Director Shareholding

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
14 October 2003

14 October 2003



                   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (the 'Company')

                             Director Shareholding


The Company was informed on 13 October 2003 that Jill Coleman, a director of the
Company, had, on that date, exercised options over 200,000 Ordinary Shares at
220.25p per share and then sold 200,000 Ordinary Shares at 259 pence per share.



Following these transactions, Jill Coleman retains a total holding of 27,232
Ordinary Shares and options over a further 228,000 Ordinary Shares.








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