Holding in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20 September 2000


          BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC ('the Company')
                              
                     Holding in Company
                              

The  Company was notified today by Deutsche Bank AG that they
have  an interest in 1,888,240 ordinary shares of 5p each  in
the  Company ('Ordinary Shares'), which represents 11.21  per
cent.  of  the  issued share capital of  the  Company.   This
holding is registered in the following names:

Registered Holder               Number of Ordinary Shares

Morgan Nominees                 644,521
Morgan Nominees D131            1,053,881
MSS Nominees                    39,608
RBSTB Nominees                  150,230

Total                           1,888,240