Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5328W
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
28 January 2013
 



 

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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):


 

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

 

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

 

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

 

See Schedule A below

 

5.   Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed reached:

 

24 January 2013

 

6.   Date on which the issuer notified:

 

26 January 2013

 

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

 

Below 7%



 

 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

(ISIN: GB0033147751)

5,222,576

5,222,576


4,722,576


4,722,576


6.3952%

 

B:  Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion Period

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

% of voting rights






 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta



 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

4,722,576

6.3952%

 



 

 

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

 

See Schedule A below

 

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:

 

MICHAEL DAYKIN

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Group Company Secretary

 

15. Contact telephone number:

 

0207 631 5627

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

As at 24 January 2013

 


Number of

shares

 

Percent of

Outstanding

 

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings

 

4,722,576

6.395%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:






Capital Research and Management Company:

SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.

4,722,576

6.395%

 


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