Holding in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
3 October 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     SCOTTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP LTD

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     NOT DISCLOSED

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     NAME                                      NO. OF SHARES

     -STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBY2          74,991
     -STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W32L          14,894
     -STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W33H          33,221
     -STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBJ2          42,719
     -STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBK5          11,584
     -STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBY4          73,236
     -STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W39N          34,351
     -STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBK6          33,601
     -STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W39H         196,863

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     515,460

6)   (3.04%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 5 PENCE SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     UNDISCLOSED

11)  Date company informed

     01 OCTOBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     1,245,360
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     7.35%

14)  Any additional information

     N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     COLIN ADAMS - 0207 494 02111

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ...02 OCTOBER 2001....