Result of AGM

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
28 June 2007


Result of Meeting
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ('Bloomsbury' or 'the Company')
28 June 2007

At the 2007 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of the Company held today six routine resolutions and four special business 
resolutions, as set out in the notice of the AGM dated 16 May 2007, were passed by the requisite majority on a show of 
hands.

The voting of those members who cast votes by proxy prior to the AGM on these resolutions is summarised in the 
following table:

                                                    For *                Against                 Withheld
Ordinary Business                                   Votes        %age    Votes        %age        Votes

Resolution 1
Approval of 2006 Annual Report                     57,419,682   99.54      266,160   0.46            193

Resolution 2
Approval of Remuneration Report                    55,799,325   99.36      358,901   0.64       1,527,809

Resolution 3
Declaration of Final Dividend                      57,683,875   99.99        1,160   0.01           1,000

Resolution 4
Re-election of Charles Black as a Director         50,073,362   99.38      311,937   0.62       7,300,736

Resolution 5
Re-election of Liz Calder as a Director            57,404,994   99.51      281,041   0.49               0

Resolution 6
Re-appointment of Auditors                         57,414,384   99.53      271,651   0.47               0
Special Business


Resolution 7
S80 Authority to allot shares                      57,673,340   99.99        8,502   0.01           4,193

Resolution 8
Disapplication of s 89 pre-emption rights          57,657,562   99.97       19,880   0.03           8,593

Resolution 9
Authority to make market purchases of shares       57,677,017   99.99        3,954   0.01           5,064

Resolution 10
Alteration to the articles of association to       57,667,943   99.97       17,842   0.03             250
                         

*Includes shares voted at Chairman's discretion

Enquiries:     Richard Cordeschi
               Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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