Date of AGM

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 25 May 2005 25 May 2005 Bloomsbury Publishing plc ('Bloomsbury' or the 'Company') Notice of Annual General Meeting Bloomsbury today announces that the Company's Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of shareholders will be held at 12.00 noon on 30 June 2005 at 37 Soho Square, London W1D 3QZ. The Notice of AGM has been posted to shareholders and a copy submitted to the UK Listing Authority where it will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS Tel no: 020 7066 1000 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