Holding in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
26 October 2000


           BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC ('the Company')
                               
                     HOLDING(S) IN COMPANY
                               
The  Company was notified by Prudential plc on 25 October  2000
that, as a result of recent sales, they now have an interest in
671,132  ordinary  shares of 5p each in the Company  ('Ordinary
Shares'),  which represents 3.98 per cent. of the issued  share
capital  of  the  Company.  This holding is registered  in  the
following names:

Registered holder                   Number of Ordinary Shares
                                                             
HSBC GLOBAL NOMS LTD A/C 379                          207,532
PRUCLT  HSBC GIS NOM (UK)  PAC                        460,000
A/C
PRUCLT  HSBC GIS NOM (UK)  PPL                          3,600
A/C
                                                             
TOTAL INTEREST                                        671,132