Blocklisting Interim Review

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
17 November 2005

                              SCHEDULE 5

                    BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY REVIEW


1. NAME OF COMPANY:   BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING LIMITED



2. NAME OF SCHEME:    (a) 1994 APPROVED EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEME

                      (b) 1994 UNAPPROVED EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEME

3. PERIOD OF RETURN:     FROM:  18/05/2004        TO:  17/11/05



4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)     (a)  485,258 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25P EACH
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME          (b)  2,164,964 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25P EACH
   AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:



5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED   (a) 142,424
   UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:        (b) 465,878



6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/ALLOTTED   (a) 342,834
   AT END OF PERIOD:                              (b) 1,699,086



7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)                1,200,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25 
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES)             - 20/11/98
   ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION: 6,994,092 ORDINARY SHARES OF 
                                                 1.25P - 29/05/01

                                               400,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25P
                                                 -29/09/05


PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
IN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS.     71,944,880 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25P

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