Result of Meeting

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
29 June 2006


Result of Meeting
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ('Bloomsbury' or 'the Company')
29 June 2006

At the 2006 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of the Company held today seven routine resolutions and three special 
business resolutions, as set out in the notice of the AGM dated 24 May 2006, 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
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Resolution 1
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Approval of 2005 Annual Report                 61,581,418   99.63     231,350   0.37          0

                       
Resolution 2
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Approval of Remuneration Report                61,414,352   99.43     356,020   0.57     42,395

                                   
Resolution 3
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Declaration of Final Dividend                  61,811,418   99.99       1,350   0.01          0

Resolution 4
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Re-election of Colin Adams as a Director       61,809,818   99.99       2,950   0.01          0

                        
Resolution 5
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Re-election of Mike Mayer as a Director        61,807,248   99.99       5,520   0.01          0


Resolution 6
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Re-election of Jeremy Wilson as a Director     61,807,498   99.99       5,270   0.01          0


Resolution 7
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Re-appointment of Auditors                     61,576,698   99.62     236,070   0.38          0
Special Business
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Resolution 8
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S80 Authority to allot shares                  60,651,773   98.13   1,160,995   1.87          0

 
Resolution 9
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Disapplication of s 89 pre-emption rights      61,785,168   99.96      27,600   0.04          0

                      
Resolution 10
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Authority to make market purchases of shares   61,809,818   99.99       2,950   0.01          0

*Includes shares voted at Chairman's discretion

Enquiries:     Richard Cordeschi
               Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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