BloomsburyPublishing - Director/PDMR Shareholding

10 August 2020

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Sale of shares following the vesting and exercise of options under the Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2014 Performance Share Plan ("2014 PSP")

The Company announced on 31 July 2020 that the conditional share award granted in July 2017 under the 2014 PSP partly vested on 27 July 2020.

Nigel Newton, Chief Executive and PDMR, acquired 254,805 ordinary shares of 1.25 pence in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") (comprising 231,061 vested 2014 PSP shares and 23,744 dividend equivalent shares, both for nil consideration). Between 29 July and 3 August 2020, Mr Newton sold 120,069 Ordinary Shares at an average price of £2.1108 per share in order to fund the tax liability, National Insurance liability and administrative fees arising on vesting.

On 7 August 2020, Mr Newton sold an additional 299 Ordinary Shares at a price of £2.06 per share in order to fund outstanding administrative fees arising on vesting and retained the balance of 134,437 Ordinary Shares.

Following this transaction, Mr Newton (including persons closely associated) holds a total of 1,151,700 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 1.46% of the Company's issued share capital.

Notifications

The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Enquiries:

Maya Abu-Deeb
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Telephone:         +44(0)20 7631 5600

Email:                  maya.abu-deeb@bloomsbury.com