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Bloomsbury PublishingAnnouncement

29/07/2022 17:30

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RNS Number : 3344U  Bloomsbury Publishing PLC  29 July 2022

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

BlackRock, Inc.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington

Country of registered office (if applicable)

USA

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the
notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

28-Jul-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

29-Jul-2022

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

                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)  % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)  Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  10.060000                                             0.000000                                                                   10.060000                       8213599
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          10.490000                                             0.000000                                                                   10.490000

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 ISIN code(if possible)  Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)  % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
 GB0033147751                                                                          8213599                                                                          10.060000
 Sub Total 8.A                                8213599                                                                               10.060000%

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

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  % of voting rights
                                                                            exercised/converted

 Sub Total 8.B1

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

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Physical or cash settlement  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

 Sub Total 8.B2

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 person  Name of controlled undertaking                % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                                        than the notifiable threshold
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)    BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)    BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)    BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)    BlackRock Cayman 1 LP
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)    BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)    BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)    BlackRock Group Limited
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)    BlackRock Finance Europe Limited
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 1)    BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited  9.960000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    9.960000%
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 2)    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 2)    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 2)    BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 2)    BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 2)    BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 2)    BlackRock Cayman 1 LP
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 2)    BlackRock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 2)    BlackRock Cayman West Bay IV Limited
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 2)    BlackRock Group Limited
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 2)    BlackRock Finance Europe Limited
 BlackRock, Inc. (Chain 2)    BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

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

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

James Michael

020 7743 3650

12. Date of Completion

29(th) July 2022

13. Place Of Completion

12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K

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