Director Shareholding

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
03 October 2003



                   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (the 'Company')



                             Director Shareholding





The Company has been informed that on 3 October 2003 Nigel Newton, a director of
the Company, has sold 164,000 Ordinary Shares of 1.25p each at a price of 255
pence per share.



Following this transaction, Nigel Newton retains a total holding of 2,958,584
Ordinary Shares representing 4.3% of the issued ordinary share capital of the
Company.








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