Director/PDMR Shareholding

4 Jul 2006 15:24

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC04 July 2006 4 July 2006 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ('the Company') Dealing by Director Bloomsbury Publishing Plc announces that Nigel Newton, a Director, has todayexercised options to subscribe for 220,000 ordinary shares in the Company at66.25p per share. These options, should they have remained unexercised, wouldhave lapsed on 6 July 2006. He has then sold 220,000 ordinary shares at 325p per share. Following these transactions, Mr Newton's holding in the Company remainsunchanged at 2,758,488 ordinary shares. Further Enquiries Bloomsbury Publishing plc Richard Cordeschi 020 7440 2468 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange