11th Mar 2008 11:53
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC11 March 2008 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares +--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC ||issuer of existing shares to which voting | ||rights are attached: | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+---------+|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 |Aberdeen Asset Management PLC's,||notification obligation: |Fund Management Operating || |Subsidiaries |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different| ||from 3.): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on |07/03/2008 ||which the threshold is crossed or reached if| ||different): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: |10/03/2008 |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |12% ||reached: | |+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|8. Notified details: | | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-++--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-++--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+-------------+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Class/ |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering ||type of |to the Triggering |transaction ||shares |transaction | || +---------+---------+----------------+----------------+----------------+|if |Number of|Number of|Number of shares|Number of voting|% of voting ||possible |Shares |Voting | |rights |rights ||using the | |Rights +------+---------+------+---------+-------+--------+|ISIN CODE | | |Direct|Indirect |Direct|Indirect |Direct |Indirect|| | | | | | | | | |+-------------+---------+---------+------+---------+------+---------+-------+--------+| | | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | | ||GB0033147751 |8,799,284|8,799,284| | | |8,824,284| |12% || | | | | | | | | |+-------------+---------+---------+------+---------+------+---------+-------+--------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting||financial |date |Conversion Period/|rights that may be |rights ||instrument | |Date |acquired if the | || | | |instrument is | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted. | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+| | | | | || | | | | || | | | | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | || | ||8,824,284 |12% |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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: | Ian Portal - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone number: | 020 74402468 |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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