Blocklisting Interim Review

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
18 May 2007


                                   SCHEDULE 5

                         BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN
     
To:  Listing Applications
     UK Listing Authority
     Financial Services Authority
     25, The North Colonnade
     Canary Wharf
     London, E14 5HS


               Please ensure the entries on this return are typed

 1.  Name of company Bloomsbury Publishing Limited

 2.  Name of schemes (a) 1994 Approved Executive Share Option Scheme
     (b) 1994 Unapproved Executive Share Option Scheme

 3.  Period of return: From 18/11/2006 to 17/05/2007

 4.  Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock/debt  (a) 260,010 Ordinary
     security) not issued under scheme                   Shares of 1.25p each

                                                         (b) 932,521 Ordinary
                                                         Shares of 1.25p each

 5.  Number of shares issued/allotted under scheme       (a) 16,780
     during period:
                                                         (b) 15,220

 6.  Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end (a) 243,230
     of period
                                                         (b) 917,301

 7.  Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock/debt  1,200,000 Ordinary
     securities) originally listed and the date of       Shares of 1.25p - 
     admission;                                          20/11/98
                                                         6,994,092 Ordinary
                                                         Shares of 1.25p - 
                                                         29/05/01
                                                         400,000 Ordinary Shares
                                                         of 1.25p - 29/09/05

Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the period in order
for us to update our records

73,434,571 Ordinary Shares of 1.25p

Contact for queries:              Address: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Name: Richard Cordeschi           36 Soho Square, London W1D 3QY

Telephone: [phone]

Person making return

Name: Richard Cordeschi Signature

Position: Group Company Secretary



                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange