BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

Name of applicant

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Name of scheme:

2014 Sharesave Plan

Period of return:

From

15 February 2025

To:

14 |August 2025

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme from previous return:

1,000,000

Plus: The amount by which the block scheme has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):

N/A

Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period (see LR3.5.7G):

N/A

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme at the end of the period

1,000,000

Name of applicant

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Name of scheme:

2014 Performance Share Plan

Period of return:

From

15 February 2025

To:

14 |August 2025

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme from previous return:

3,000,000

Plus: The amount by which the block scheme has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):

N/A

Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period (see LR3.5.7G):

N/A

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme at the end of the period

3,000,000

Name of applicant

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Name of scheme:

2023 Sharesave Plan

Period of return:

From

15 February 2025

To:

14 |August 2025

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme from previous return:

1,000,000

Plus: The amount by which the block scheme has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):

N/A

Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period (see LR3.5.7G):

N/A

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme at the end of the period

1,000,000

Name of applicant

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Name of scheme:

2023 Executive Share Plan

Period of return:

From

15 February 2025

To:

14 |August 2025

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme from previous return:

1,000,000

Plus: The amount by which the block scheme has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):

N/A

Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period (see LR3.5.7G):

N/A

Balance of unallotted securities under scheme at the end of the period

1,000,000

Name of contact:

Maya Abu-Deeb

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Telephone number of contact:

 0207 631 5600

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Maya Abu-Deeb, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

[email protected]

Hudson Sandler LLP

+44 (0) 20 7796 4133

Dan de Belder / Hattie Dreyfus / Emily Brooker

[email protected]