Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Holding(s) in Company (8078V)

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RNS Number : 8078V

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

11 April 2023

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0033147751

Issuer Name

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States of America

4. Details of the shareholder

 
  Name                                       City of registered office    Country of registered office 
   JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited     London                       United kingdom 
                                           ===========================  ============================== 
 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

06-Apr-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

07-Apr-2023

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 
                          % of voting rights      % of voting rights      Total of both in %      Total number of 
                          attached to shares      through financial       (8.A + 8.B)             voting rights held 
                          (total of 8.A)          instruments (total                              in issuer 
                                                  of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) 
   Resulting situation 
    on the date on 
    which threshold 
    was crossed or 
    reached                4.345304%               0.730144%               5.075448%               4,142,012 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
   Position of 
    previous 
    notification (if 
    applicable) 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/Type of shares    Number of direct        Number of indirect      % of direct voting      % of indirect voting 
ISIN code(if possible)  voting rights (DTR5.1)  voting rights           rights (DTR5.1)         rights (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                (DTR5.2.1) 
GB0033147751                                       3,546,150                                       4.345304% 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
Sub Total 8.A              3,546,150                                       4.345304% 
                        ==============================================  ============================================== 
 

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 
Type of financial           Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights 
instrument                                                               that may be acquired if 
                                                                         the instrument is 
                                                                         exercised/converted 
 
Sub Total 8.B1 
                            ===========================================  =========================  ================== 
 

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 
Type of financial   Expiration date   Exercise/conversion   Physical or cash    Number of voting    % of voting rights 
instrument                            period                settlement          rights 
 Cash-settled 
  Equity Swap        N/A               N/A                   Cash                595,862             0.730144% 
                    ================  ====================  ==================  ==================  ================== 
Sub Total 8.B2                                                                   595,862             0.730144% 
                                                                                ==================  ================== 
 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

 
Ultimate controlling    Name of controlled       % of voting rights if   % of voting rights      Total of both if it 
person                  undertaking              it equals or is higher  through financial       equals or is higher 
                                                 than the notifiable     instruments if it       than the notifiable 
                                                 threshold               equals or is higher     threshold 
                                                                         than the notifiable 
                                                                         threshold 
   JPMorgan Asset 
    Management 
    Holdings Inc.          JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited                                   5.075448% 
                        =======================================================================  ===================== 
 

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Chain of controlled undertakings:

JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.

JPMorgan Asset Management International Limited (100%)

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited (100%)

12. Date of Completion

07-Apr-2023

13. Place Of Completion

Hyderabad, India

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