Result of Meeting

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 29 June 2006 Result of Meeting Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ('Bloomsbury' or 'the Company') 29 June 2006 At the 2006 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of the Company held today seven routine resolutions and three special business resolutions, as set out in the notice of the AGM dated 24 May 2006, were passed by the requisite majority on a show of hands. The voting of those members who cast votes by proxy prior to the AGM on these resolutions is summarised in the following table: For * Against Withheld Ordinary Business Votes %age Votes %age Votes ------------------ Resolution 1 -------------- Approval of 2005 Annual Report 61,581,418 99.63 231,350 0.37 0 Resolution 2 -------------- Approval of Remuneration Report 61,414,352 99.43 356,020 0.57 42,395 Resolution 3 -------------- Declaration of Final Dividend 61,811,418 99.99 1,350 0.01 0 Resolution 4 -------------- Re-election of Colin Adams as a Director 61,809,818 99.99 2,950 0.01 0 Resolution 5 -------------- Re-election of Mike Mayer as a Director 61,807,248 99.99 5,520 0.01 0 Resolution 6 -------------- Re-election of Jeremy Wilson as a Director 61,807,498 99.99 5,270 0.01 0 Resolution 7 -------------- Re-appointment of Auditors 61,576,698 99.62 236,070 0.38 0 Special Business ------------------ Resolution 8 -------------- S80 Authority to allot shares 60,651,773 98.13 1,160,995 1.87 0 Resolution 9 -------------- Disapplication of s 89 pre-emption rights 61,785,168 99.96 27,600 0.04 0 Resolution 10 --------------- Authority to make market purchases of shares 61,809,818 99.99 2,950 0.01 0 *Includes shares voted at Chairman's discretion Enquiries: Richard Cordeschi Bloomsbury Publishing Plc +44 (0)20 7440 2468 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange