Bloomsbury Regulatory News (BMY)

14 May 2008 09:06

For immediate release 14th May 2008

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

("Bloomsbury" or "the Company")

Notification of Interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") and connected persons

Bloomsbury announces the following changes to the interests of Directors and PDMRs in the Company's ordinary shares of 1.25p each ("Shares").

On 12th May 2008 the Company made the following awards of Shares ("Awards") under the Bloomsbury Performance Share Plan 2005 ("PSP"):

Executive Directors

The total number of Shares awarded to Executive Directors under the PSP is equal to 1.31 % of the issued share capital of the Company.

The Executive Directors have a total beneficial interest (excluding PSP Awards) in 3.83% of the issued share capital of the Company.

PDMRs

Awards granted under the PSP will vest on 12th May 2011, but only to the extent that certain performance criteria based on earnings per share growth and total shareholder return are satisfied by the Company over a three year performance period. No consideration is payable for the grant of the Awards and the receipt of Shares is conditional upon meeting the performance criteria. It is intended that the Company's employee benefit trust will acquire shares (either by way of subscription for new shares, market purchase or from treasury) necessary to fulfil any obligation arising from the vesting of the Awards.

The notification of these Awards is intended to satisfy the Company's obligations under Disclosure Rule 3.1.4.

Ian Portal

Group Company Secretary