Director/PDMR Shareholding

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
06 February 2006



6 February 2006

Bloomsbury Publishing plc ('Bloomsbury' or the 'Company')

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc was today advised that David Ward, a PDMR, and Sally
Ward, his spouse, each sold 2,700  ordinary shares of 1.25 pence each in the
Company on 3 February 2006 at a price of 333.5 pence per share and 336.825 pence
per share, respectively.

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Richard Cordeschi
020 7440 2468






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