Director Shareholding

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
01 April 2003



Bloomsbury Publishing PLC



1 April, 2003



Bloomsbury Publishing Plc announces that Colin Adams, Finance Director, has
exercised options to subscribe for 19,324 Ordinary shares at 83p per share and
10,000 Ordinary shares at 265p per share under the 1994 Unapproved Executive
Share Option Scheme on 31/3/03. He has subsequently sold these shares on 1/4/03
at 720p per share. Following this exercise and sale, Mr Adams continues to hold
170,404 options under the 1994 Unapproved Executive Share Option Schemes.




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