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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

05 June 2013



Annex DTR3

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of the issuer	2.	State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made in accordance LR 9.8.6R(1) or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).
	BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC		(i) DISCLOSURE FOR AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person
	RICHARD CHARKIN
5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a nonbeneficial interest 1	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares
	HOLDING OF THE PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3		ORDINARY 1.25 PENCE SHARES
7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them	8.	State the nature of the transaction
	-		EXERCISE OF CONDITIONAL SHARE AWARDS GRANTED UNDER THE BLOOMSBURY 2005 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN. THE EXERCISE WAS FOR 103,961 VESTED OUT OF WHICH 48,862 SHARES HAVE BEEN SOLD TO PAY TAXES AND CHARGES.
9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
	103,961		0.14%
11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
	48,862		0.07%
13.	Price per share or value of transaction	14.	Date and place of transaction
	129 PENCE		3 JUNE 2013, LONDON
15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)	16.	Date issuer informed of transaction
	171,833 (0.23%)		4 JUNE 2013

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer

complete the following boxes

17.	Date of grant	18.	Period during which or date on which exercisable
19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification
23.	Any additional information	24.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries
			MICHAEL DAYKIN GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC 0207 631 5627

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification

MICHAEL DAYKIN

Date of notification

5 JUNE 2013

Notes:   This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.3.

(1)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)	An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

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