Blocklisting Interim Review

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
17 November 2006

                    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: 18/05/2006           TO: 17/11/2006



4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME
   AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:

   (A) 296,698 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25p EACH

   (B) 1,315,222 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25p EACH

5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED
   UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:

   (A) 36,688

   (B) 382,701

6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/ALLOTTED 
   AT END OF PERIOD:

   (A) 260,010

   (B) 932,521

7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) 
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) 
   ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION:

   1,200,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25p - 20/11/98

   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.

   73,402,571 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25p

CONTACT FOR QUERIES

NAME:          RICHARD CORDESCHI
TELEPHONE:     [phone]


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