15th January 2008

Trading Statement

Bloomsbury Publishing announces that 2007 trading was better than expected and that its results will be ahead of current market consensus.

Sales were strong in the UK and Germany and significant progress was made in our specialist publishing. We had a good finish to the year from a number of titles including the Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, Cranford, The River Cottage Fish Book and continued re-orders from the Harry Potter series. A number of significant rights deals were also concluded in the year.

2008 is off to a good start with the recommendation of A Thousand Splendid Suns on the Richard and Judy TV programme on 9th January and is now at the top of most UK retailers’ bestseller lists.

The preliminary results for the year ended 31st December 2007 will be announced on 1st April 2008.

Enquiries:

Bell Pottinger
Ben Woodford/ Dan de Belder
020 7861 3881 or e-mail ddebelder@bell-pottinger.co.uk

Note to Editors

About Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

(www.bloomsbury.com and www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk)
Bloomsbury Publishing is one of the world’s leading independent, publicly quoted publishing houses with a reputation for a high quality management team and a highly valuable portfolio of intellectual properties including the Encarta World English Dictionary, JK Rowling’s Harry Potter, Margaret Atwood, John Irving, David Guterson and Ben Schott. Other databases include Who’s Who, Whitaker’s Almanack, Reed’s Nautical Almanac, Black’s Medical Dictionary, the Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners of English, Business: The Ultimate Resource and RSPB Handbook of British Birds.

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