Director Shareholding

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
21 October 2004



                   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (the 'Company')


                             Director Shareholding



Bloomsbury Publishing PLC was advised on 4 October 2004 that Elizabeth Calder, a
director, exercised the following options to subscribe for ordinary shares:

       Options to subscribe for ordinary shares             Exercise Price
           ----------------------------------               ----------------
                   280,000                                       66.25p


These shares were sold at 251 pence per share on the same day.


Following the exercise and sale Ms Calder now holds 139,389 options and 31,673
ordinary shares.













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