Block Listing Six Monthly Return

Name of applicant

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Name of scheme:

2014 Sharesave Plan

Period of return:

From

17 May 2019

To:

17 November 2019

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme from previous return:

1,000,000

Plus: The amount by which the block scheme has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):

N/A

Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period (see LR3.5.7G):

N/A

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme at the end of the period

1,000,000

Name of applicant

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Name of scheme:

2014 Company Share Option Plan

Period of return:

From

17 May 2019

To:

17 November 2019

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme from previous return:

1,000,000

Plus: The amount by which the block scheme has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):

N/A

Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period (see LR3.5.7G):

N/A

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme at the end of the period

1,000,000

Name of applicant

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Name of scheme:

2014 Performance Share Plan

Period of return:

From

17 May 2019

To:

17 November 2019

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme from previous return:

3,000,000

Plus: The amount by which the block scheme has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):

N/A

Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period (see LR3.5.7G):

N/A

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme at the end of the period

3,000,000

Name of contact:

Maya Abu-Deeb

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Telephone number of contact:

 0207 631 5618

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

+44 (0) 20 7631 5630

Nigel Newton, Chief Executive

Penny Scott-Bayfield, Group Finance Director

Hudson Sandler LLP

+44 (0) 20 7796 4133

Hattie Dreyfus / Daniel de Belder

bloomsbury@hudsonsandler.com