BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Report Publication Announcement • Jun 25, 2014

19 June 2014

Dear Shareholder,

2014 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS AND NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

I write to confirm that the Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ("Bloomsbury") 2014 Annual General Meeting will be held at 12 noon on Tuesday 22 July 2014 at 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP. The Notice of the Meeting can be found within the Annual Report and Accounts. You may vote on resolutions without attending the AGM by completing and detaching the enclosed Proxy Form and returning it by post to be received no later than 12 noon on 20 July 2014.

Notification: For shareholders who have opted not to receive printed copies, Bloomsbury's Annual Report and Accounts for the year to 28 February 2014 can be found on the investor relations website at http://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk.

Recommendation: The Board considers that Resolutions 1 to 18 to be voted on at the AGM promote the success of Bloomsbury for the benefit of its members as a whole. The Board recommends you vote in favour of each resolution, as each Director intends to do in respect of his/her own beneficial holding of shares.

Online shareholder portal: You may register via the Capita share portal https://www.capitashareportal.com/ to:

• Update your share account details such as for a change of address
• View your dividend history and elect to reinvest your dividends
• Opt not to receive a printed copy of the Annual Report
• Opt to receive future notifications by email

If you are in any doubt as to the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own financial advice immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant, fund manager or other appropriate independent financial advisor authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

Yours sincerely

Michael Daykin Company Secretary

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 50 Bedford Square London WC1B 3DP Telephone 020 7631 5600 Registered No. 01984336 www.bloomsbury.com