Bloomsbury Regulatory News (BMY)

21 Apr 2006 16:42

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC21 April 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters. ---- ----------------------- ---- ------------------------ 1. Name of company 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC The Capital Group Companies, Inc ---- ----------------------- ---- ------------------------ 3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if indicates that it is in respect of more than one holder, the number of holding of the shareholder named in shares held by each of them 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 In respect of Shareholder named Capital Guardian Trust Company above State Street Nominees Limited 50,500 Chase Nominees Limited 650,400 Midland Bank plc 101,300 Capital International Limited Chase Nominees Limited 1,442,000 Capital International S.A. Citibank London 24,800 Capital Research and Management Company State Street Nominees Limited 5,155,000 ------------ ------------ ---- ------------- ---- ------------ 5. Number of 6. Percentage of 7. Number of shares/ 8. Percentage of shares/amount issued classN/ amount of stock issued class of stock A disposed acquired N/A N/A N/A ----------------------- ---- ------------ ---- ----------- 9. Class of security 10. Date of 11. Date company transaction informed N/A 21/4/06 Ordinary Shares of 1.25 pence each ---- ----------------------- ---- ------------------------ 12. Total holding following this 13. Total percentage holding of issued notification class following this notification 7,424,000 10.187% ---- ----------------------- ---- ------------------------ 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries - RICHARD CORDESCHI 020 7440 2468 ---- ----------------------- ---- ------------------------ 16. Name and signature of authorised company official RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THIS NOTIFICATION RICHARD CORDESCHI Date of notification 21/04/ 2006 ------------------------------------------------ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange