Blocklisting Interim Review

17 May 2005 18:05

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC17 May 2005 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: 18/11/2004 TO: 17/05/05 4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) (a) 234,632 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25P EACH (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY) NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME (b) 2,248,540 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25P EACH AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD: 5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED (a) 149,374 UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD: (b) 83,576 6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/ALLOTTED (a) 85,258 AT END OF PERIOD: (b) 2,164,964 7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) 1,200,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25 (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) - 20/11/98 ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION: 6,994,092 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25P - 29/05/01 PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIODIN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS. 71,944,880 ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25P CONTACT FOR QUERIES NAME: RICHARD CORDESCHITELEPHONE: 020 7440 2468 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange