RNS Number : 0116Z

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

14 May 2019

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 This form is required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Jonathan Glasspool

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Executive Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

b)

LEI

213800ZL2PEC4C6UOQ53

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 1.25p Each

ISIN: GB0033147751

b)

Nature of the transaction

Irrevocable gift of shares to spouse, Alysoun Glasspool, effective 8 April 2019. Due to an error, this was not notified to the Company until 13 May 2019

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price	No. of shares
235p	3,808

d)

Aggregated information

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

8 April 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

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