Director appointment

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
26 September 2007





                           Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

                               (or 'the Company')


                         Appointment of Richard Charkin


Bloomsbury Publishing Plc has today appointed Richard Charkin an Executive
Director of the Company with effect from 1 October 2007.


Richard joins the team with responsibility for operations worldwide and with
particular focus on spearheading growth through acquisitions, new publishing
areas and international expansion.


Richard began his career in 1972 as Science Editor of Harrap & Co. He has since
held senior roles at Pergamon Press, Oxford University Press, Reed International
/Reed Elsevier, Current Science Group, culminating in his current position as
Chief Executive Officer Macmillan Publishers Limited and Executive Director of
Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck. He is also currently Chairman of Macmillan
India Ltd., a company listed on the Madras and Bombay Stock Exchanges, and the
National Stock Exchange of India. In relation to Richard's appointment there are
no other details to disclose under paragraph 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing
Rules.


Other publishing interests of Richard include being Non-Executive Director of
Melbourne University Publishing, Non-Executive Director of Wisden Group, Member
of the Strategy Advisory Board of the British Library, Chair of the Society of
Bookmen and he was recently President of the Publishers Association.


Nigel Newton said, 'I am extremely pleased to welcome Richard to our Board. He
is a very accomplished executive with vast operational and boardroom experience
in publishing. I have no doubt Richard will make a valuable contribution to both
the Company and the Board and I am delighted that he will be able to join our
team.'

Enquiries:


Dan de Belder

Bell Pottinger

020 7861 3881 or e-mail [e-mail]


About Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

(www.bloomsbury.com and www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk)


Bloomsbury Publishing is one of the world's leading independent, publicly quoted
publishing houses with a reputation for a high quality management team and a
highly valuable portfolio of intellectual properties including the Encarta World
English Dictionary, JK Rowling's Harry Potter, Margaret Atwood, John Irving,
David Guterson and Ben Schott. Other databases include Who's Who, Whitaker's
Almanack, Reed's Nautical Almanac, Black's Medical Dictionary, the Macmillan
English Dictionary for Advanced Learners of English, Business: The Ultimate
Resource and RSPB Handbook of British Birds.




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