Director Shareholding

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
26 March 2003

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

26 March 2003




Bloomsbury Publishing Plc announces that Nigel Newton, Chairman, has exercised
options to subscribe for 70,000 Ordinary shares at 265p per share under the 1994
Unapproved Executive Share Option Scheme on 25/03/03. He has subsequently sold
these shares at 735p per share on the same date. Following this exercise and
sale, Mr Newton continues to holds 280,000 options under the 1994 Unapproved
Executive Share Option Schemes.


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