Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2542K
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
16 December 2008
 




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 tick the appropriate box or boxes)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

X

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:

Standard Life Investments Limited   

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

Vidacos Nominees   

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

11 December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 December 2008

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

7%  

8. Notified details:







A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights



Direct  x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

   

GB0033147751



   
5,038,676


4,109,282


929,394


5.577%


1.261%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights


n/a  

   

   

   

   


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

   

5,038,676

   

6.838%







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

Standard Life Investments Ltd


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:

Investments_mo@standardlife.com

Standard Life Investments Ltd

15. Contact telephone number:

(0131) 245 6565

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 

Ian Portal Company Secretary, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Contact address 

   

36 Soho SquareLondon 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



Notes 


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