Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8483Q
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20 April 2009
 




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 notification (yes/no)

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:

Capital Group International, Inc.

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 April 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 April 2009

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

Above 4%

  

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights 

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct  

Indirect

Direct  

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

2,912,147

2,912,147


3,178,647


3,178,647


4.3139%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date 

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

% of voting rights

   

   

   

   

   


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

3,178,647

4.3139%





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:


As of 15 April 2009

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of Shares
Percent of Outstanding
Capital Group International, Inc. (“CGII”) holdings
3,178,647
4.314%
Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds:
 
 
 
 
·         Capital Guardian Trust Company
2,664,085
3.616%
·         Capital International Limited
514,562
0.698%



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