,227-
5.00% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited 
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (3,678,227-5.00% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 
(3,678,227-5.00% = 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) (2,374,044-3.22% = PMC)               (Direct) (LGAS & LGPL)

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 the proxy holder:


N/A

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


N/A

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


N/A

 

13. Additional information:


Notification using shares in issue figure of 73,561,799


 

14. Contact name:


Helen Lewis

 

15. Contact telephone number:


020 7528 6742

 

 

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (XVI)

 

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

 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

.................

 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

.................

 

Phone number:

.................

 

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

.................

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

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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