Blocklisting Interim Review

17 Nov 2006 16:02

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC17 November 2006 BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY REVIEW 1. NAME OF COMPANY: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING LIMITED 2. NAME OF SCHEME: (A) 1994 APPROVED EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEME (B) 1994 UNAPPROVED EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEME 3. PERIOD OF RETURN: FROM: 18/05/2006 TO: 17/11/2006 4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY) NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD: (A) 296,698 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25p EACH (B) 1,315,222 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25p EACH 5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD: (A) 36,688 (B) 382,701 6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/ALLOTTED AT END OF PERIOD: (A) 260,010 (B) 932,521 7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION: 1,200,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25p - 20/11/98 6,994,092 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25p - 29/05/01 400,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25p - 29/09/05 PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIODIN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS. 73,402,571 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25p CONTACT FOR QUERIES NAME: RICHARD CORDESCHITELEPHONE: 020 7440 2468 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange