Bloomsbury Regulatory News (BMY)

5 Jul 2007 17:51

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC05 July 2007 TR-1: Notifications 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 (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( ) 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: (YES) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (GROUP)LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (LGIM) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G) 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 02/07/07 6. Date on which issuer notified: 03/07/07 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: BELOW 5% (GROUP)BELOW 5% (LGIM) 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to if possible use the Triggering transaction ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights ORD GBP 0.0125 3,923,961 3,923,961 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights if possible use ISIN CODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect BELOW 5% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration date Exercise/conversion No. of voting % of voting financial period/date rights that may rights instrument be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights BELOW 5% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (BELOW 5% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (BELOW 5% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (BELOW 5% = Total Position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (2,761,374 - 3.75% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General Insurance Holdings LimitedLimited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (2,374,044 - 3.22% = (Direct) (LGIH)PMC)Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society LimitedLimited (PMC) (2,374,044 - 3.22% = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of 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: NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS FIGURE OF 73,561,799 14. Contact name: HELEN LEWIS (LGIM) 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7528 6742 Annex: Notification of major interests in shares A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form of legal entities): Contact address (registered office for legal entities): Phone number & email: Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons): B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name: RICHARD CORDESCHI, COMPANY SECRETARY Contact address: 36 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W1D 3QY Phone number & email: 020 7440 2468 Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legalentity subject to the notification obligation): C: Additional information : This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange