Holding in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
19 February 2001

                  BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC ('the Company')


                            HOLDING(S) IN COMPANY




The Company was notified by Prudential plc on 16 February 2001 that Prudential
plc and The Prudential Assurance Company Limited have an interest in 670,600
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

pRUclt HSBC GIS nom (UK) PAC a/c                                        640,000
pRUclt HSBC GIS nom (UK) ppl a/c                                         30,600

Total interest                                                          670,600




19 February 2001