Director Shareholding

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
29 March 2004


Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (the 'Company')

Director Shareholding

The Company has been informed that on 26 March 2004 Nigel Newton, a director of
the Company, has sold 72,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 250 pence per share.

Following this transaction, Nigel Newton retains a total holding of 2,887,488
Ordinary Shares representing 4.1% of the issued ordinary share capital of the
Company.


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