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RNS Number : 4011C Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 12 November 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Bloomsbury
issuer of existing shares to which voting Publishing PLC

rights are attached:

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
X

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) Aberdeen Asset
subject to the notification Management PLC's Fund
obligation: Management Operating
Subsidiaries

4. Full name of shareholder(s) Aberdeen ICVC - UK
(if different from 3.): Emerging Companies Fund
Windsor Life - UKEY

5. Date of the transaction and 10/11/2009 date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

6. Date on which issuer 11/11/2009

notified:

7. Threshold(s) that is/are 12%

crossed or reached:

8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction

if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of shares rights rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0033147751 8,769,139 8,769,139 8,932,311 8,932,311 12.12%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
8,932,311 12.12%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

14. Contact name: Ian Grant
15. Contact telephone number: 01224 404 301

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RNS Number : 4009C Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 12 November 2009

Financial Services Authority

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited
(if different from 3.): (PMC)
10 November 2009

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified: 11 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or From 4% - 3% (L&G)

reached:

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction

if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
of of Number rights
Shares Voting of shares
Rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
ORD 3,119,556 3,119,556 2,889,465 2,889,465 3.92

GBP 0.0125

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of voting
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ rights that may be % of voting
instrument date Conversion Period acquired if the rights
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights
instrument Conversion period
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
2,889,465 3.92

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (2,889,465 -3.92 % = LGAS, LGPL &

Legal & General Investment Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited

Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (Direct) (LGIMHD) (2,660,907 -3.61 % = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
(Pensions Management) Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

(PMC) (2,660,907 -3.61 % =

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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 73,683,623
14. Contact name:
Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:

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RNS Number : 2852C Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 10 November 2009

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes

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 Other (please specify):______________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Capital Group International, Inc.

notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 6 November 2009

the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 9 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Below 4%

reached: 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Triggering Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
if possible using the ISIN transaction

Number of Shares Number of Voting Number of shares Number of voting % of voting
Rights rights rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary Shares 3,180,517 3,180,517 2,737,717 2,737,717 3.7155%

B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting % of voting rights
Period/ Date rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.

Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights
2,737,717 3.7155%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the 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:
14. Contact name: Ian Portal (Bloomsbury Publishing Plc)
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7440 2468

As of 6 November 2009
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Number of Shares Percent of Outstanding
Capital Group International, Inc. 2,737,717 3.716%

("CGII") holdings Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds:

RNS Number : 1957C Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 09 November 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are Bloomsbury
attached: Publishing Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
Yes

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) Legal & General Group
subject to the notification Plc (Group)

obligation:
Legal & General
Investment Management
Limited (LGIM)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General
(if different from 3.): Assurance (Pensions
Management) Limited

Legal & General Group
Plc (L&G)

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is 4 November 2009 crossed or reached:

6. Date on which issuer 5 November 2009

notified:

7. Threshold(s) that is/are Below 5% (Group)

crossed or reached:
Below 5% (LGIM)

8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction

if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
ORD 4,735,117 4,735,117 Below 5% Below 5% Below Below 5% Below 5%
5%

GBP 0.0125

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Below 5%

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Below 5%

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Below 5%

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (3,119,556 - 4.23%=

LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited Legal &

General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (2,890,998 - 3.92% PMC) (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited Legal & General

Assurance Society Limited (PMC) (2,890,998 - 3.92% = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL)

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights
figure of 73,683,623
14. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851

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