Director/PDMR Shareholding

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
24 April 2008


24th April 2008


                   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ('the Company')

                             Dealing by a Director

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc announces that Mr Richard Charkin, an Executive
Director of the Company, today purchased 3,667 Ordinary Shares of 1.25p each in
the Company at a price of £1.35 per share. Following this purchase, Mr Charkin
has a total holding of 12,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company (0.016% of the
total issued share capital).

Enquiries: Ian Portal (Company Secretary) - 020 7440 2468



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