Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Holding(s) in Company (4916E)

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RNS Number : 4916E

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

18 July 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                    LIONTRUST INVESTMENT PARTNERS 
  subject to the                                                            LLP 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                            N/A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                             15/07/2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                18/07/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                       16 % 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                 Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering                  triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number           Number            Number          Number of                   % of voting 
                  of               of                of shares       voting                      rights (x) 
                  Shares           Voting                            rights 
                                   Rights 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct         Indirect      Direct     Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)           (xii) 
--------------      -----------    ------------    --------------  -------------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
                                                                                                  15.77 
  GB0033147751     12,042,370       12,042,370       11,842,370      11,842,370       N/A           %          N/A 
                ---------------  ----------------  --------------  -------------  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration     Exercise/                         Number of voting            % of voting 
  instrument          date           Conversion                        rights that                 rights 
                      (xiii)         Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                       acquired if 
                                                                       the 
                                                                       instrument 
                                                                       is 
                                                                       exercised/ 
                                                                       converted. 
------------------  -------------  --------------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
        N/A              N/A                      N/A                            N/A                      N/A 
------------------  -------------  --------------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise       Expiration      Exercise/       Number of voting              % of voting 
 financial          price         date            Conversion       rights instrument             rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)          period           refers to                     xx) 
                                                  (xviii) 
----------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------- 
       N/A             N/A             N/A             N/A                    N/A               Nominal       Delta 
----------------  -------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                                                                    N/A         N/A 
--------------      -----------    ------------    ------------      -----------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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                           11,842,370                                                   15.77 % 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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                                          N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                       N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                   N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                 N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Michael Daykin 
                                                            Group Company Secretary 
                                                           Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  020 7631 5627 
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